<p>If your child is registered to vote and needs an absentee ballot - now is the time to apply for one. S/he might appreciate a little reminder. </p>
<p>(I’m a hound about voting – sorry.)</p>
<p>How do I go about getting an absentee ballot?</p>
<p>For starters, I went to my City Clerk’s office (or whoever is responsible for voter registration) to fill out an absentee ballot application.</p>
<p>Great reminder! I picked up a copy of the absentee form when I voted at the September primary and gave it to the dear boy. Also, if your child has just turned 18 and hasn’t managed to register yet, lose not a minute and get that taken care of! It need to be done 30 days ahead here in Washington State, check your own location for local details. Mostly likely the college campus will have the forms, and if the student is still in high school the office will have them, as well as the county registrar.</p>
<p>bing:
If you go to your county election board on the web they often have an online form for you to fill out. </p>
<p>Where I live we have to apply for an absentee ballot - that means you fill out the online form, they mail you an application and after you mail that in, at the appropriate time, they mail you back the absentee ballot at the school address you listed on the application. </p>
<p>The absentee ballot that you receive will basically look just like the ballot you would vote on if you were at home - includes all your hometown elections (if any) and state and federal campaigns. You just fill it out and mail it back by whatever date is listed on it.</p>
<p>Absentee ballots always have to be started early - well before election day. So don’t wait.</p>