It has been said that this presidential election is the most important in U.S. history.\u00a0 Exercising your right to vote will determine the direction of U.S. domestic and foreign policy.\u00a0 If the trends of the last\u00a0two elections hold true, this will be a very close election in terms of number of votes.\u00a0 Every vote counts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hey! Rock the Vote! Here\u2019s a link to the MySpace\/ Rock the Vote \/ College Bowl challenge:\u00a0 www.myspace.com\/ultimatecollegebowl<\/a>.\u00a0 Right now Iowa State is in the top ten, while UIowa isn\u2019t even on the board.\u00a0 We can’t let those Cyclones beat us!<\/p>\n What issues are important to you?\u00a0 Environment?\u00a0 Education?\u00a0 Economy? Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? Constitutional rights?\u00a0 In the last presidential\u00a0 election, Iowa chose the winner by fewer than 11,000 votes\u2014one third of the University of Iowa student population.\u00a0 It\u2019s your decision, your voice, your vote.<\/p>\n These are a few of the reasons that UI Libraries is making available Johnson County Voter Registration Forms, online voter information, and election resources in the UI Libraries collection http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/govpubs\/us\/elections.html .<\/p>\n Print the form online, or pick up the form in the Main Library.\u00a0 Don\u2019t have a stamp?\u00a0 We\u2019ll take it to the Johnson County Auditor\u2019s Office for you.<\/p>\n When is Election Day? <\/strong>November 4, 2008<\/p>\n Who\u2019s eligible to register to vote in Johnson County, IA? When is the deadline for Voter Registration? Can I register to vote on Election Day?<\/strong> It has been said that this presidential election is the most important in U.S. history.\u00a0 Exercising your right to vote will determine the direction of U.S. domestic and foreign policy.\u00a0 If the trends of the last\u00a0two elections hold true, this will be a very close election in terms of number of votes.\u00a0 Every vote counts.\u00a0\u00a0Continue reading “Your Decision, Your Voice, Your Vote”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"syndication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>If you are the person named on the voter registration form
\nIf you\u2019ll be 18 years of age by election day
\nIf you are not currently judged by a court to be \u201cincompetent to vote\u201d
\nIf you do not claim the right to vote anywhere else
\nIf you have not been convicted of a felony (or have received a restoration of rights)
\nIf you are a citizen of the United States
\nIf you live at the address listed on your voter registration form<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>5 p.m. Saturday, October 25.<\/p>\n
\nYes, but you\u2019ll need to provide proof of local residence and identity.\u00a0 If your Iowa driver’s license has an old address you can use a lease agreement, utility bill, bank statement as proof of residence.\u00a0\u00a0If you don\u2019t have an Iowa drivers license, you may use a photo identification card such as an out of state drivers license, student i.d., passport, or i.d.\u00a0 issued by an employer as proof of identity.\u00a0 However, it is recommended to register to vote in advance\u00a0 to avoid long, slow moving lines on Election Day. Here\u2019s the election day registration procedure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"