REGISTER TO VOTE IN CALIFORNIA
To vote in California you must be:
- A citizen of the United States
- A resident of California
- At least 18 years of age
Vote in the November general elections. You can make a difference!
Will you be 18 by the time of the the November 8, 2022, general election? If so, consider preregistering to vote, but first check to make sure you meet citizenship and residency requirements.
SAME DAY REGISTRATION
Same Day Voter Registration, known as Conditional Voter Registration in state law, is a safety net for eligible Los Angeles County residents who miss the October 24th deadline to register to vote or update their voter registration information for an election.
How this works:
- Any eligible voter can go to any Vote Center in the County during the 11-day voting period.
- Once at the Vote Center, the eligible voter will complete the CVR application.
- The voter is then issued a CVR ballot to take to the new fully accessible Ballot Marking Device.
- The voter's experience reading and marking their ballot will be the same; however, after the voter prints their paper ballot, they will be instructed to return their paper ballot to an Election Worker.
- As soon as the CVR application is verified, their ballot will be counted, and the registration will become active.
- The voter may then vote in any future election in which they are eligible to participate.
KEY DATES FOR VOTING IN CALIFORNIA
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Online Version of State Voter Guide available
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September 9, 2022 |
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Secretary of State’s office and L.A. County Elections Office will mail the Official Voter Information Guides during this period
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September 29 – October 18, 2022
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No later than this date, the L.A. County Elections Office will begin mailing each registered vote a vote-by-mail ballot
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October 10, 2022 |
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Early voting sites are open |
October 10 – November 7, 2022
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By this date, L. A. County will open ballot drop-off locations for vote-by-mail ballots |
October 10 – November 8, 2022
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Last day to register to vote for the general election. To check your voter status, visit here.
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October 24, 2022 |
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Same Day Registration allows voters to “conditionally” register and vote a provisional ballot.
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October 25 – November 8, 2022 |
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L. A. County will open Vote Centers.
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October 29, 2022 |
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Election Day – polls are open from 7 a.m to 8 p.m. |
November 8, 2022 |
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