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Register by Monday to get a mail-in ballot for Nov. 3 election

If you miss the Oct. 19 deadline, you can still vote at a vote center or the registrar’s office.

Berkeley voters will choose council, rent board and school board members and decide seven local ballot measures on Nov. 3. City of Berkeley

Note: This post originally appeared on the city of Berkeley website and has been reprinted with minor edits.

Register by Monday, Oct. 19, to vote in the Nov. 3 election, which includes races for governor and other state offices, state propositions, local candidates and ballot measures.

If you are already registered, check your voter status before Oct. 19 to confirm that your information is correct. You need to re-register if you have moved, changed your name or wish to change your political party preference.

Berkeley 16- and 17-year-olds can register to vote for school board representatives.

The ballot for Berkeley residents will include the auditor, four council members, five rent board members, three school board seats and seven ballot measures.

You can help shape these decisions. Register to vote by Oct. 19 to receive a vote-by-mail ballot.

How to register to vote

Register to vote online at the California Secretary of State's Voter Registration website. Youth voters 16 and 17 will select the "pre-register to vote" option.

You'll need:

California driver's license or ID card number
Last four digits of your Social Security number
Date of birth

If you don't have a California driver's license or state-issued ID, you can still fill out the online registration form. The website will create a pre-filled application for you to print, sign and mail.

Alternatively, register with paper applications, available at any public library, the City Clerk Department at 2180 Milvia St., the U.S. Post Office or the DMV. Paper applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, to:

Alameda County Registrar of Voters
1225 Fallon St., Room G1
Oakland, CA 94612

Same-day voter registration

If you miss the deadline, you can still vote provisionally by registering at a vote center or at the Registrar of Voters office between Oct. 19 and Nov. 3.

If you register after Oct. 19, your ballot will be processed and counted after the Registrar of Voters has verified your registration. That verification takes time, so these "conditional ballots" will not be counted in election night results.

Who can vote

Berkeley residents ages 16 and 17 can vote in the School Board Director election. To vote for all other offices and ballot measures, you must be 18 years or older on Election Day. To be eligible to vote, you must also be:

a United States citizen
a California resident
not currently serving a state or federal prison term for a felony conviction
not currently judged mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law

Berkeley candidates and ballot measures

The following Berkeley offices are up for election on the Nov. 3 ballot:

Auditor
City Council Districts: 1, 4, 7 and 8
Rent Board (5 seats)
School Board (3 seats)

The list of qualified candidates is available online on the Candidate Information page.

Seven Berkeley measures are on the Nov. 3 ballot. The text of the measures and the impartial analyses are available on the Ballot Measure Information page.

You can weigh in on all these issues and candidates by voting.

Register to vote by Oct. 19 for a convenient vote-by-mail ballot. If you miss the deadline, you can still vote provisionally through Election Day.