WHERE TO REGISTER TO VOTE

Voter registration forms are available at the Registrar of Voters Office located in the Flynn Administration Building at 981 H Street, Crescent City, CA. Forms are also available at all offices of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and public libraries.  Persons may also call the Registrar of Voters at 707/465-0383 or the Secretary of State at 1-800-345-VOTE and a registration form will be mailed to you.

QUALIFICATIONS TO REGISTER AND VOTE IN CALIFORNIA

	A person entitled to register to vote must be:
	A United States Citizen,
	A Resident of California,
	Not in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony,
	At least 18 years of age on the date of the next election. (A person may register to vote at age 17 if he or she will be 18 on or before the next election.)
	California law denies the right to vote to persons who have been determined mentally incompetent by a court of law.

THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE

The voter registration deadline is 15 days before an election.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot. Voters may request an absentee ballot by completing the request form from the back of their sample ballot and mailing it to the Registrar of Voters. It is not necessary to wait for your sample ballot to request an absentee ballot. You may send a card or letter to the Registrar of Voters requesting an absentee ballot. Your request must state your name, residence address in Del Norte County, the address to which the ballot is to be mailed (if different than your residence) and your signature. Request should be mailed to:
 

Registrar of Voters
981 H Street, Suite 160
Crescent City, CA 95531

You may also fax your request to 707/465-0321

The Registrar of Voters is precluded by law from sending an absentee ballot based on a telephone request. You must request an absentee ballot in writing. Written requests, by mail, must be received by the registrar no later than seven days before an election.

Voters may also cast absentee ballots in person in the office of the Registrar of Voters during the absentee voting period. The absentee voting period begins twenty-nine days before an election and extends until the close of polls on election day. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The office is open until 8:00 PM on election days.