General Election Information

Where to Register to Vote
Voter registration forms are available from the City Clerk, 34272 Yucaipa Boulevard, Yucaipa, and at the Registrar of Voters Office located at 777 East Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0770. Forms are also available at most post offices, libraries, city and county offices, and the Department of Motor Vehicles. Persons may also call the Registrar of Voters at 1-800-881-VOTE or the Secretary of State at 1-800-345-VOTE to request a registration form; or download a form from the Secretary of State's web site: http://www.ss.ca.gov

Completed registration cards can be returned by mail to the Registrar of Voters, postage is pre-paid.

Qualifications to Register and Vote in California
A person entitled to register to vote must be:

A U.S. citizen
A resident of California
At least 18 years of age on the date of the next election. (or will be by the date of the next election)
Not in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony
You have not been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent to register and vote

You will need to re-register to vote when:

You move
You change your name
You change your political party affiliation

Voter Registration Deadline
In California, the deadline to register to vote for an election is 15 days before each local and statewide election day, so please register early!
Click here for more information on California's 15-day close of registration

Absentee Voting

You may apply for an absentee ballot:
Anyone may choose to vote by mail. An application for an absentee ballot is on the back of each sample ballot pamphlet. A voter may either complete this application and mail it, or write to the Registrar of Voters Office to request an absentee ballot. Each application must contain the voter's printed name, residence address, the name and date of the election for which a ballot is requested, the address where the ballot is to be mailed, and the voter's signature.

Voters may apply for an absentee ballot as early as 60 days prior to the election. Ballots are mailed to applicants beginning 29 days before each election. Applications must be received no later than 7 days before election day.

Instructions for returning voted absentee ballots appear on the ballot's return envelope. Please check this each time you vote by absentee ballot because the instructions may change, depending on the type of election that is being conducted.

For more information on absentee voting, call the Registrar of Voters Office at (909) 387-2047 or 2048.

Easy Voter Guide

Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)

Federal Election Commission

League of Women Voters

Secretary of State