• Who Can Register & Vote?         

  • People who have no shelter – YES

          Can use address of shelters or check with local faith-based org.

  • Students in School out of State YES Using Absentee Ballots
  • Required ID in California – NO

  But California does require ID for first time voters

  • Preregister at 16. Vote at 18. https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/pre-register-16-vote-18

  Where Should I Vote?

  • We now have Vote Centers, Not Polling Places
  • Find Vote Center and Drop Box Locations: https://elections.saccounty.net/VoteCenters/pages/locations.aspx
  • Sacramento County Voter Registration and Election:

  ​(916) 875-6451

  https://elections.saccounty.net/Pages/ContactUs.aspx

   

  Important Timelines!

  • Election Day: Tuesday,

  November 3, 2020

  • Last Day to REGISTER—

  ONLINE or POSTMARKED BY

  October 19, 2020 https://elections.saccounty.net/VotingInformation/Pages/VoterFileInformation.aspx

  • ALL registered voters will automatically be mailed a vote-by-mail ballot for this election.
  • Early voting is Monday, October 5, 2020 to Monday, November 2, 2020. Dates and hours may vary based on where you live.
  • Mail-in Voting must be postmarked by November 3 and received no later than November 20.

   

  Has My Eligibility Changed?

  Check here before October 19, 2020: https://pollingplacelookupen.saccounty.net/LookupPollingPlace_VoterRegLookup.aspx

  NOTE: Eligibility may have changed due to signature changes because of age or illness, changes of address, DMV, etc.

   

   

  YES I CAN! Vote if…

  • In County Jail serving a misdemeanor sentence.
  • A misdemeanor never affects your right to vote.
  • In County Jail because jail time is a condition of probation
  • On probation
  • On mandatory supervision
  • On post release community supervision.
  • Completed parole. (Your right to vote is automatically restored when you complete parole. You need to fill out a voter registration application online at RegisterToVote.ca.gov or use a paper voter registration card found at the Sacramento County Voter Registrar)

   

  NOT Eligible to Vote

  Currently detained in:

  • State Prison
  • County Jail serving a State Prison sentence

  Currently on parole

   

  NAACP Ballot Initiative Recommendations

  California’s Propositions

  https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures

   

  • PROPOSITION 14—YES

  Bonds: Issues $5.5 billion in bonds for state stem cell research institute

   

  • PROPOSITION 15—NO

  Taxes: Requires commercial and industrial properties to be taxes based on market value and dedicates revenue

   

  • Proposition 16—YES

  Affirmative Action: Repeals Proposition 209 (1996) which says that the state cannot discriminate or grant preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education or contracting

   

  • Proposition 17—YES

  Suffrage: Restores the right to vote for people convicted of felonies who are on parole

   

   

  • Proposition 18—YES

  Suffrage: Allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primaries and special elections

   

  • Proposition 19—YES

  Taxes: Change tax assessment transfers and inheritance rules

   

  • Proposition 20—NO

  Law Enforcement: Makes changes to policies related to criminal sentencing charges, prison release, and DNA collection.

   

  • Proposition 21—NO

  Housing: Expands local government power to use rent control

   

  • Proposition 22—YES

  Business: Considers app-based drivers to be independent contractors and enacts several labor policies related to app-based companies

   

  • Proposition 23—NO

  Healthcare: Requires physician on-site at dialysis clinics and consent from the state for a clinic to close

   

  • Proposition 24—YES

  Business: Expands the provision of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and create the California Privacy Protection Agency to implement and enforce the CCPA

   

  • Proposition 25—NO

  Incarceration: Replaces cash bail with risk assessments for suspects awaiting trial.

   

  Measures for the City of Sacramento

  https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Clerk/Elections/3-Measure-Information

   

  • Measure A—NO

  STRONG MAYOR: Sacramento Mayoral Accountability and Community Equity Act of 2020

   

  • Measure B—YES

  REDISTRICTING: Sacramento Independent Redistricting Commission Timeline Exception

   

  • Measure C—NEUTRAL

  HOUSING: Sacramento Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Charter Amendment

   

  Important Voter Information

  Sacramento County Voter Registration

  Location:

  7000 65^th Street

  Sacramento, CA 95823

  PH: 916-875-6451 / or call 916-875-6100

  TOLL FREE: 888-877-5379

  Email: voterinfo@saccounty.net

Resources & Materials

• Voter’s Guide 2020 pdf
• Voter’s Guide 2020 doc

Movies

• Coming Soon