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Thank you for confirming that your address is current, and you would like to remain registered to vote.
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Important rules govern the removal of deceased voters from voter registration lists. There are three ways to notify our office of a deceased voter:
1. Mail or fax a letter to the Registrar of Voters office with the following information:
Inactive voters are registered voters and are eligible to vote; however, they do not receive election related mail such as sample ballots and vote-by-mail ballots. In accordance with State Law, voters may be moved to an inactive status for one of the following reasons:
You have decided to opt out of receiving a sample ballot in the mail in future elections. You will not be receiving a printed sample ballot by mail in future elections. You will be able to download sample ballots at ocvote.gov.
If, in the future, you would like to resume receiving printed sample ballots in the mail, you can call our office at 714-567-7600.
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You may now register to vote online. In order to do so, please continue to the online voter registration page, located here. The process will be completed on the California Secretary of State's website, where you will be asked to provide your driver's license number and the last four digits of your social security number. You can also use this service to make any changes to your registration (such as address changes, name changes and/or changes to your party affiliation).
In order to maintain an accurate voter database, our office continually updates the voter registration records to account for the unfortunate situation of a deceased voter. Upon notification and verification of the deceased party, we cancel the appropriate voter record. Our office receives notification through the following methods:
Choose a document below to download or print:
California Secretary of State's National Voter Registration Act Manual
Registration Assistance
If you are unable to verify your registration using our online system, you may type in your phone number, and you will be connected with an agent.
Click here to contact our office by phone
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You may also contact our office through e-mail.
Anyone who becomes a citizen on or before the 15-day close of registration before any election must follow the regular procedures for registering to vote.