Here's some guidance that the state of Pennsylvania has issued.

Homeless Voter Registration

On the mail-in voter registration forms there is a map -- so one can note the place where he/she spends most of his or her time; and this will then serve as the individual’s residence.  For the mailing address, which may be a post office box, he/she may use general delivery at a post office or a shelter where he/she spends time.

Also, note that a registered voter who is homeless may vote in person at his or her polling place.  Starting with the November 2012 election, all Pennsylvania voters will be required to show one of the acceptable forms of photo identification at the polling place. If a voter cannot afford to obtain an acceptable ID, including the free PennDOT Photo ID discussed below, without the payment of a fee (for example, the cost of a certified birth certificate or transportation to a PennDOT Driver’s License Center to obtain the free PennDOT Photo ID), the voter can vote provisionally at the polling place and sign an affirmation to this effect.

No Certified Copy or Original Birth Certificate

For someone born in a southern state - and not Pennsylvania, he/she will need to contact the appropriate agency of the state in which he or she was born to find out how to request a certified copy of his or her birth certificate.  If born in Pennsylvania though, he/she can contact the Pennsylvania Department of Health online, by mail or in
person.  One can even request an application online at www.health.state.pa.us or over the phone, by calling 1-877-PA HEALTH (1-877-724-3258).

In Pennsylvania you can not register to vote online. You can use Rock the Vote's online tool to help you fill out your voter registration form. Your form needs to be post-marked by Tuesday 10/11/2011. You could also use our online tool to fill out your form and drop it off at your local board of elections office.

Find out your elections office information here.

The time it takes to get a voter registration card varies by state and sometimes by county. You can confirm your voter registration status and get contact information for your county's elections office here:

http://www.votespa.com/portal/server.pt/community/register_to_vote/13518/confirm_your_registration/585321

Hope that helps!

You don't! You vote for someone who you believe has the best interests of the American people at heart. When "republican" or "democrat" becomes more important than "American", we're in for the bullshit we're dealing with as a country right now. Unless you believe whoever you're voting for can and will change that, find someone else to vote for.

This is a great question, knmurray.

Ultimately, this is your journey.

But we do know of a couple of online tools that can help. The most well known is the Political Compass Test. It will help you get a sense of where you are on the spectrum.

You can check it out here: http://www.politicalcompass.org/

The other thing you can do is head over to Project Vote Smart's Vote Easy tool. It allows you to answer some simple questions and compares them to the candidates in your state.

You can check it out here: http://votesmart.org/voteeasy

Hope this helps.

You are still registered at the address where you registered in 2008. You can still vote there.

Have you moved since the 2008 election?

You can register to vote at any time, but your registration won't be "active" until the next election after the November 2, 2010 election. You should go ahead and register now - which you can do at www.rockthevote.com or by pushing the REGISTER TO VOTE HERE button on the right side of the website - so you don't miss another deadline.

You can get the information directly from the Secretary of State. This is the office that is in charge of elections and can give you the most up to date information.

Click here to find your Secretary of State's office: http://www.rockthevote.com/election-center/contact-sos/.

If you are having any trouble, don't be afraid to call their office directly. They are there to help.

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