Monday is deadline to register to vote

Students who are interested in casting a ballot in the November 5 general election have only a few days to re-register if they have moved since they last voted. The deadline for the Board of Elections to receive voter registrations is Monday at 5 p.m. Election law requires people who move between elections to re-submit a registration form. Over 200 such voters from both parties living off-campus have been purged from the voter rolls, according to the Republican ward committee chairperson. Approximately 236 voters with listed residences between 40th and 42nd streets between Pine and Walnut streets have been purged from the voter rolls in the past few weeks because the election commissioner's office verified that they had moved, 27th Ward Republican Leader Matthew Wolfe said last night. The purge included approximately 110 Democrats and 89 Republicans, he added. Wolfe said while the purge was large, current registrations remain for even more people who have moved. "I know that division," Wolfe said. "Many more people are gone that they just didn't know about." In addition, people who have not voted in the last two years need to re-register to vote. These people have been purged from the voter registration files after the Board of Elections sent letters notifying them they would be removed from the voter rolls. To register, students must fill out the form which must be received by the Board of Elections office by next Monday at 5 p.m. Registration forms are available at the Free Library of Philadelphia on 40th and Walnut streets, the post office at 40th and Locust streets and from 27th Ward Democratic and Republican Committee members. After the Board of Elections receives a registration form, it will mail a verification receipt within seven working days. Before Election Day, voters will receive a voter identification card. If a person wishing to vote on Election Day is not listed on the voter rolls, an Election Court judge can allow a person to vote if they show either a valid voter ID card or a registration verification card.

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