ORLANDO, Fla. – There are more ways political campaigns can reach out to voters including text, mail, social media, by phone and email and that doesn’t even cover it all but imagine getting contacted by candidates from all the states you’ve lived in before? If you’ve moved around, it would be a lot.
When someone moves to a new address within the same state it is an easy process to update your voter registration. Click here for links to all United States election sites to do that.
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If you’ve moved to a new state you’ll need to register to vote there. All states but New Hampshire, Wyoming, and North Dakota accept this National Mail Voter Registration Form from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Fill it out and send it in or visit your new state’s election office website to register. Again, look up election sites for all 50 states here.
Now, because voter registration is public record in many states, information including your name and party affiliation is available to campaigns to target voters for an upcoming election. They will often use voter records from multiple years, which could be outdated. To avoid getting mailers and more from candidates that won’t be on your ballot you’ll need to notify your previous state that you’ve moved.
In Florida, you can call the voter assistance hotline at 1-866-308-6739. You can also call your previous county supervisor of elections.
Another tip, if you get a text from any political campaign or an advertisement in general from your old state, reply “STOP" and you will be removed from that text list.