Voter Registration Day - Get Ready to Vote - Gilroy Library

National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 17, 2024

We're here to help YOU get ready to vote!

Stop by our volunteer-staffed table in the library lobby to fill out your application.

Re-register to vote when:

• You change your residence address or mailing address
• You change your name
• You change your political party choice

Qualifications to Register to Vote -

To register to vote in California, you must be:

• A United States citizen and a resident of California (for information on voters in the military or overseas, please see Military and Overseas Voters),
• 18 years old or older on Election Day,
• Not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony (for more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons with a Criminal History), and
• Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court (for more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship).
  

Qualifications to Pre-register to Vote -

To pre-register to vote in California, you must:

• Be 16 or 17 years old, and
• Meet all of the other eligibility requirements to vote.

You will automatically be registered to vote on your 18th birthday.