Oct. 20 Is Deadline for Voter Registration; Gubernatorial General Election Is Nov. 4

Notice from Contra Costa County Elections Office:

Joseph E. Canciamilla, County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, announces that Monday, October 20, 2014 is the voter registration deadline for the November 4, 2014 Gubernatorial General Election.

New voters, anyone who has moved, or has had a name change must register.

Voters may register online at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/.

Voters may also obtain registration forms at government offices including City, County Offices, and DMV locations.

The completed form must be delivered to the Contra Costa County Elections Office at 555 Escobar Street in Martinez no later than 5:00 pm on October 20, 2014, or be postmarked by October 20, 2014.

To be eligible to vote, a person must be a U.S. citizen who will be at least 18 years old by November 4, 2014 and not imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony.

Anyone who becomes a newly naturalized citizen after the October 20, 2014 deadline may register and vote between October 21 and November 4, 2014.

New citizens may register at the Contra Costa County Elections Office at 555 Escobar Street in Martinez and must present his or her Certificate of Naturalization.

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