Help for Voters

Registering to Vote

The requirements to register to vote are:

• • A United States citizen and a resident of California,

  • 18 years old or older on Election Day,

  • Not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony (for more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons with a Criminal History), and

  • Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court (for more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship).

The requirements to pre-register to vote in California are:

• Be 16 or 17 years old, and

• Meet all of the other requirements to vote.

You will automatically be registered to vote on your 18th birthday.

Proceed to the CA Register to Vote website to register online.