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Public Notice ‘Help America Registering to Vote Vote Act’ Election on Election Day Equipment New If you have not pre-registered to vote as of August 22, 2006, you can still register on Election for 2006 Day at your polling place. Voters registering on Elec- tion Day must provide proof of residence. Following are the authorized forms Thanks to the availability of for proof of residence: new voting equipment, voters with • A valid Minnesota driver’s license or learner’s permit (or receipt of ei- disabilities will be able to vote in ther) showing correct/current address in the precinct. An expired license complete privacy. In 2002, Congress is NOT considered a valid ID. passed the Help America Vote Act, • Tribal ID which contained provisions to make $YDOLG0LQQHVRWD,GHQWL¿FDWLRQFDUGRUUHFHLSW VKRZLQJFRUUHFWFXUUHQW voting accessible to all eligible vot- address in precinct. An expired ID card is NOT considered a valid ID. ers. The law included federal funding • U.S. passport with utility bill to purchase equipment to help people • U.S. military photo ID card with utility bill who, due to disability, are unable to • If the Minnesota license, Tribal ID or MN State ID has a former address, mark a ballot on their own. Anoka voters may bring a current utility bill (due within 30 days of the elec- County used the federal money to tion) in the voter’s name showing the current address in the precinct, purchase new AutoMark equipment along with a photo ID. The utility bill must be one of the following: gas, for each polling place so persons electric, telephone, cable TV, cell phone, water or sewer services. Photo with disabilities can now operate the ID must be one of the following: MN Driver’s license, MN ID card, US device to mark their own ballot. passport, US military photo ID, Tribal ID or MN student photo ID. The AutoMark system is a • A Notice of Late Registration showing the address of the voter in the ballot marking device that permits precinct. The voter receives this notice from Anoka County if they regis- persons with disabilities to mark their tered fewer than 21 days prior to the election. The voter may present this ballots in secrecy and to use exactly notice to the election judges as a valid proof of residence. the same ballot as all other voters. • A current student fee statement that contains the student’s valid address Voters do this by either touching a LQWKHSUHFLQFWDQGDSLFWXUHLGHQWL¿FDWLRQFDUG1RWH7KHUHDUHQRVXFK screen or using a small keypad to campuses in Anoka County. cast votes for their candidates. For • Voters may also register the day of the election if a registered voter in persons with visual disabilities, audio the precinct vouches as a witness for you. An oath/voucher card must be instructions will be provided through signed by the person vouching for the voter and by an election judge. headphones for the voter to electroni- cally mark the ballot. The marked Registered voters who move within the same precinct can simply com- ballot is then fed into the optical scan plete a new voter registration card. Contact the Ramsey City Clerk at 763-433- ballot counter to be tabulated along 9840, or jthieling@ci.ramsey.mn.us, with questions. with all the other ballots cast that day. The AutoMark ballot marking device will be on display for several ZHHNVDWWKH&LW\&OHUN¶VRI¿FHDW Park and Recreation Commission Ramsey City Hall, beginning August 1, 2006. Persons interested in seeing Summer Meeting Schedule a demonstration of the device can call WKH&OHUN¶VRI¿FHDW September 14 - 6:30 p.m. or stop in between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 Central Park p.m. Monday through Friday. 7925 – 161st Avenue NW www.ci.ramsey.mn.us 8