Voter Registration Deadline For General Election Approaches

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Contact: Betty Ann Lucey, 240-777-8520
For immediate release: September 27, 2000

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE
FOR GENERAL ELECTION APPROACHES

There is still time to register to vote in the upcoming Presidential General Election. The registration deadline for Montgomery County residents is 9 p.m. on October 13.

Residents are eligible to vote if: they are a U.S. citizen, are 18 years old on or before General Election Day (November 7), are a legal resident of Montgomery County, have not been convicted (without pardon) more than once of an infamous crime, and are not under guardianship for mental disability.

Applications may be obtained by calling the Voter Information Service at 240-777-VOTE (8683) before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4. Applications are also available at all public high schools; Montgomery College; county libraries; regional service centers in Silver Spring, Bethesda, Germantown and Wheaton; all offices of the County Health Department; the Motor Vehicle Administration; Department of Social Services; military recruiting offices; the Judicial Center Marriage License Bureau; and all U.S. Post Offices.

Voters can register in person at the Elections Office, 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, Monday - weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Special registration sites are scheduled around the county during the final weekend preceding the deadline. Information about these sites will be available from the Voter Information Service at 240-777-VOTE (8683), September 25 through October 13.

Voters may choose to affiliate with one of six recognized political parties in the state -- Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, Constitution or Reform -- or they may decline to affiliate with any of the recognized parties. It is not necessary to be affiliated with any party to be qualified to vote in the upcoming General Election.

Voters who have moved since the last election must notify the election office no later than October 13 at 9 p.m. to retain registration status. Voters should make certain they are registered where they are now living.

For more information, call 240-777-8500 on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., or visit the web site at www.co.mo.md.us/services/elections.

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