"I'm worried that my absentee ballot might not arrive on time," wrote Julia to the League of Women Voters of Cupertino/Sunnyvale.
The California registered voter temporarily lives in Worcester, Mass.−where "the mail delivery is about two weeks behind," she said.
As a precaution, Julia contacted the League for more information about early voting only to learn that her ballot may not have shown up at all.
"I called the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters to find out when vote-by-mail ballots would be sent out," said Roberta Hollimon of the League. "It turns out Julia had been deactivated by a third party."
The Registrar re-activated her by telephone but required Julia to update her voter registration. Since she was already registered to vote in Santa Clara County, Julia was able to download, complete and mail a Voter Action Request Form−which allowed her to change her mailing address.
Voter Registration Lookup
Inactivity doesn't mean you can't vote. But if there's a large number of people for the presidential elections spending five to 10 minutes filling out provisional ballots, that can create a real traffic jam at the polls.
Given record voter turnout in February (66 percent), when California held its earliest presidential primary ever, it's critical for voters to check if they are registered to vote before they get to the front of the line.
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