I voted absentee using my parents' address. My parents and I cared a lot about local politics of my home town. Interestingly, my brother changed his voting address in college. He isn't into politics, so I'm sure he never voted.
I voted absentee in both college and grad school but I do remember there were a TON of voting registration booths/people during election season. I just didn’t want to change my address to a temporary address. I do know my absentee ballot reason was “attending school and cannot return home for Election Day” but now Florida has no reason needed so that wouldn’t apply anymore.
I’m in professional school now and commute an hour away but would never dream of voting there (a blue county) when my vote here in a red/purple county may make a larger difference (plus I own a house here - it makes way more sense to vote for my local government)
In undergrad, I voted absentee since for other reasons I was still a resident of my home state (and also felt much more connected to the politics there).
In grad school I had officially moved and was a resident of new state, so I voted there.
Post by underwaterrhymes on Aug 21, 2020 9:20:23 GMT -5
This goes beyond the question, but it’s been a rocky road in terms of getting going with voting.
In ‘92, I turned 18 a few days after the election and couldn’t vote.
In ‘96, I don’t believe I voted. I was dumb and didn’t realize I would need to request an absentee ballot in my college town, which was 4 hours away from where I resided.
In 2000, I was in the Peace Corps (and post college obviously). I didn’t get my absentee ballot in time. I remember watching election night with one of my fellow PCVs and being totally dismayed. My friend is from WY and I recall vividly her showing me the small amount of blue votes in her district and saying, “that’s my family right there.”
By 2004, I was on track and in 2008, I started voting in local elections too, and have voted in every election since then. I also waited something like 6 or 7 hours to vote for Obama in Florida in 2008. It’s one of the most exciting election days of my life. We ordered pizza with everyone around us while we were waiting. It was so fun and positive and awesome.
Undergrad I voted absentee in my home district, but I was active in College Democrats and we did a lot of voter registration drives for students. In grad school I permanently moved to the city/ state where my school was and registered to vote soon after I moved there.
I voted absentee while away for undergrad and grad school. I now live in a district with a large college student population that definitely skews the vote. Should be interesting to see what happens based on whether schools are on-campus vs. virtual on election day.
Post by purplepenguin7 on Aug 21, 2020 10:11:18 GMT -5
wow, this question just made me realize...I voted on my college campus but I don't recall ever registering there specifically. I went to college in my home state, but about 4 hours from my home. I don't actually know how I did it, but I definitely remember voting on campus.
4speedy , I didn't realize MSU was part of Slotkin's district. I am in a very securely blue district (MI 14). I was so happy when Stevens and Slotkin won their seats in 2018.
Yes, MI-8 is SUPER gerrymandered. If you throw out MSU, it’s pretty much just rural gun-toting rednecks and wealthy white people left.
wow, this question just made me realize...I voted on my college campus but I don't recall ever registering there specifically. I went to college in my home state, but about 4 hours from my home. I don't actually know how I did it, but I definitely remember voting on campus.
As I recall at my university, it was really easy to register to vote there. Student Dems and Repubs had tables out with voter registration cards in the Student Union. It took about a minute to fill out the postcard and change the registrAtion location. I bet you did something like that.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Aug 21, 2020 10:34:36 GMT -5
My parents moved my freshman year of college from MO to IL. I went to college in MO, so I registered to vote there and did throughout my college career.
I was a freshman in 2000, so I voted absentee in my home state. I was not a resident of the state where I attended college, so I don't think voting there was an option.
I was still a student in 2004, but I had established residency in the state where my school was, so I voted there.
I don't recall voting in the mid-term or any local elections while I was in college. I don't think that was on my radar, sadly.
I assume a lot of kids who attend in-state school register where their school is? I guess I never really thought about it either.
wow, this question just made me realize...I voted on my college campus but I don't recall ever registering there specifically. I went to college in my home state, but about 4 hours from my home. I don't actually know how I did it, but I definitely remember voting on campus.
As I recall at my university, it was really easy to register to vote there. Student Dems and Repubs had tables out with voter registration cards in the Student Union. It took about a minute to fill out the postcard and change the registrAtion location. I bet you did something like that.
you're right, I must have done that and just don't remember. I turned 18 in college so that makes the most sense.
I voted by absentee ballot in my home district (school was 8 hours from home). I never changed my school address to my permanent address - it never occurred to me that I could/should do that n
I just realized this will also have repercussions for the census too.
For the census, they are supposed to be counted at their college address.
I registered at my college address during undergrad and voted there.
I know, but if they’re not at the college, would they be counted by the college? Because if not, that could put a huge dent on usual funding for college towns.
For the census, they are supposed to be counted at their college address.
I registered at my college address during undergrad and voted there.
I know, but if they’re not at the college, would they be counted by the college? Because if not, that could put a huge dent on usual funding for college towns.
I think most colleges were still open on April 1st for the census date. Obviously it will effect some, but it isn’t any issue for students going home now.
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I went out-of-state for college and always maintained my residency at my parent’s address. I never changed my license or forwarded my mail. I came home and worked summers. I voted by absentee ballot several years.
It would not have occurred to me to change my address and register to vote in my college town.
Post by ellipses84 on Aug 21, 2020 13:30:37 GMT -5
I went to university out of state and voted by absentee ballot. My first vote was for the 2000 election Freshman year and I’ve been thinking about the past 20 years of voting in presidential elections a lot. I think I’ve almost always done absentee or mail-in ballots, even if I’ve dropped them off at the polls on Election Day. 2016 was the only presidential election I’ve voted in person and that was because I was in a state where that was my only option, although I did early voting.
I voted in the 2000 presidential election on my college campus. By the 2004 presidential election, I was at another campus and am pretty sure I voted in the town where I lived, rather than where my dad was.
I don’t recall voting in primaries or midterms back then... 😬
I don't think I voted in college. The first election I was 18 for would have been 2004 and I was just not that politically minded. I probably would have voted for W anyway since my family was really conservative so it didn't really matter.
I didn't move far away until I was in residency, so since I was considered an employee of the hospital I changed my address and everything to become a resident of that state. So I voted there.
I know, but if they’re not at the college, would they be counted by the college? Because if not, that could put a huge dent on usual funding for college towns.
I think most colleges were still open on April 1st for the census date. Obviously it will effect some, but it isn’t any issue for students going home now.
The biggest university in my city was definitely closed before April 1 (about 2 weeks before). I will be interested to see what the Census shows this year, since the student population is something like 20% of the total for the city.
For the census, they are supposed to be counted at their college address.
I registered at my college address during undergrad and voted there.
I know, but if they’re not at the college, would they be counted by the college? Because if not, that could put a huge dent on usual funding for college towns.
When I was in college during the 2000 census they had census takers come to every dorm and talk to people about it.
I voted absentee for all elections in college. When my mother acted shocked about the ability to get mail-in ballots this year, I wanted to point out that my ballots arrived at her house and she put them aside for when I came home on a weekend the whole time. She financed the stamps.