[Snarfed from ef2p]
While sitting down for a minute before I get dressed for services, I saw this post. Great thing to remind people of, especially if voter registration is still open in your area. Add your local registrars.
If you’ve moved since you last voted, you need to re-register.
If you haven’t voted since the last presidential election, check your registration. You may have been purged or moved to inactive.
If you haven’t yet received any voting materials from your state, you may need to reregister.
If you’re not sure, you only lose a couple minutes of your time by re-registering.
In California the last day to register is Monday, October 20. The form must be in to your county’s register of voters by the end of that day. A POST MARK DOES NOT COUNT.
If you think that you are ineligible to vote, call your county and double check. For example if you have been convicted of a felony and have finish your parole, you are eligible.
Here are some resources. If you live in the SF Bay Area, chances are good you can check your registration status online (see links below, all the counties I list allow you to check online). If I don’t list your county, you should be able to find it by typing “
California Secretary of State Voter Registration Page
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
SoCal:
Los Angeles County (562) 466-1310
http://www.lavote.net/
Ventura County (805) 654-2781
http://recorder.countyofventura.org/elections.htm
Orange County (714) 567-7600
http://www.ocvote.com
Riverside County (951) 486-7200
http://www.voteinfo.net
San Bernadino County (909) 387-8300
http://www.sbcounty.gov/rov/general_info/default.asp
San Diego County (800) 696-0136
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/voters/Eng/Eindex.html
Imperial County (760) 482-4226
http://www.imperialcounty.net/Election
Bay Area:
Alameda County (510) 267-8683
http://www.acgov.org/rov/
Santa Clara County (408) 299-VOTE
http://www.sccgov.org/portal/site/rov
Contra Costa County (925) 335-7800
http://www.cocovote.us/
San Francisco County (415) 554-4375
http://www.sfgov.org/site/elections_index.asp
San Mateo County (650) 312-5222
http://www.shapethefuture.org
If you’re still confused there are many sites that will help you find the information you need. For example http://www.maps.google.com/vote
There are also a lot of rumors going around that the police will be checking for outstanding tickets/warrants at the polls. These are completely untrue. If by some chance you do encounter something like that, call the news and the ACLU immediately. Do not wait for the next day/hour/minute.
If you have any question about voting in California, please ask me. If I don’t know the answer, I will find it for you.
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