Voter Registration
You can register to vote in California, if you are:
- A U.S. citizen
- A California resident
- Not in prison or on parole for a felony conviction
- Not declared mentally incompetent by court action
- At least 18 years of age on or before the next election (if you are 16 or 17 years old, you can pre-register and will be automatically registered to vote on your 18th birthday)
Registering to Vote
Register to Vote Online or pick up a paper voter registration application at the
San Diego County Registrar of Voters office at 5600 Overland Ave, any library, Department of Motor Vehicles offices, or post office. The deadline to register is the 15th calendar day before the election.
Missed the Registration Deadline?
Conditional Voter Registration allows a prospective voter to register conditionally and cast a provisional ballot during the 14 days prior to and including Election Day at the Registrar of Voters office or at any Vote Center.
Check Your Voter Registration
You can check your voter registration by visiting the Registrar of Voters website.
Choose Your Voting Method
Vote your mail ballot:
- Return it by mail promptly
- Return to any Vote Center in San Diego County
- Return at a secure Ballot Drop Box Location
- Where's My Ballot? Sign up for notifications at BallotTrax, provided by the California Secretary of State
Vote in person:
- Or, you can vote in person at any Vote Center
- Early voting hours are 8am to 5pm on the 10 days before Election Day. Additional locations open the Saturday before Election Day.
- On Election Day, all locations are open from 7am to 8pm.