Is it worth $5.67 a year to prevent voting problems? (next time)

[SoCalDem]

That's $5.67 per year for 15 years' worth of voting security.

Get yourself a passport, take a current utility bill, and go IN PERSON to the registrar's office where you live.. Fill out the voter registration application while you are THERE.. Turn it in and demand a date-stamped/signed receipt..

and if a free trip overseas comes your way, opr a spectacular airfare bargain to Paris/London/wherever comes along, you are good to go :)

Easy instructions below..







http://travel.state.gov/passport/get_first_apply.html

Passport Fees
Effective August 19, 2002

Routine Services (Form DS-11)
Non-Refundable



Age 16 and older: The passport fee is $55. The execution fee is $30. The total is $85.

Under Age 16: The passport fee is $40. The execution fee is $30. The total is $70.

Note: When applying at one of the thousands of designated application acceptance facilities in the U.S., you pay the passport processing fee to the 'U.S. Department of State' and the execution fee to the facility where you are applying. Acceptable forms of payment vary. When applying at a Regional Passport Agency, both fees are combined into one payment to the 'U.S. Department of State' and may be paid by check (personal, certified, travelers'), major credit card (V, MC, AE, Discover), bank draft or cashier's check, money order (U.S. Postal, international, currency exchange), or if abroad, the foreign currency equivalent, or a check drawn on a U.S. bank.


New Application for a U.S. Passport
To obtain a passport for the first time, you need to go in person to one of 6,000 passport acceptance facilities located throughout the United States with two photographs of yourself, proof of U.S. citizenship, and a valid form of photo identification such as a driver’s license.

Acceptance facilities include many Federal, state and probate courts, post offices, some public libraries and a number of county and municipal offices. There are also 13 regional passport agencies, most of which serve only those who are departing urgently. Appointments are required in such cases.

You’ll need to apply in person if you are applying for a U.S. passport for the first time; if your expired U.S. passport is not in your possession; if your previous U.S. passport has expired and was issued more than 15 years ago; or if your previous U.S. passport was issued when you are under 16 your currently valid U.S. passport has been lost of stolen.

For more information on getting a new passport, please click How to get a passport.


Renewal of a U.S. Passport
You can renew by mail if: Your most recent passport is available to submit and it is not damaged; you received the passport within the past 15 years; you were over age 16 when it was issued; you still have the same name, or can legally document your name change.

You can get a passport renewal application form by downloading it from this site.

If your passport has been, altered or damaged, you cannot apply by mail. You must apply in person.

For more information on how to renew a passport, please click: How to renew a passport.