INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RELEASE AFTER THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE It’s Not too late to Register to Vote A deadline is a deadline, until it isn’t. In prior years, a voter who missed the voter registration deadline didn’t get to vote in that election. Conditional Voter Registration, or Same Day Voter Registration, changes the game. Voters can now register and vote on the same day. Same Day Voter Registration allows a voter to register after the deadline. Voters must visit their county’s elections office or other designated location and register during the 14 days prior to Election Day. The voters will then be able to register to vote, vote and sign and seal their ballot on site. Voters may also register to vote online during this time frame, but they will have to visit their county’s elections office or designated location to vote. All votes will be counted after the elections official verifies the voter registration and confirms the voter has not yet voted elsewhere in the current election. The 2018 election is the first time the new law is in effect for a statewide election. While voters who register late will not be able to vote at their traditional polling place, they will not lose their opportunity to cast their ballot. [Insert name of your organization] has partnered with Future of California Elections (FoCE) to get the word out about this new law. FoCE, a nonpartisan network of election officials, reform advocates and civil rights and civic engagement groups, developed an educational toolkit to inform communities about the new law. The free toolkit is available on the FoCE website here ###
INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RELEASE AFTER THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE It’s Not too late to Register to Vote A deadline is a deadline, until it isn’t. In prior years, a voter who missed the voter registration deadline didn’t get to vote in that election. Conditional Voter Registration, or Same Day Voter Registration, changes the game. Voters can now register and vote on the same day. Same Day Voter Registration allows a voter to register after the deadline. Voters must visit their county’s elections office or other designated location and register during the 14 days prior to Election Day. The voters will then be able to register to vote, vote and sign and seal their ballot on site. Voters may also register to vote online during this time frame, but they will have to visit their county’s elections office or designated location to vote. All votes will be counted after the elections official verifies the voter registration and confirms the voter has not yet voted elsewhere in the current election. The 2018 election is the first time the new law is in effect for a statewide election. While voters who register late will not be able to vote at their traditional polling place, they will not lose their opportunity to cast their ballot. [Insert name of your organization] has partnered with Future of California Elections (FoCE) to get the word out about this new law. FoCE, a nonpartisan network of election officials, reform advocates and civil rights and civic engagement groups, developed an educational toolkit to inform communities about the new law. The free toolkit is available on the FoCE website here ###
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