Government, Voting and Elected Officials

VOTING IN CALIFORNIA

In order to be qualified to register to vote in California, you must meet the following criteria:

• You are a United States citizen
• You are a resident of California
• You are at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the next election)
• You are not in prison or on parole for conviction of a felony
• You have not been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent to register and vote
• You register within the time frame specified by the County or City (for example, in Los Angeles, you must register at least 15 days before an election to be eligible to vote in that election).

To register:

In order to register, you must complete a registration-by-mail form, available at most County buildings, city halls, fire stations, libraries, state motor vehicle offices, post offices, at the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Norwalk headquarters, or by calling the Voter Registration Request Line 800-481-VOTE (8683). Registration forms and assistance are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Korean. To verify your voter registration status or for information on where to vote, visit the Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder's website at www.lavote.net.

An online voter registration form is available at the Secretary of State's web site at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm. You may request temporary or permanent Absentee status on your registration form. Voter registration is permanent. However, you should re-register if you have moved, wish to change your political party affiliation, or have changed your name. Beverly Hills General Municipal Elections are conducted in the City of Beverly Hills on the first Tuesday in March of odd-numbered years.

To find contact information for your elected officials, visit the websites below:

• Cyber Space Today/ Government Information- www.cybertoday.com/gov
• Project Vote Smart- http://www.vote-smart.org/official_state.php?state_id=CA&go2.x=11&go2.y=8
• Government- State of California- www.ca.gov/Government/State.html
• Your Legislature- www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html
• National Political Index: Contacting State and Local Officials- www.politicalindex.com/sect3.htm

OTHER GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

State of California - www.ca.gov

Southern California Association of Governments - www.scag.ca.gov

City of Los Angeles – www.lacity.org

City of Beverly Hills – www.beverlyhills.org

City of Culver City – www.culvercity.org

City of Malibu – www.ci.malibu.ca.us

City of Santa Monica – www.smgov.net

City of West Hollywood – www.weho.org

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