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Deadline for Voter Registration Is Tuesday at Midnight

To participate in the upcoming presidential primary, voters should check their registration status.

Deadline for Voter Registration Is Tuesday at Midnight

Californians who want to vote in the upcoming March 3 election, which will include votes for the Board of Supervisors, State Senate, State Assembly, Congressional races, and presidential primary, must register by midnight Tuesday evening — which is tonight. If you’re reading this after the deadline with a sinking feeling, fear not: California enshrines your right to same-day voter registration at a polling place. As long as your information is validated, your ballot will be counted.

According to a press release from the California Secretary of State:

“The following parties … will allow No Party Preference voters to request their party’s presidential ballot in the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election: American Independent Party, Democratic Party, and Libertarian Party.