Election Help

How and where do I register to vote?

  The June Ballot.  Register to Vote.  Voter Information.

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

The June Ballot

State Propositions on the June ballot:

The June 3, 2008 ballot features two propositions on the subject of eminent domain.

- Prop. 98: The California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act, is similar to Proposition 90 on the November 2006 ballot. However, it goes much farther in limiting the ability of public agencies to acquire land to provide water resources, to regulate land use, to protect natural resources, and even to continue rent control laws.

- Prop. 99: The Homeowners Protection Act, simply addresses a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision by clarifying that single-family occupied properties may not be condemned for transfer to other private parties. It reinforces the right of local governments and others to regulate land use and to acquire property for valid government purposes.

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".

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.

Comments, suggestions, questions? Contact our webmaster. Last revised: April 26, 2008 16:13 PDT.

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