Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:15 PM
PlanetaryOrbit (155 posts)
I registered to vote in Texas, but there's a problem........
I moved from Virginia to Texas. I registered to vote in Texas, but I haven't yet notified the Virginia board of elections that I no longer reside in Virginia.
Obviously, I'm not going to vote in both states, and I plan to contact the Virginia board of elections very soon, but in the meantime, would there be legal trouble since I'd be a registered voter in two states?
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PlanetaryOrbit | Sep 2014 | OP |
TreasonousBastard | Sep 2014 | #1 | |
elleng | Sep 2014 | #2 | |
CreekDog | Sep 2014 | #14 | |
elleng | Sep 2014 | #15 | |
CreekDog | Sep 2014 | #16 | |
elleng | Sep 2014 | #18 | |
rustydog | Sep 2014 | #3 | |
PlanetaryOrbit | Sep 2014 | #4 | |
freshwest | Sep 2014 | #17 | |
arcane1 | Sep 2014 | #5 | |
brooklynite | Sep 2014 | #6 | |
RKP5637 | Sep 2014 | #7 | |
Gothmog | Sep 2014 | #8 | |
msanthrope | Sep 2014 | #9 | |
SickOfTheOnePct | Sep 2014 | #10 | |
NutmegYankee | Sep 2014 | #11 | |
Jenoch | Sep 2014 | #12 | |
SoCalDem | Sep 2014 | #13 |
Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:17 PM
TreasonousBastard (42,442 posts)
1. Only if you vote in both...
and even then nobody would notice unless you're Anne Coulter.
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Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:18 PM
elleng (124,031 posts)
2. Could be.
Inform Virginia immediately, there is no reason to wait, and retain a copy of document you use to notify them.
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Response to elleng (Reply #2)
Tue Sep 9, 2014, 12:53 AM
CreekDog (46,192 posts)
14. no, that's BS, have you ever moved?
i've moved a ton of times, registering each time after and never informing the previous state -and i only vote in the new place. very simple.
don't even say "could be". that's false, they can't get in trouble for that. |
Response to CreekDog (Reply #14)
Tue Sep 9, 2014, 01:08 AM
elleng (124,031 posts)
15. Anything is possible, and anyone who doesn't recognise it is a fool.
'Could be' is not b.s. You are familiar with the games repugs are playing with voter registration these days, aren't you?
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Response to elleng (Reply #15)
Tue Sep 9, 2014, 01:14 AM
CreekDog (46,192 posts)
16. she can't get in trouble
stop trying to scare her over what you don't know.
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Response to CreekDog (Reply #16)
Tue Sep 9, 2014, 01:18 AM
elleng (124,031 posts)
18. I am not trying to scare anyone,
I am suggesting that care should be taken to assure that one's vote will be counted.
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Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:19 PM
rustydog (9,186 posts)
3. Not if you are Republican and running for office.
Response to rustydog (Reply #3)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:22 PM
PlanetaryOrbit (155 posts)
4. Non-sarcastic answers appreciated
Thanks.
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Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Reply #4)
Tue Sep 9, 2014, 01:17 AM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
17. I don't think you have a problem. VA won't seek your vote. Vote for Wendy with pride!
Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:28 PM
arcane1 (38,613 posts)
5. I moved from VA to CA, filed an address change with the Post Office, and registered with no problems
My official address is what the PO has on file, and that's how I know where my polling location is. I'm not sure about Texas, but I'd think as long as the PO has your new address, and you register successfully, you should be fine.
Edited to add: I moved at the end of October and didn't vote until the following year, so it's possible that I had a year for all the databases to sync up ![]() |
Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:37 PM
brooklynite (86,998 posts)
6. You have registered to vote in your new jurisdiction...you are not obliged to UNREGISTER....
I've moved several tines and have never notified the old Board of the change of address. As long as you don't VOTE in the old jurisdiction, you're fine.
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Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:46 PM
RKP5637 (65,753 posts)
7. Here's what I did. ... did the formal change of address via the post office. Registered to vote in
my new state, seems I had to indicate I would not be voting in my old state. Had to prove/provide ID and all and it seems sign some kind of affidavit of sorts. That was all I did at the time. About a year later, I got a notice from my old state asking me to denounce my voting privilege in my former state, something like that.
PS: It was not for TX. As long as you don't try to vote in 2 states I think you're OK. |
Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:31 PM
Gothmog (130,490 posts)
8. Do you have proper ID to vote
DO you have proper ID? You Virginia driver's license is worthless in Texas for voting. You need a passport, military id with a picture or a Texas issued drivers' license, personal identification card or an election identification certificate. The voter id trial is evidently going well but you need to assume that the Texas voter id/voter suppression law will be in effect and that you will not be allowed to vote.
A number of people at the Texas Democratic Party have Election identification certificates because they have out of state driver's licenses. You will need an official birth certificate to get any of the Texas required forms of identification to vote. I can provide more information if you need help As for the dual registration, do not worry. You can not vote in both states. |
Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:33 PM
msanthrope (37,549 posts)
9. No. Do not vote in VA, as you no longer live there, and you will incur no penalty. nt
Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 09:59 PM
SickOfTheOnePct (6,317 posts)
10. There is a form to cancel registration in VA
But I don't know if it is required or not. I filled one out ages ago when I left the state; figured it would help them keep their voter rolls clean.
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Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 10:05 PM
NutmegYankee (15,809 posts)
11. No. Happens all the time.
Just vote where you live and let Virginia know so they can clean up their list.
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Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 10:07 PM
Jenoch (7,720 posts)
12. You could contact the Texas Secrerary of States Office and ask them.
Response to PlanetaryOrbit (Original post)
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 10:38 PM
SoCalDem (103,856 posts)