- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina
Hi,
I literally just made an account on this forum to get advice from you guys. This one is a little complicated, but if you read carefully, you should be able to understand.
So, I am a 20-year-old US citizen residing in Germany. I've been living in Germany for 14 years. Two years ago, when I was registering to vote in the US presidential elections, I came across the question:
But since I don't live in the US anymore I just filled in my dad's address (he lives in the US at the moment). Then, at the bottom of the form I signed the following:
I sent in the registration, got my absentee ballot emailed, and I voted. They accepted the vote and apparently it counted.
Yesterday, I realized that two years ago I misunderstood that question. They actually wanted to know the last address in the US that I lived in.
Now I want to vote again (in the upcoming midterm elections) and to do that, I have to register again. But the thing is, I don't know if I should register using my dad's address (like last time) or register with my actual last address (which is what they actually want).
It's a dilemma because if I register using my actual last address in the US, then they will see that the information I provided does not correspond with the information of the last registration. But if I use my dad's address like last time, then it's wrong.
The question is: What do I do? Do I email the Board of Elections to tell them what happened? Or should I just register with the correct address and if they say something I'll tell them that the last time I voted I accidentally used the wrong address?
It does kinda matter because while my dad's current address is in the same congressional district as the last address I resided in, they're not in the county.
It would be so great if you guys could help me out.
Morgan
I literally just made an account on this forum to get advice from you guys. This one is a little complicated, but if you read carefully, you should be able to understand.
So, I am a 20-year-old US citizen residing in Germany. I've been living in Germany for 14 years. Two years ago, when I was registering to vote in the US presidential elections, I came across the question:
"What is your address in the U.S. State or territory where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot?"
But since I don't live in the US anymore I just filled in my dad's address (he lives in the US at the moment). Then, at the bottom of the form I signed the following:
"I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that the information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that a material misstatement of fact in
completion of this document may constitute grounds for conviction of perjury."
completion of this document may constitute grounds for conviction of perjury."
I sent in the registration, got my absentee ballot emailed, and I voted. They accepted the vote and apparently it counted.
Yesterday, I realized that two years ago I misunderstood that question. They actually wanted to know the last address in the US that I lived in.
Now I want to vote again (in the upcoming midterm elections) and to do that, I have to register again. But the thing is, I don't know if I should register using my dad's address (like last time) or register with my actual last address (which is what they actually want).
It's a dilemma because if I register using my actual last address in the US, then they will see that the information I provided does not correspond with the information of the last registration. But if I use my dad's address like last time, then it's wrong.
The question is: What do I do? Do I email the Board of Elections to tell them what happened? Or should I just register with the correct address and if they say something I'll tell them that the last time I voted I accidentally used the wrong address?
It does kinda matter because while my dad's current address is in the same congressional district as the last address I resided in, they're not in the county.
It would be so great if you guys could help me out.
Morgan
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