Thread by @grace_panetta

It's a holiday weekend, and lots of people across America are either temporarily relocating or permanently moving to new places this month — here's what you need to know about voting if you've gone off to college or just moved to a new state. A thread 🧵businessinsider.com/how-to-vote-af…

For those who have temporarily relocated: if you’ll be away from your county on Election Day, you can vote by absentee ballot in all 50 states. Especially if you’re voting from another state, request your ballot now (DO NOT put this off!) and return it with plenty of time

This is the really important part: many people have set up temporary USPS mail forwarding, but many states don't allow USPS to forward ballots. This means you have to fill out an application to get yours sent to where you’ll be voting from, not the address where you're registered

If you’re voting absentee from another state (as I will be this fall), it’s very important to carefully follow the instructions, SIGN your ballot envelope, and put in the mail in advance of your state’s deadline for ballots to be received/postmarked, do not leave it to chance!

If you’ve permanently moved: congratulations!! The first thing you’ll need to do is update your address and voter registration. Some states now have automatic voter registration, where if you get a driver’s license or interact with the DMV, you’ll be registered to vote

Most states now have online voter registration, but the online reg portal may not available to you if you haven’t gotten a driver’s license/state ID card in your new state yet. You can find the deadlines to register to vote in all 50 states + DC here:
businessinsider.com/voter-registra…

Next up, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the rules in your new state for voting: do you need to bring an ID to the polls? Does your state have early voting? Will you be able to vote by mail due to the pandemic? Are there any restrictions for first-time voters?