Deadline to register to vote is Oct. 22

For anyone who wants to vote in the Nov. 6 Gubernatorial General Election, the deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 22. Residents will need to complete a new registration form if they recently moved or recently changed their name. If someone is not sure about their registration, check the status online at http://www.sdvote.com. If someone is not registered or needs to change their registration, they’ll find that information there, too.

The San Diego County Registrar of Voters is sending courtesy postcards to two groups of county voters this week to reduce unnecessary provisional voting at the polls Nov. 6. One postcard is going to approximately 20,000 mail ballot voters whom Postal Service records show have recently moved but have not re-registered. They will be receiving a postcard reminding them to complete a new registration form with their new home address. If they do not, they might not receive their mail ballot or voting information. They may also need to vote provisionally if they show up at their poll on Election Day.

“It’s important that these voters complete a new voter registration, so they receive the correct ballot information before the election and so that they receive their mail ballot,” Registrar of Voters Michael Vu said. “If they don’t, by law we have to send their mail ballot to the address we have on file.”

The other postcard is going to about 22,000 mail ballot voters who voted provisionally in the June election and aims to help avoid that happening again, Nov. 6. If a resident votes by mail, the Registrar encourages them to vote and return that ballot promptly through the mail.

If they decide to vote at their assigned polling place, however, they must bring the mail ballot with them and hand it in to poll workers at the polling place. If they do not, they will be asked to vote provisionally. In addition, the mail ballot they received will consist of two cards which must both be turned in or they will need to vote provisionally.

For more information, visit http://www.sdvote.com or call (858) 565-5800.