Vote By Mail

Voting by mail can be convenient, but you have to PLAN AHEAD. You must register to vote before you can vote by mail. Generally, voting by mail is done early, before Election Day. Some states, such as Oregon, conduct elections primarily by mail. But in most states, you have to request an absentee ballot, sometimes up to three months before Election Day. In other states you can only vote by mail under special circumstances, such as an illness or an overseas assignment which precludes voting in person. Check the rules in your state below:



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12 Nov 08 | 13:17

More than a week after a historic election, political analysts still are sifting through the results, trying to figure out how different segments of society voted, why they cast their ballots as they did, and what their political preferences and patterns of participation mean for the future.

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07 Nov 08 | 17:14

WASHINGTON, Nov 07, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/—Voters Seeking Bold Changes in the Economy, Iraq, Energy and Health Care

The 2008 elections saw the consolidation of a progressive majority providing a clear mandate for bold change, according to an extensive post-election poll released today by the Campaign for America’s Future and Democracy Corps. The poll shows that President-elect Obama and the new Democratic majorities in Congress have broad support for bringing the Iraq war to an end, revitalizing the economy and moving on health care and energy.

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06 Nov 08 | 16:22

"Soccer moms" – suburban married women with young children – have drawn the attention of campaign strategists over the past decade, but an exit poll of voters showed single women were a decisive factor in Barack Obama's historic victory.

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05 Nov 08 | 18:53

Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro, a Democrat who also is state election commissioner, said Wednesday the number of Iowans voting early or traditionally on Election Day topped 1,524,000 — a total that eclipsed the 2004 record of 1,521,966 and likely will go higher when counts of absentee and provisional ballots are finalized.

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