<p>(not a political post, but one about registeration)</p>
<p>All right, during the previous presidential registration I voted in my home county (an hour away).</p>
<p>Right now i’m still listed as registered though my status is “Inactive”.</p>
<p>How do i fix this?</p>
<p>I don’t mind going back to my home county (just an hour away, can use it as an excuse to go visit).</p>
<p>Fastest way to resolve this is to call the County Auditor’s office (or which ever office runs election in that county) They will tell you exactly what to do and what any deadlines may be. You should still have time to get this taken care of, even if you have to request an absentee ballot.</p>
<p>Rules vary by state… you can either call the County Auditor’s office, or the state office of the Secretary of State may be able to help you. The state office of the Secretary of State’s website may also have info on this, so you might be able to figure it out online. </p>
<p>It would be good to get going on this, as there can be time lags in changing status, re-registering, or getting an absentee ballot by state. Depending on what you decide to do.</p>
<p>If you are “inactive”, you may need to re-register. If so, it may be easier to register at your dorm address. If you are in the same state, then it doesn’t make much difference unless there is a local election that you want to vote in (different US House district, or local race).</p>
<p>Usually, if you have voted in the 2008 presidential election, and your parents are at the same address (you can receive mail there), then they should not have put you in “inactive” status.</p>
<p>Check on it very soon. I believe registration deadlines may be in the next few days. (Not sure how much it varies by State)</p>
<p>This is an amazing website. Hopefully it will have some info for you.</p>
<p>[Can</a> I Vote? | Find Out If You Are Registered to Vote](<a href=“Can I Vote | NASS”>http://www.canivote.org/)</p>
<p>What leads to someone being placed in “inactive” status? I’d never heard of that before, but now that I am thinking about it I think that’s what happened to my ex when we had our governers election. He’d registered and voted in the last presidential election, it never occurred to him to check the status of his registration, and they wouldn’t allow him to vote in the governers election because they said he wasn’t registered. We were really upset, we found out too late for him to register again and he just didn’t get to vote.</p>
<p>Agree that you need to ask the right people ASAP. Yesterday was Pennsylvania’s voter registration deadline. I haven’t heard of inactive, but I can see doing that if someone hasn’t voted in a certain number of years.</p>