The California Online Voter Registration tool will be unavailable as we conduct regularly scheduled maintenance. The current date and time for the maintenance is as follows: September 27, 2020 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you would like us to send you a paper voter registration card, please contact us at 1-800-345-VOTE (8683) or elections@sos.ca.gov.

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Register to Vote Now

For California residents who want to be voters Pre-Register to Vote

For California residents age 16 and 17 who want to be future voters Check Your Registration Status

For California voters who want to confirm their address and other details

Safe at Home Participants Please do NOT use this form to register or re-register to vote if you are enrolled in a confidential address program such as Safe at Home. If sharing your address could put you in life-threatening danger, you may be eligible to register to vote confidentially. For more information, contact the Safe at Home program at (877) 322-5227 or visit www.sos.ca.gov/registries/safe-home/.

Registration Deadline

If you are registering or re-registering less than 15 days before an election you will need to complete the Same-Day Voter Registration process and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location. For more information on voter registration and voting locations, contact your local county elections official.

What You Will Need

For more information on voter registration and voting locations, contact your local county elections official

To register online you will need

Your California driver license or California identification card number,

The last four digits of your social security number and

Your date of birth.

Your information will be provided to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to retrieve a copy of your DMV signature.

If you do not have a California driver license or California identification card, you can still use this form to apply to register to vote. However, you will need to take additional steps to complete your voter registration.

Additional Information

Check if you are registered to vote and if so, in what county.

If you are 16 or 17 years old, you can use this online registration application to pre-register to vote.

For more information on registering to vote you may want to visit the Secretary of State's Frequently Asked Questions.

Have Questions or Want to Report Fraud?

Call the Secretary of State's Voter Hotline at (800) 345-VOTE (8683) or your county elections office.