Check the status of your voter registration online
If you have changed circumstances, such as a new address, you may need to update your registration.
Go to https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ and follow the instructions.
Register at least 15 days before an election
Online: Go to https://registertovote.ca.gov/ and complete the application instructions.
Note: You will need the following items to register online.
- Your California driver’s license or state I.D. card number,
- The last four digits of your Social Security number, and
- Your date of birth.
By mail or hand delivery, you must complete a paper application form and deliver it to the U.S. Post Office (for postmark) or the county elections office. Online instructions are available to help complete the form.
To request a paper application form by mail, call (800) 345-VOTE(8683) or (916) 657-2166.
You can pick up a paper application form at these locations:
- County elections office,
- Library,
- Department of Motor Vehicles, or
- U.S. Post Office.
Register less than 15 days before an election
You must complete the Same Day/Conditional Voter Registration process and request a ballot in person at your county elections office or Vote Center (see locations).
Register when renewing or applying for a CA driver’s license
Eligible applicants completing a driver’s license, identification (ID) card, or change of address transaction online, by mail, or in person at the county’s Department of Motor Vehicles will be automatically registered to vote, unless they opt out.
To qualify for voter registration in California, you must be:
- A U. S. citizen and a resident of California,
- At least 18 years old on Election Day,
- Not currently incarcerated in a state or federal prison for conviction of a felony (see Voting Rights Restored: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction), and
- Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court (see Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship).