On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, hundreds of thousands of American voters will be flocking to the polls, expressing their voices on Election Day. Will you be one of them?

Register to vote! It’s painless, it’s easy, and it’s free! .

The deadline is quickly approaching; the last day to register to vote for the 2008 election is Monday, October 20, 2008

If you’re a U.S. citizen, 18 years and older, and haven’t registered, you can pick up a voter registration form at the county elections office, any library, or U.S. Post Office. Or, you can click on the following link, http://www.sos.ca.gov/nvrc/fedform/, to download a registration form. All you have to do is fill out the form, print and sign it, and mail it or drop it off at your county elections office.

Don’t think you’ll have time to make it out to your polling place on Election Day? Sign up to vote by mail! You can also become a Permanent Vote-By-Mail Voter. To do so, click on the appropriate link below, fill out the form, print and sign it, and mail it or drop it off at your county elections office.

Fresno County :

http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/uploadedFiles/Departments/
County_Clerk_Registrar_of_Voters/PDF/VotebyMailEnglish-Spanish.pdf

Madera County :

http://www.madera-county.com/countyclerk/pdf/av%20application%20for%
20committee%20use%20at%20general.pdf

In Fresno County, the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters office – walking distance from the Executive Plaza – is located at:

2221 Kern Street
559.488.3246

www.co.fresno.ca.us/Departments.aspx?id=144

In Madera, the County Clerk - Elections Division is located at:

200 West 4 th Street
559.675.7720 or toll free 800.435.0509