Register to Vote!

student voter We encourage everyone to participate in the election process, at the local, state and federal levels.

Check out the Easy Voter Guide website. Guía fácil para el votante.

The www.easyvoter.org website is a nonpartisan quick guide to statewide elections since 1994. The November 4 General Election is an important one for Californians. We will help elect the next President of the United States and vote on 12 ballot propositions.

KEY DATES
October 20 - Last Day to Register
October 28 - Last Day for "Vote By Mail" ballot application to reach County Elections Office
November 4 - Election Day!

Voter registration requirements You may register to vote if you meet the following requirements:

You are a United States citizen
You are a resident of California
You are at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the next election)
You are not in prison or on parole for conviction of a felony
You have not been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent to register and vote.

(Above information from the California Secretary of State's voter information site.)

Do I need to re-register?
You should re-register if you move, change your name, or wish to change your political party affiliation.

Voter registration forms
Voter registration forms are available via the Federal Election Commission at the following address:
www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.shtml

To request that a form be mailed to you, call (800) 345-VOTE.

Si desea informaci n en espa ol, llame al (800) 232-VOTA. Chinese: 1-800-339-2857; Vietnamese: 1-800-339-8163; Japanese: 1-800-339-2865; Tagalog: 1-800-339-2957

Registration forms are also available at many local post offices and libraries, and at any state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office.

Following are links to website providing information on how to register to vote and more:

California On-line Voter Registration - English & Spanish
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm

California Secretary of State's Elections & Voter Information
(916) 657-2166, http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm

League of Women Voters of California - Mendocino County Info
http://www.smartvoter.org/ca/mnd/

Mendocino County: Registrar of Voters
(707) 463-4371, http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/acr/voterinfo.htm

Lake County: County Clerk-Elections
(707) 263-2372, http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Residents/Citizenship_And_Voting/Voter_Registration.htm

Created: October 21, 2003 @ 12:00 AM
Last Modified: September 05, 2008 @ 02:30 PM