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Dear UM Law Students:

Please note that in Florida the voter registration deadline is October 6th for the November 4th Election. Notice that registration deadlines in other states vary. The voting rights sources/links below may be helpful in answering your questions but the list of links is not exhaustive. NOTICE: the University of Miami School of Law takes no position about which state students should register to vote in.

HELPFUL VOTING RIGHTS SOURCES/LINKS

1. Florida Division of Elections:
   1. Homepage: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/
   2. Florida Registration and Voting Guide:
      http://election.dos.state.fl.us/publications/pdf/2007-2008/2008VoterRegisVoteGuide.pdf
2. (University of Miami Student Newsletter—Get Out the Vote) Ibis News 09/26/08 Special  Edition: http://www.sa.miami.edu/ibisnews/short.aspx?id=250
3. Information for Student Voters:
   1. Brennan Center for Justice
      1. Student Voting Rights: http://www.brennancenter.org/studentvoting
      2. Florida Excerpt from the Brennan Center’s Legal Guide to Student Voting: Student Guide
   2. Harvard Institute of Politics Student Voter Registration Guide
4. Recent press releases and information about the Voter Verification/"No Match" law:
   1. Florida Department of State, Kurt S. Browning Secretary of State: Media Advisory: The Facts About the Voter Registration Verification Law (So-called "No Match" law:) http://www.dos.state.fl.us/news/communications/pressRelease/pressRelease.cfm?id=330
   2. ACLU of Florida, Questions & Answers about Florida’s “No Match” Law:   http://www.aclufl.org/issues/voting_rights/nomatch.cfm
   3. ACLU and Advancement Project Issue Guide to Florida’s “No Match” Laws:  http://www.aclufl.org/news_events/?action=viewRelease&emailAlertID=3667