How to Locate a Person Through a Voter Registration Bank
Voter registration banks gather personal information on each individual attempting to register to vote. Voter registration information can be gathered at motor vehicle offices, post offices, schools, clerk's office and even through old age homes. Whether you've lost track of an old school mate or you're trying to find a missing person, voter registration banks can be a useful tool.
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Instructions
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Locate the address and operating hours for the Board of Elections office for the last known location of the person you're trying to locate. This will give you some important information that may help you later on.
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Visit the Board of Elections in the city, county or state where the person was last registered. All information on registered voters are kept at the Board of Elections, but some states have different names for the Board of Elections.
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Request access to voter registration information. Generally this information is organized by last name, so it's easier to just request a certain section of the alphabet rather than the entire alphabet. Keep in mind that some Board of Elections offices are not yet electronic and you may have to sift through hard copies.
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Copy the information you will need to help you find the person you're searching for, including name and last known address.
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Repeat steps if person has moved or has not re-registered to vote within five years.
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Tips & Warnings
Other databases that use information from voter registration banks may be used, but the Board of Elections is the most accurate and reliable.
Make sure you have the correct name of the person you're trying to locate.
Voter registration records can quickly become outdated.
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