Frequently Asked Questions About Voting

League of Women Voters^®
of the Flint Area

Frequently Asked Questions About Voting

What do I need to do in order to vote? Where do I vote? General voting questions: http://www.vote411.org

Voting Requirements. Voter Registration. Absentee Voting.

Voting Requirements

How old must I be before voting?
May I vote if I am incarcerated?
May I vote if I am a convicted felon who has served my term?
If I have not voted for several election cycles, may I still vote?

Voter Registration

Where can I register to vote?
What is the deadline for registering to vote in a particular election?
What documents must I present when registering to vote?
What if I have moved to a different address after registering? What must I do?
How will I know where to vote?

Absentee Voting

Who may vote via absentee ballot?
How do I obtain an absentee ballot?
What if I decide to vote at the poll after receiving an absentee ballot?

For answers to these questions, click on http://www.michigan.gov/vote for the Michigan Voter Information Center.

In the interest of educating and informing voters in the Flint and Genesee County Area the LWVFA has reestablished a partnership with the Flint Journal to print and distribute a combined local and LWVMI Voter Guide for November 2008. Click on the above sites for each guide.
The Voter Guide is a tool voters need to safeguard democracy and promote a fair and independent judiciary. LWVFA received a $3,000 grant from the U.S. League of Women Voters Education Fund and the Program on Constitutional and Legal Policy of the Open Society Institute to fund, in part, the Voter Guide. This grant is to supplant the cost of the $20,000 in kind donation of the Flint Journal to print and distribute the Guide to 85,000-95,000 readers.
The LWVFA will send a survey to all League members in the November "Perspective" Newsletter. Flint area members will be asked to survey family, friends and co-workers using the form above or in the newsletter. The Voter Guide Committee will gather, chart and report the responses.
The LWVFA is very grateful to the Flint Journal for printing the Voter Guide in 2008. This survey is very important to hopefully continue this service to our community.

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