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East County News Service
October 3, 2018 (San Diego) -- If you want to vote in the Nov. 6th General Election, the deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 22nd.
Besides new voters, people who moved recently or changed their name will also need to complete a new registration form.
If you’re not sure about your registration, you can check your status online at sdvote.com. If you’re not registered or need to change your registration, you’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 on 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 receive a postcard reminding them to complete a new registration form with their new home address. If they don’t, 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.
Registrar of Voters Michael Vu says, “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,” said Registrar of Voters Michael Vu. “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 on Nov. 6th.
If you vote by mail, the Registrar encourages you to vote and return that ballot promptly through the mail. However, if you decide to vote at your assigned polling place, you must bring your mail ballot with you and hand it in to poll workers at your polling place. If you don’t, you will be asked to vote provisionally.
Voters should also be aware that the mail-in ballot for this election has two cards, so you must turn in both cards, or you will need to vote provisionally. And if you mail in your ballot, be sure to put two stamps on the envelope.
For more information, visit sdvote.com or call (858) 565-5800.
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