"We there fore accept this nomination for Metal Heads in these United States Of America":
(PIC ABOVE: ANI DIFRANCO, NOH8 BELOW PROMOTING VOTER REGISTRATION DAY):
ITP V.012 does NOT endorse political candidates. However, in humor, ITP V.012 may run a poll on wich rocker or metal musicians you would vote for if they ran for political office.
BTW, FACEBOOK page 1, 000, 000 METAL HEAD VOTERS AGAINST SANTORUM have changed the page's name to 1, 000, 000 METAL HEAD VOTERS AGAINST ROMNEY:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/1000000-Metal-Head-Voters-Against-Romney-and-Santorum/365885086754871
HOW TO VOTE:
* You can register to VOTE via MOTOR VOTER (DMV):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993
** You can register to vote via DSS or if you're on FOOD STAMPS or/and DSS via the application, voter registration is on the back of the DSS/FOOD STAMP application.
*** ROCK THE VOTE: http://www.rockthevote.org/
**** If you're a college student AWAY at college (on campus, away from primary residence), you'll have to vote absentee ballot. Kinda sucks, I know, or register to vote if you live off campus in the town you live in when you're in college.
***** If you're a musician on tour during the election date, you vote absentee ballot.
******* If you live in Peurto Rico, technically Peurto Rico is a common wealth of the USA, however, U.S. voting rights for Puerto Ricans have been complicated:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_voting_rights_in_Puerto_Rico
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/Puerto-Rico-And-The-Presidential-Election.htm
No pressure, here, voter apathy, is what it is, you don't have to vote, but if you don't vote, don't bitch. Don't take that freedom to VOTE for granted, look what happened in IRAN in 2009.
REGISTER TO VOTE: (NEW YORK):
Register to Vote
Qualifications to Register to Vote
be a United States citizen;
be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote);
live at your present address at least 30 days before an election;
not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction and;
not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court;
not claim the right to vote elsewhere.
How and Where to register to Vote (Deadlines)
You can register in person at your county board of elections
or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center.
You can enter your name directly into our mailing list database to have a New York State Voter Registration Form mailed to you. (NOTE: The same form can be downloaded, using the link below.)
You can call our 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application.
You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form.
Download English Form ( 279KB)
Download Spanish Form ( 300KB)
Print the form, complete and sign it, and mail it to your county board of elections.
Alternately, you can complete a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form on-line by clicking on the link below, typing the necessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes. However, the file size of these forms are substantially larger than the above forms, so it may take quite a while for them to load on computers with slower Internet connections.
Complete English Form On-line ( 426KB)
Complete Spanish Form On-LIne ( 330KB)
Once the form is completed, you need to print the form and sign it. We cannot accept any kind of digital or Adobe-generated signature. Then, mail the form to your county board of elections.
How to Make Changes to Your Registration
Change of Name and/or Address
The voter registration form should be used as a change of address form. Notices of change of address from registered voters received at least 20 days before a special, primary or general election by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for that election.
Change of Party Enrollment
The voter registration form should be used to change your party enrollment from one party to another or to enroll for the first time in a party. A change of enrollment received no later than 25 days before the general election shall be deposited in a sealed enrollment box and opened the first Tuesday following that general election and entered in the voter's registration record.
Victims of Domestic Violence
N.Y. Election Law (5-508) allows victims of domestic violence who obtain a court order from NY Supreme Court in the county where they are registered to have their voter registration record kept separate and apart from other registration records and not be made available for inspection or copying by the public or any other person, except election officials acting within the course and scope of their official duties. Under a separate section of the law (11-306), you can also be excused from going to your polling place to vote and get a special ballot. For further information, you should contact your local board of elections for their confidential registration and special ballot procedures.
Voter Registration Deadlines
April 24, 2012 Presidential Primary Deadlines
MAIL REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-210(3))
Application must be postmarked no later than March 30th and received by a board of elections no later than April 4th to be eligible to vote in the Presidential Primary.
IN PERSON REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Sections 5-210, 5-211, 5-212)
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the Presidential Primary, your application must be received no later than March 30th.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-208(3))
Notices of change of address from registered voters received by April 4th by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the Presidential Primary.
June 26, 2012 Congressional Primary Deadlines
MAIL REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-210(3))
Application must be postmarked no later than June 1st and received by a board of elections no later than June 6th to be eligible to vote in the Congressional Primary.
IN PERSON REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Sections 5-210, 5-211, 5-212)
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the Congressional Primary, your application must be received no later than June 1st.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-208(3))
Notices of change of address from registered voters received by June 6th by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the Congressional Primary.
September 13, 2012 State and Local Primary Deadlines
MAIL REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-210(3))
Application must be postmarked no later than August 17thand received by a board of elections no later than August 24th to be eligible to vote in the State & Local Primary.
IN PERSON REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Sections 5-210, 5-211, 5-212)
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the State and Local Primary, your application must be received no later than August 17th.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-208(3))
Notices of change of address from registered voters received by August 24th by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the State & Local Primary.
November 6, 2012 General Election Deadlines
MAIL REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-210(3))
Applications must be postmarked no later than October 12th and received by a board of elections no later than October 17th to be eligible to vote in the General Election.
IN PERSON REGISTRATION (N.Y. Election Law Sections 5-210, 5-211, 5-212)
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the November General Election, your application must be received no later than October 12th except, if you have been honorably discharged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen since October 12th, you may register in person at the board of elections up until October 26th.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS (N.Y. Election Law Section 5-208(3))
Notices of change of address from registered voters received by October 17th by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the General Election.
2012 Voting by Absentee Ballot Deadlines
FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
Date Deadline Information
April 17 Last day to postmark an application by mail for an absentee ballot.
April 23 Last day to apply IN-PERSON for an absentee ballot.
April 23 Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the local board of elections no later than May 1st.
April 24 Last day to deliver ballot IN-PERSON to the local board of elections (by someone other than the voter).
FOR CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY
Date Deadline Information
June 19 Last day to postmark an application or letter of application by mail for an absentee ballot.
June 25 Last day to apply IN-PERSON for absentee ballot.
June 25 Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the local board of elections no later than July 3rd.
June 26 Last day to deliver ballot IN-PERSON to the local board of elections (by someone other than the voter).
FOR STATE AND LOCAL PRIMARY
Date Deadline Information
Sept. 6 Last day to postmark an application or letter of application by mail for an absentee ballot.
Sept. 12 Last day to apply IN-PERSON for absentee ballot.
Sept. 12 Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the local board of elections no later than Sept. 18th.
Sept. 13 Last day to deliver ballot IN-PERSON to the local board of elections (by someone other than the voter).
FOR GENERAL ELECTION
Date Deadline Information
Oct. 30 Last day to postmark an application or letter of application by mail for an absentee ballot.
Nov. 5 Last day to apply IN-PERSON for absentee ballot.
Nov. 5 Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the local board of elections no later than Nov. 13th. Military Voter Ballots must be received no later than Nov. 19th.
Nov. 6 Last day to deliver ballot IN-PERSON to the local board of elections (by someone other than the voter).
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-