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Deadline to Register to Vote Was October 20

Registrar Office Open Until Midnight

By Michael P. Neufeld
Monday, October 20, 2008

San Bernardino, CA – San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, Keri Verjil, has announced that October 20 was the deadline to register to vote for the November 4 Presidential General Election.

(Photo by Registrar of Voters.)

You must be registered within the county in which you live at least 15 days before the election. If you are registered in the county but have moved to another address in the county, you can request an address change in writing. If you have changed your name, you must re-register.

Voter registration forms in San Bernardino County are available at DMV offices, Social Security offices, post offices, libraries, city halls, political party headquarters, and from the Registrar of Voters office.

In order to allow voters to register by the deadline, the Registrar of Voters office will be open until midnight on October 20.

Staff will be available to accept completed voter registrations at the office located at

777 East Rialto Avenue in San Bernardino.

Registered voters who wish to vote by mail must also apply for a mail ballot soon. It is not necessary to be "absent" to request a vote by mail ballot. This option is available to all voters. All vote-by-mail ballot applications for the November 4 Presidential General Election must be in the hands of the Registrar of Voters no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28.

Vote by mail ballot applications are available on the back cover of the sample ballot, on the Internet at http://www.sbcrov.com, or from the Registrar of Voters office Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In lieu of the pre-printed application, an eligible voter may send a letter of request that must contain all of the following information:

1. Voter's Name
2. Name of the Election for which the ballot is requested
3. Voter's residence address
4. Where the ballot is to be mailed, if different from the residence address
5. Voter's signature

Mail requests to: Registrar of Voters, 777 East Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0770 or fax to: (909) 386-8388.

For more information, call (909) 387-8300 or toll free (800) 881-VOTE or TDD (909) 387-2788.