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registering to vote
I am 18 years old and I live in Pennsylvania. I have not yet registered to vote, but I'm confused on how to register.
I am going to a New Jersey college this fall and I plan on living there. Does that mean I register as a NJ voter, or a PA voter? Does it matter?
Thanks!
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I would suggest that you register in the state where you presently live. You can then vote by absentee ballot. You are more familiar with the issues up for vote in the coming election where you presently live than you would be with issues in NJ. In the Presidential 2012 election if you desire to change your legal residence to NJ you can them register in NJ or retain you PA residence and once again vote by absentee ballot.
You may also want to check into early voting in your home town area. Most states are now offering early voting which would allow you to vote at a polling place during a weekend trip home negating the need for an absentee ballot.
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