Registering to vote in Santa Clara County
If you have moved, changed your name or political affiliation, you must re-register to vote.

Forms are available at:
Local post offices, libraries, city and county government offices and online. Call ahead before you go.

Complete the form, sign, and mail to:
Registrar of Voters
PO Box 1147
San Jose, CA 95108
Faxed forms will not be accepted

For assistance call: Registrar of Voters (408) 299-VOTE [8683]

Websites Selected by Librarians

• Registrar of Voters, County of Santa Clara
  Includes information on local elections, voter registration, and absentee voting.
• Candidates and measures
• Check your voter registration status in the Santa Clara County
• Do you need to re-register or just update your registration?
• Find your representatives
• Permanent absentee voting
• Voter registration form
• Voting by mail
• Voting early
  
• Project Vote Smart
  A national non-profit voluntary effort tracking and providing information; such as voting records, issue positions, campaign finances, and voter registration.
• Smart Voter
  From the League of Women Voters of California, this site presents customized, non-partisan information on local and state ballot measures, candidate links, voter registeration materials, past election results, and your personal ballot and polling location.
• Easy Voter Guide
  From the League of Women Voters of California, this site presents nonpartisan information on local propositions, candidates, educational materials, voter registration information in different languages, and a printable guide.
• California Elections - 2011, System Reference Center
  A directory of links on the issues, news, research, voter's guides, and information for programming, ordering handouts and tent cards.
• Annenberg Political Fact Check
  This nonpartisan noprofit "consumer advocate" for voters monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major US political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
• Open Secrets
  From the Center for Responsive Politics, this non-partisan, non-profit research group tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.

Youth Voting: Tools to help Engage Young People in Elections
Many have noted the increased attention and enthusiasm of young people for elections. A number of on-line resources and tools have been created to encourage, inform and engage youth in the political process, including:

• ServiceVote, Youth Service America
  This is an interactive website that is a hub for young people to engage in the political proccess by connecting with their peers, voters, and candidates.
• Youth on the Trail: Election 2008
  This is a partnership between What Kids Can Do, a national non profit located in Providence RI, and Ypress, youth-led news bureau based in Indianapolis,  to provide a youth perspective on the 2008 Presidential Elections, including: stories about the campaign, the candidates, and youth perspectives on the political process; results from surveys created by youth to gather information from youth nationwide about the candidates and the issues most important to young people; reports from the floor at both of this summer's national conventions.