Voting Rights Resources
How to Register & Vote in California
- Register to vote in California (you can pre-register starting at age 16)
- Check your registration status
- SMCVote.org has online resources about voting in San Mateo County: registration, voting locations, and more.
- Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters has online resources about voting in Santa Clara County: registration, voting locations, and more.
- Restore Your Vote: If you are a California resident and US citizen with a felony conviction, this tool will help you determine if you are eligible to vote. If you are, it will give you a link to register.
You have many options for how you vote in San Mateo County. Video by the Riekes Center and San Francisco Peninsula People Power
Information about Candidates & Ballot Measures
- Vote411.org has nonpartisan info about ballot issues and voting locations in every state.
- BallotPedia has election info, ballot guides, news and fact checking for voters.
Advocate and Work for Voting Rights
- National Voter Corps is a nonpartisan organization that mobilizes volunteers to push for voting rights and greater participation.
- Reclaim Our Vote is a nonpartisan program to reach voters of color, and young voters, who have been or are at risk of being removed from their state’s voter rolls.
- Fair Fight is a voting rights organization started by Stacey Abrams to combat voter suppression and to work for free and fair elections in Georgia and across the country.