Change of address hinders forwarding of absentee ballot

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 05, 2012

~~<p>Question: My mother moved earlier this year. My sister turned in a change-of-address card for her and requested a permanent absentee mail ballot, although she already was a permanent absentee voter. My mom got the yellow notice of voter registration and address confirmation, which indicated “Permanent Absentee Mail Voter” on it. My mom did not get her ballot, and my sister found out that a separate change-of-address application had to be filed for the absentee ballot. The ballot had been mailed to my mom’s old address and was not forwardable. This does not sound like good procedure. Why can’t they change the address with one change-of-address request?</p>
<p>Answer: The fact that absentee ballots sent to a wrong or old address are not forwardable apparently is not widely known.</p>
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Question: My mother moved earlier this year. My sister turned in a change-of-address card for her and requested a permanent absentee mail ballot, although she already was a permanent absentee voter. My mom got the yellow notice of voter registration and address confirmation, which indicated “Permanent Absentee Mail Voter” on it. My mom did not get her ballot, and my sister found out that a separate change-of-address application had to be filed for the absentee ballot. The ballot had been mailed to my mom’s old address and was not forwardable. This does not sound like good procedure. Why can’t they change the address with one change-of-address request?