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Inside September 28, 2004's Issue

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Absentee and advance voting offer alternatives

By Heather Elston
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Staff Writer

For students whose schedule might keep them from voting on election day, there are alternatives.

Absentee voting is not only for overseas residents or military personnel, but for students with busy lives as well. Anyone who is going to be out of his or her voting precinct between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9, may be able to vote by absentee ballot.

Absentee ballot applications may be downloaded from the secretaryof state's website, www.cathycox.com. Applications can also be found at county voter registration offices.

Absentee ballot applications must be mailed or faxed to the county voter registration office.

Proof of identity, reason for applying and the election in which one wishes to vote must be included with the application.

Absentee ballot applications may be requested as early as 180 days prior to the election and are accepted as late as the Monday before election day.

Advance voting is an alternative to absentee voting and is available to any registered voter.

For many students, the combination of work and school makes it difficult to find the time to make a run to the grocery store at a decent hour, let alone stand in line at the polls on election day.

Advance voting offers the opportunity to vote, in person, the week before election day without providing the legal reasons necessary for absentee voting. All that is required for this convenient option is a quick drop-in at the county voter registration office during regular business hours and one form of legal identification.

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