You may register to vote in Ventura County if you meet all of the following requirements:
- You are a United States citizen.
- You are a resident of Ventura County.
- You are at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the next election).
- You are not in prison or on parole for conviction of a felony.
- You have not been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent to register and vote.
You must re-register to vote if you have moved, changed your address and or mailing address,
changed your political party or changed your last name.
To become a registered voter you must complete and return a Voter Registration Form.
You can obtain this form from many state and local government offices including the DMV. You may also visit
our office in the Government Center or call us at (805) 654-2664 and we will mail you a form. Additionally,
you may fill out a California Voter Registration Form on-line at the Secretary of State web site. The form will
be mailed to you for signing and for you to send it to your county elections official.
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(Warning: This is NOT On-Line registration.) NEW STATEWIDE DATABASE REQUIREMENT: you MUST include your California Drivers License number (CDL) or California State Identification number, if you have one, on your Voter Registration Card. If you do not have a CDL or a state ID, you must provide the last four (4) numbers of your Social Security Number For Military, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens (UOCAVA) registration and Vote By Mail ballot applications are available at the Federal Voting Assistance Program You may also use the National Voter Registration Form to register in Ventura County. The State of California Voter Registration Form, the UOCAVA form and the National Voter Registration Form, once completed and signed, must be returned to:
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Ventura County Elections Division 800 S. Victoria Ave. Ventura, CA 93009-1200 |
Information on your voter registration affidavit will be used by elections officials to send you official information on the voting process, such as the location of your polling place and the issues and candidates that will appear on the ballot. Commercial use of voter registration information is prohibited by law and is a misdemeanor. Voter information may be provided to a candidate for office, a ballot measure committee, or other person for election, scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purposes, as determined by the Secretary of State. Driver's license and social security numbers, or your signature as shown on your voter registration card, cannot be released for these purposes. If you have any questions about the use of voter information or wish to report suspected misuse of such information, please call the Secretary of State's Voter Protection and Assistance Hotline. 1-800-345-8683
Certain voters facing life-threatening situations may qualify for confidential voter status. For more information, please contact the Secretary of State's Safe At Home program or visit the Secretary of State's Web site at www.ss.ca.gov. Registration Purge Process
If a voter has not voted in any election within the preceding four years, and his or her residence address, name, or party affiliation has not been updated during that time, the county elections official may send a confirmation postcard to the voter's address with a postage-paid and self-addressed return card to enable the voter to verify or correct their address information. (1) If the voter returns the postcard updating their address in Ventura County then their voter registration remains active and the voter will continue to receive voting information by mail. (2) If the postcard is returned indicating the voter is no longer in Ventura County the voter registration will be canceled. (3) If the postcard is not returned within 15 days, the voters registration is placed in inactive status.
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