Election Help

League of Women Voters^®
of Oakland

How and where do I register to vote?

The League of Women Voters has two separate and distinct roles.

Voters Service/Citizen Education: We present unbiased nonpartisan information about elections, the voting process, and issues.

Action/Advocacy: We are also nonpartisan, but, after study, we use our positions to advocate for or against particular policies in the public interest.

This page is the Voters Service role

Register to Vote

Are you registered to vote? Do you want to change your party, your address, your name?
See information about registering to vote in California: deadlines, cost, requirements, how to register, political parties, registration drives, living overseas, etc.
You can register online at this site by clicking "How to Register to Vote", then "fill out a form online".

For Oakland's upcoming Special Vote by Mail Election
You may register to vote through October 31st. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters will then mail you a ballot. The Registrar of Voters will begin opening and counting ballots on November 4; ballots must be received by November 15.

Pros & Cons for the Oakland Special Mail-In Election

You can view the Pros & Cons for the election here

Voter Information

Smart Voter: Key in your address and zip code, see the contests on your ballot. Then click away and find information on candidates and ballot measures -- from the League and other nonpartisan sources. Archives of past elections available with election results.
Go to Smart Voter
See more information on elections in California: preparing to vote, voting (in person, by mail, if you've moved), voting rights, take a friend to vote, results of past elections, etc.

Ranked Choice Voting

You can learn all about Ranked Choice Voting

Comments, suggestions, questions? Contact our webmaster. Last revised: January 29, 2012 20:02 PST.