Updating your voter registration info
The Franklin County Election Board offers this as the third in

a series on the Nov. 2 Presidential Election on a variety of subjects

that will be educational to Pennsylvania voters. The board is anticipating

a larger than normal turnout for this election and wishes to

supply information to the voters to assist them in the voting process.

For additional election and voter registration information, visit

the county's website at www.co.franklin.pa.us

Any questions concerning the upcoming election should be directed

to the Voter Registration Office at 717-261-3886 or the

Franklin County Election Board at 717-261-3810.

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Have you recently moved or changed your name due to marriage? If so this information may need to be changed our your voter registration file.

To check on the status of your voter registration you can now check it online through a new statewide initiative called a SURE Public Portal Upon logging on to www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us, you can view My Voter Information which includes the following information off of your voter file: name, address, date of birth, date of registration, status, political party, voter history and polling place.

How do I submit my change of name, address or party

affiliation?

1 — In person at the Franklin County Voter Registration Office which is located in the Old Courthouse Memorial Square Chambersburg from 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday.

2 — By mail in one of three ways: Obtain a state or federal voter information mail application from a candidate political party and other federal, state and municipal offices. You may also request one from the Department of State's website at www.votespa.com; Download the voter registration application available from the Department of State's website at www.votespa.com or from the county's website at www.co.franklin.pa.us

IMPORTANT: If you are already registered and just need to update your information you will need to check one of the boxes on Line 2 of the voter registration form to either Change Name, Change Address and/or Change Party.

3 — Apply at Department of Transportation photo license center when you obtain or update your driver's license.

4 — Apply at a government agency. Clients of these government agencies may apply to register to vote at: State offices that provide public assistance and services to persons with disabilities; Armed Forces recruitment centers; county's Clerk of Courts Office; Area Agencies on Aging county Mental Health Mental Retardation offices; Centers for Independent Living.

What is the deadline to change my name, address and/or party

on my voter registration?

The deadline to apply for a change of name, address and/or party or to make a new registration for the upcoming Presidential Election is Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. If your application is received after that date it will be processed for the 2009 Municipal Primary. Once the application is processed each voter will receive a voter registration card in the mail which will notate the location of their polling place.

Any questions concerning updating a voter's registration information should be directed to the Voter Registration Office at 717- 261-3886 or the Franklin County Election Board at 717-261-3810. You will also find additional election and voter registration information at the county's website, www.co.franklin.pa.us