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The California Motor Voter programme is making registering to vote at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) more convenient. Eligible applicants completing a driver license, identification (ID) card or change of accost transaction online, past mail or in person at the DMV will be automatically registered to vote by the California Secretarial assistant of State, unless they choose to opt out of automatic voter registration.

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Since 1993, the National Voter Registration Act, ofttimes known as the Motor Voter police force, has helped millions of people register to vote or update their voter information during a driver license or ID card transaction at the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

The California Motor Voter plan applies to Californians who are xviii or older and run into the following criteria:

  • A United States denizen and a resident of California.
  • Not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony (for more than information on the rights of people who have been incarcerated, please come across the Secretarial assistant of State's Voting Rights: Persons with a Criminal History), and
  • Non currently establish mentally incompetent to vote by a courtroom (for more information, delight meet Voting Rights: Persons Bailiwick to Conservatorship).

Voter pre-registration is available for Californians who are 16 or 17 years quondam. They volition automatically be registered to vote when they turn 18. Before visiting a DMV field office, we recommend making an appointment. You can too use DMV online services to renew your driver license or ID bill of fare or alter your accost.

If you betoken that yous are eligible to vote, one time you complete your DMV transaction online, by mail, or in person, your voter data is transmitted deeply and electronically to the California Secretarial assistant of Country. Once your eligibility to vote is adamant, you will be registered to vote.

Individuals with AB sixty driver's licenses are not eligible to participate in the California Motor Voter program and are not eligible to vote.

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Additional Data

Elections Code sections 2265 and 2274 require the Secretarial assistant of State (SOS) to post the Interagency Understanding between the DMV and SOS equally well every bit the monthly report provided by the DMV to the SOS.

  • Interagency Agreement (PDF) – Constructive 3/ane/2021 to iii/1/2023
  • Monthly Written report (PDF) (ongoing) – Statistic and incident report the DMV provides to the SOS each month

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