Voting while fulltiming.

For California, next Tuesday (June 8, 2010) is a voting day. Well, I didn't received my absentee ballot for the first time in years.

Last January I changed my home of record to FL by way of MyRVmail.com. Specifically, I got my FL driver's license, registered my TV and RV in the state, got my FL hunting and fishing license, got my CCW. I guess for the most part I'm a FL resident.

I don't own any real property in FL. I still own a house in CA from which I moved from. I did not change my voting record in CA and did not apply to vote in FL. I expected to receive my CA ballot as usual.

Last month I finally submitted a permanent mailing address change to the Post Office.

So is this a normal problem for fulltimers not having the opportunity to vote? Did I do something wrong? Any words from the wise will be appreciated.

I would tell you if you promise to never vote for Pelosi!

retired4fun said:

I would tell you if you promise to never vote for Pelosi!

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If I told you my honest thoughts about Pelosi on this forum I may be arrested.

I thought most states tied voter registration to driver license. I know when I got my new WA license I could check a box to register to vote.

I think you would have to register in the state that your DL is from since that is "primary" ID. Owning a home in CA has no real effect, since you can only be a resident in no-more than one state, and right now you are a Florida "resident".

For a while my wife and I had NO state of residency, according to the IRS, and she could not receive any of the tax-free stipeneds that go with many travel nursing jobs. We had to pay federal income tax on everything.

When my wife got her FL driver's license she checked the voter registration request. She got a letter stating that because we did not live at a physical address or own FL real property and the address provided was a PMB (MyRVmail.com), she could not be registered to vote in FL.

Escapees can vote in Texas. They have a home address in Livingston, Polk County, Texas. There was a legal fight a few years back about this and the Escapees won the battle. You can check it out on their website. www.escapees.com