Who Can Vote in California A United States citizen and a resident of California #US #Elections2020

Channel 1 Los Angeles

10/31/2020

To register to vote in California, you must be:

• A United States citizen and a resident of California,
• 18 years old or older on Election Day,
• Not currently in state or federal prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony (for more information on the rights of people who have been incarcerated, please see the Secretary of State’s Voting Rights: Persons with a Criminal History), and
• Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court (for more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship).

Qualifications to Pre-register to Vote

To pre-register to vote in California, you must:

• Be 16 or 17 years old, and
• Meet all of the other eligibility requirements to vote.

You will automatically be registered to vote on your 18th birthday.