State Profile

• Red, Blue or Battleground?  Blue

• Bush or Kerry in 2004?  Kerry

What are the deadlines?

• Voter registration: Mon, Oct. 20

• Deadline to apply for an absentee voting ballot: Must apply for a ballot at least 7 days before an election.

• Deadline to return an absentee voting ballot: Ballot must be received by the elections official no later than the close of polls at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day

Where can I obtain voting information?

• California Secretary of State

• California Elections Division

How do I vote?

• Am I eligible to vote?

• How do I register to vote?

• Where can I get a voter registration form?

• How do I vote absentee?

• How do I vote overseas?

• How do I vote provisionally?

• What are my rights as a voter in California?
• How do I find my polling place?

Who are the candidates and what are the issues?

• Who are the candidates?

• What are the ballot intiatives?