Tami wrote: >Here is a link to the Texas application for absentee ballot: > >http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/abbm.pdf > > >Notice these words on the application: > >REASON FOR VOTING BY MAIL YOU MUST CHECK ONE > >1.___ 65 years of age or older >2.___ Disability >3.___ Confinement in jail. >4.___ Expected absence from the country > >In order to check #4 as the reason for voting by mail, you must expect to be >absent from the country on election day and during the period of early >voting by personal appearance or for the remainder of the period after you >submit your application YOUR BALLOT MUST BE MAILED TO AN ADDRESS OUTSIDE THE >COUNTRY. GIVE DATE YOU CAN RECEIVE MAIL AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN. > > > >I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THIS APPLICATION IS TRUE, AND I >UNDERSTAND THAT GIVING FALSE INFORMATION IN THIS APPLICATION IS A CRIME > > > I never use the form. I just send a letter asking them to send me the absentee ballot to my Austin address. They do. Many other friends do the same, usually just sending it to their homes in the jurisdiction. It is easier for the registrars to just send the ballots.
Don't be too impressed with laws and forms, or too willing to overcomply with them. In practice things can be much more informal. Similarly with campaign finance reports. If you are late and they send you a demand to pay the $500 fine, and you just ignore it, chances are nothing more will ever be done about it. No budget for enforcement. In practice, if not in principle, Texas is a lot more libertarian than it appears to be just because enforcement is so lax. f there is no one pushing for enforcement with an adequate budget, it won't happen, unless there is some political advantage in doing so. -- Jon ---------------------------------------------------------------- Constitution Society 7793 Burnet Road #37, Austin, TX 78757 512/299-5001 www.constitution.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------- ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
