EVERY VOTE COUNTS

WHO MAY REGISTER TO VOTE? Anyone who is

1. A citizen of the United States and a resident of California.
2. 17 years of age, but will be 18 at the time of an election.
3. Is not in prison or on parole or probation for a felony conviction.
4. Has not been judged by a Court to be mentally incompetent.

WHO SHOULD COMPLETE A VOTER REGISTRATION CARD? Anyone who meets the description above, and

1. Resides in Monterey County.
2. Has changed his or her place of residence since previously registering.
3. Wishes to change his or her political party.
4. Has changed his or her name since registering.

WHERE DO I OBTAIN A VOTER REGISTRATION CARD? Monterey Bay Republican Women Federated will be happy to furnish you with a Voter Registration Card. Click below to request a voter registration form. You may obtain one at fire stations, county offices, post offices, the city clerk's office, the Registrar of Voters, and the Secretary of State. For more information, contact the Monterey County Elections Office at 831.796.1499.

WHEN DO I HAVE TO SUBMIT MY VOTER REGISTRATION CARD? A VOTER REGISTRATION CARD MUST BE COMPLETED AND MAILED TO THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS NO LATER THAN 15 DAYS BEFORE CLOSE OF REGISTRATION IN ORDER TO VOTE IN A CURRENT ELECTION.

DO I HAVE TO SELECT A POLITICAL PARTY WHEN REGISTERING? California now has a "modified" closed primary system. You may register as "Decline to State", you may be able to vote for a candidate of a specific party. You may request the ballot of a political party if authorized by the Party's rules and duly noticed by the Secretary of State. If you do not request such a ballot, you will be given a nonpartisan ballot, containing only the names of all candidates for nonpartisan offices and measures to be voted upon at the primary election. Each political party must indicate acceptance of the above rule.

Click [here] to request a voter registration form