Al Ruechel, Your Technology
The talk of the town these days is the presidential election, and one important group of voters often left out of voting is college students, but a new Web site is hoping to make sure their votes count.
The name of the Web site is GoVoteAbsentee.org. It is a project by mostly Brown University students, supported in part by the Women Donors Network, a self-described progressive philanthropy group that supports non-partisan projects like this one.
The project recognizes that college students are the ones who have the greatest need for absentee ballots, but often blow off the process because it's too complicated.
Not anymore.
GoVoteAbsentee.org has made it as simple as filling in your ZIP code.
Then the site asks you if you are a registered voter. You can't get an absentee ballot unless you are registered.
They have a widget that will help you with that step -- directing you to your local county's Election Web site.
Then, you go back to GoVoteAbsentee.org and fill out a questionnaire:
- Where do you want the ballot mailed?
- What party affiliation are you?
- Name
- Address
- Social Security number or Voter ID
Your ballot will then be mailed to you. Just fill it out and send it in by the deadline.
The site also recommends calling the county clerk's office to make sure they received your ballot, and they also pledge your voter information will not be shared with anyone else.
You can get most of this information at your county Supervisor of Elections Web site or office. It is important to note that there are deadlines when this information has to be mailed in if you want your vote to count. But the beauty of GoVoteAbsentee.org is that it is one-stop shopping that is easy and free.
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