PSA: Double check AGAIN that you are registered to vote!
I few weeks ago I checked my voter status on the Solano County website and was told: "You are registered in Solano County as a NO PARTY PREFERENCE Voter."
I just checked it again today and it read: "*** You are not registered in Solano County. *** If you believe this is a error, please contact Elections Office at the address or phone number listed above. If you want to register, click here."
I'm headed down there on Friday, and I am so glad I had taken a screen shot of my being eligible to vote on my cell phone.
Seriously, triple check your status to vote!
Posted Mar 31, 2016, 5:23 AM UTC
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Don't forget to check that you are registered Democrat or No Party Preference. If it says Independent or "American Independent" you will NOT be allowed to vote in the Democrat primary.
CA recently finished adding the last counties in the state to a single state-wide online voter file database.
If the reports are accurate, I'm wondering if it could be due to glitches from this process or results of further tweaks to the system. The goal is to eventually have same-day registration, but it doesn't look like that will be achieved before the November general election.
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Also, at this point, don't people want to register specifically as Democrat? The deadline to request a crossover ballot was March 18. Can NPP voters still request a Democrat ballot at the poll?
I think that was for existing vote-by-mail NPP voters. New ones can call their county office to request a democratic ballot.
Also NPP voters can request a democratic ballot at the polls, or hand in their unfilled non-partisan ballot and request a democratic one instead.
The deadline to request a cross-over ballot is June 7. The deadline to get a Democrat ballot in the first mailing batch for permanent vote-by-mail NPP voters varies from county to county. For San Diego County, the deadline to return the card is April 13. You can still request a Democrat ballot be mailed to you after this date. The statewide deadline to request a Democrat ballot by mail is May 31. The only thing to remember is that if you receive a nonpartisan ballot and a Democrat ballot by mail, you can only turn in one ballot (obviously).
Anyone that is registered to vote as NPP can go to the county elections office between June 1 and June 7 and vote with a Democrat ballot. They can also go to a polling place on June 7 and receive/turn-in a Democrat ballot, although if they are permanently registered to vote-by-mail, they won't be on the list of voters, but they can still request a provisional Democrat ballot that will be counted as long as they haven't turned in any other ballots.
That said, it's much easier to simply register as Democrat and automatically get the Democrat ballot. Also, please don't wait until the deadlines. It only takes about 3 minutes to register or re-register at http://registertovote.ca.gov.
Where can I find this statewide voter database?
http://registertovote.ca.gov
It's not accessible to the public except for modifications to your own record.
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions/
So how do I modify/check my own record? I can't find anything other than to register to vote all over again.
Modifying your record is handled through the website above. Just submit your corrections and indicate that you were previously registered to vote.
If you want to view your record, you have to confirm your identity, which is handled at the county level.
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/registration-status/