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VOTING: IF YOU MOVED...

If you moved before the election but did not register to vote at your new address:

• More than 15 days and in the same county
• More than 15 days and to another county in California
• Within 15 days in California

MORE THAN 15 DAYS AND IN THE SAME COUNTY

• If you moved more than 15 days before the election AND you moved to another address in the same county you may vote a provisional ballot at your new polling place or at the county elections office.

• You can find the location of your new polling place by calling the County Elections Official, by using the polling place locator on Smart Voter (type in your address and zipcode) or by asking neighbors where they vote.

• You will be asked to show identification with your name and your new address on it:
  • a California driver's license or California Identification Card with your new address
  • OR two of the following types of identification with your name and new address on it:
    • utility bill,
    • credit card
    • bank statement
    • property tax bill.

• For a complete list of acceptable types of identification call your County Elections Official. If you do not have proof of residency you may vote only at the office of the County Elections Official

MORE THAN 15 DAYS AND TO ANOTHER COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA

If you moved more than 15 days before the election AND you moved to another county and did not register in that county you may not vote in any local or state election until you register. You may vote in a presidential election on a special ballot.

WITHIN 15 DAYS IN CALIFORNIA

If you moved within 15 days before any election to another address in the same county or to any other county in California, you may vote by returning to your former polling place. Or you may vote by requesting an absentee ballot for your former address.

If you moved within 15 days before an election to another address in the same county, you may instead choose to vote a provisional ballot at your new polling place or at the county elections office.

If you moved, but don't meet any of the above conditions, please be sure to register in your new county before the next election!