--------------------The United Federation of Teachers in District 11 -------------------------------------Alice Cooper-Jackson, District Representative---------------------

Voter Registration

Voter Registration Form, please click on website: http://vote.nyc.ny.us/register.html

Time is running out for voter registration! Are you registered to vote? Maybe you have moved (even within the state), or you just never bothered before. Whatever the reason, REGISTER TODAY— the deadline is upon you.

On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 , we the people, will choose the next president of the United States. To participate in this important election you must be a registered voter.

Residents of New York State have until Oct. 10 to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election.

If you are not sure that you are registered, you can verify your status with your county board of elections.

You can register to vote any number of ways: at the county board of elections, at any state agency-based voter registration center, by calling (800) FOR-VOTE, or online at www.elections.state.ny.us/voting.

Also, check the voter registration and voting guide page on
www.nysut.org.


If you’re a New York City resident:

visit the city’s Board of Elections Web site at
http://vote.nyc.ny.us/register.html

download a Voter Registration Form at
http://vote.nyc.ny.us/pdf/forms/boe/voterreg/voterregenglish.pdf(PDF),

print it, fill it out and mail it in. You can also call 1-212-VOTE-NYC for information or to request a form. Or you can register in person at one of the Board of Elections offices. (see below)

N.Y.C. Board of Elections-General Office 32 Broadway, 7 Fl, New York, NY 10004-1609                    Tel: 1.212.487.5300

N.Y.C. Board of Elections-Borough Offices

Manhattan 200 Varick St., 10 Fl, New York, NY 10014    Tel: 1.212.886.2100

Bronx 1780 Grand Concourse, 5 Fl, Bronx, NY 10457 Tel: 1.718.299.9017

Brooklyn 345 Adams Street, 4 Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: 1.718.797.8800

Queens 126-06 Queens Boulevard, Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Tel: 1.718.730.6730

Staten Island 1 Edgewater Plaza, 4 Fl, Staten Island, NY 10305 Tel: 1.718.876.0079


Make sure your voice is heard!