OFF TO THE POLLS
Eligible Californians can sign up at county polling locations, even on election day.
Voters, including Ruhee Jaffer with Zeus, top left, cast ballots in West Hollywood, where Rachel London, top right, sold merchandise outside a polling station. Others voted at the Staples Center, bottom. Even if you haven’t registered, it’s not too late to do so and vote. Find out how inside.
The bad news: You missed the voter registration deadline to cast a ballot in this election. The good news: You haven’t missed your chance to vote.
The last day to use the state’s online voter registration system was Oct. 19. But last year, California enacted conditional voter registration. Sometimes called “same- day voter registration,” conditional registration lets you register up to the day of the election at your county elections office or a community vote center. You can then cast a ballot, which will be processed and counted after county election officials verify your registration.
Anytime between now and Tuesday, election day, you can register at an early voting location. On election day, you can go to any polling place and register and cast your provisional ballot.
To register, you’ll need to have on hand your California driver’s license number or ID card number, the last four digits of your Social Security number and your date of birth.
Currently registered voters can check their status to confirm their address and other information at RegisterToVote. ca. gov. If you are 16 or 17 years old, you can use the site to preregister, though you won’t be eligible to vote in this election.
As of 2019, as many as 6 million Californians were eligible to vote but had not registered — including Snoop Dogg, who earlier this month posted to his YouTube channel a video of himself registering.
Once you’ve registered, it’s time to f igure out how you’ll vote. The Times website has videos in 14 languages about how voting works in L. A. County. Our editorial board has published a list of endorsements, and our news team has explainers about all the propositions on the ballot.