VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
STATE OF
CALIFORNIA
Registration Deadline — 15 days before the election.
6. ID Number When you register to vote, you must provide your California driver’s license or California identification card number, if you have one. If you do not have a driver’s license or ID card, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN). If you do not include this information, you will be required to provide identification when you vote.
7. Choice of Party. Please enter the name of the political party with which you wish to register. If you do not wish to register with any party, enter "Decline to State" in the space provided.
California law allows voters who "decline to state" an affiliation with a qualified political party or who affiliate with a nonqualified political party to vote in the primary election of any qualified political party that files a notice with the Secretary of State allowing them to do so. You can call 1-800-345-VOTE or visit www.ss.ca.gov to learn which political parties are allowing nonaffiliated voters to participate in their primary election.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.
9. Signature. To register in California you must:
• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of California
• be at least 18 years of age at the time of the next election
• not be imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony
• not currently be judged mentally incompetent by a court of law
Signature is required. If you meet the requirements listed above, please sign and date the registration card in the space provided.
Mailing address:
Secretary of State
Elections Division
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814