Mom worried son will be disenfranchised in Ohio. Help?

[road2000]

With Bush's instruction to the DOJ to investigate 200,000 new voter registrations in Ohio, I'm certain my son falls into that category.

His original registration was our permanent address in Kentucky, but in 2004, he was easily able to change his address temporarily to the (Kentucky) town where he attended college. He voted for Kerry without incident.

He's now a graduate student in Ohio, and was able to register there, right on campus. He's extremely jazzed about Obama. However...

He moved to Ohio in August, and his driver's license is still issued by Kentucky. He rents a house with a few other grad students, but all utility bills, etc., are in the name of the owner.

I've told him he may need to take everything he can with him to vote: student ID (of course), any communications he may have received from his university at the Ohio address... that's about all I can think of.

I know he hasn't formally changed his address through Social Security. But as a paid TA, perhaps he should get some sort of proof from the university. Would a pay stub or direct deposit statement suffice? Would a newly-issued Ohio driver's license be challenged?

Tearing out my hair, and hoping some of your good DU minds will have a suggestion or two. My vote for Obama won't help much here. But his will, in Ohio. If it's counted.

Thanks, all.

[LisaL]

1. Did you check registration rolls to see if he is actually

on the rolls?

[stillcool]

2. Information here...

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/boeDirectory.aspx

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/voterquery.aspx?page=361

[fourvahl]

3. They need identification

I found this at one of the links provided here for Ohio

1) A current and valid photo identification (i.e. Ohio driver’s license, state ID card, government ID). Photo identification must show name and address (does not need to be current address for driver’s license or state id card); or
2) A military identification that shows the voter’s name. (Does not need to show address); or
3) A copy of a current utility bill (including cell phone bill), bank statement, paycheck, government check, or other government document that shows the voter’s name and current address (including from a public college or university)



Looks like college ID would work? Some sort of document from the college that has is address on it.

[LisaL]

4. Well looks like he is in luck if he has any document from

the University that has his name and address on it. And he is actually on the rolls.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

5. his pay stub should be enough

I just had my Ohio Poll training last week and that should be sufficient. Be sure he takes it with him. Also Ohio bank statement to his address would be acceptable. Good luck, tell him the Ky drivers license is not enough to make him vote provisional. We want everyone voting regular who can. Maybe if he goes for early voting at the Board of Elections with his documents that would make it more likely that he gets to vote regular ballot. Good luck!

[road2000]

6. Thank you all so much!

The bank statement will be especially helpful. I hadn't thought of that.

Thanks again.