By Town Crier Staff Report

To register to vote in the state of California you must be:

- At least 18 years old by election day

- A United States citizen

- A California resident

- Registered at least 15 days before the election

- Not in prison or on parole for a felony

- Not declared mentally incompetent by court action

A citizen can register to vote in the next election in a number of ways:

Download a registration form in PDF format from the Registrar of Voters of Santa Clara County Web site at: www.sccvote.org/Register.htm.

Register by postcard. Postcards are available at: Registrar of Voters of Santa Clara County, 1555 Berger Drive, Bldg. No. 2, San Jose, CA 95112.

Postcards can also be obtained at U.S. Post Offices, Department of Motor Vehicles and city and county offices.

Request a registration postcard by phone. Call the Registrar of Voters at (408) 299-VOTE. A postcard will be sent to you, fill it out and mail the postcard back to the Registrar of Voters.

You can also register to vote online at the Secretary of State’s Web site at: www.ss.ca.gov/elections/votereg1.html.

For more information, logon to the Registrar of Voters of Santa Clara County at: www.sccvote.org.