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New Citizens : Get Involved in the Political Process and VOTE
Posted
Aug 25, 2000
If you have just become a citizen of this great country, congratulations! As
you know, your new citizenship status brings with it the right to vote. What
makes this country so special and helps ensure that our lifestyles and
choices are respected and protected is our ability to have the government
work for us. We, the citizens of the United States, have the powerful
ability to hire and fire people that work in the government. We can replace
government officials with people we believe are stronger, smarter, and
better able to lead our country on the road of prosperity. We can select
those who will best protect our rights as individuals. This ability to hire
and fire our government officials is bestowed upon us if we choose to
exercise our right to vote.
Unfortunately, many United States citizens do not vote, thereby taking
democracy for granted. They give up this fundamental right and ability to
make a difference. With many eligible voters not participating in the
election process, your vote, as a new citizen, makes a difference. As an
aside, even if everyone voted, every vote would still count because many
elections are close ones. We ask that after you have become a citizen you
register to vote, and then actually take the time to vote. You **can** make
a difference.
In order to vote, you must first register to vote. We provide below, as a
public service, a listing of the voter registration information numbers for
each state. This information was collected by the American Immigration
Lawyers Association (AILA), for their new pamphlet on voter registration.
| ALABAMA
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334-242-4337
or 800-274-VOTE |
| ALASKA
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907-465-4611 |
| ARIZONA
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602-364-4700
or 877-843-8683 |
| ARKANSAS
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501-682-5070 |
| CALIFORNIA
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916-657-2166 |
| COLORADO
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303-894-2680 |
| CONNECTICUT
: |
860-509-6100
or 800-540-3764 |
| DELAWARE
: |
302-739-4277 |
| WASHINGTON,
DC : |
202-727-2525 |
| FLORIDA
: |
850-488-7690 |
| GEORGIA
: |
404-656-2871 |
| HAWAII
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808-586-0255 |
| IDAHO
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208-334-2300 |
| ILLINOIS
: |
217-782-4141 |
| INDIANA
: |
317-232-3939 |
| IOWA
: |
888-767-8683 |
| KANSAS
: |
785-296-4564 |
| KENTUCKY
: |
502-573-7100 |
| LOUISIANA
: |
225-925-7885 |
| MAINE
: |
800-222-VOTE |
| MARYLAND
: |
800-222-VOTE |
| MASSACHUSETTS
: |
617-727-2828
or 800-462-VOTE |
| MICHIGAN
: |
517-373-2540 |
| MINNESOTA
: |
651-296-2803 |
| MISSISSIPPI
: |
601-359-1350 |
| MISSOURI
: |
314-751-2301 |
| MONTANA
: |
406-444-4732 |
| NEBRASKA
: |
402-471-2554 |
| NEVADA
: |
702-687-3176 |
| NEW
HAMPSHIRE : |
603-271-3242 |
| NEW
JERSEY : |
609-292-3760 |
| NEW
MEXICO : |
505-827-3622
or 800-477-3632 |
| NEW
YORK : |
518-474-8100 |
| NORTH
CAROLINA : |
919-715-1792 |
| NORTH
DAKOTA : |
701-328-4146 |
| OHIO
: |
614-644-0649 |
| OKLAHOMA
: |
405-521-2391 |
| OREGON
: |
503-986-1518 |
| PENNSYLVANIA
: |
717-787-2805 |
| RHODE
ISLAND : |
401-277-2340 |
| SOUTH
CAROLINA : |
803-734-9060
or 800-734-9060 |
| SOUTH
DAKOTA : |
605-773-3537 |
| TENNESSEE
: |
615-741-7956 |
| TEXAS
: |
512-463-5650 |
| UTAH
: |
801-538-1040 |
| VERMONT
: |
802-828-2304 |
| VIRGINIA
: |
804-786-6551 |
| WASHINGTON
: |
360-753-2336 |
| WEST
VIRGINIA : |
304-558-6000 |
| WISCONSIN
: |
608-266-8005 |
| WYOMING
: |
307-777-5333 |
©
The
Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C.
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