You may register and vote even if you cannot read or write. Sign the form. Voter registration forms are available at the post office, library, fire station, Department of Motor Vehicles, welfare department, Registrar of Voters, and the City or County Elections office. Also, many social service agencies have forms. Register anytime, but be sure to do it by your state's deadline if you want to vote in the Nov. 5 presidential election.
Registration is free.
You can't be sure you are registered until you get a voter notification card from the county. If the notification card does not arrive within three weeks of mailing your registration, call your Registrar of Voters or County Elections Office and ask if you are registered. If you move, change your name, or want to change your political party, you must register again. You can only register for yourself. However, you may help others fill out a form, but they must sign the form.