| California Primary – March 5, 2024 – Get the Ballot You Want
How Are You Registered to Vote ?
if You Are Registered as NPP (No Political Party Preference), You May Not Get the Primary Ballot You Want!
2024 is the first time that California will participate in Super Tuesday. Do you know which presidential candidates will appear on your ballot?
In 2011, California adopted the “Top Two Candidates Open Primary Act”. As a result, in elections for U.S. congressional offices, state constitutional offices and state legislative offices all candidates are listed on one ballot and only the top two vote-getters– regardless of party preference - move on to the general election.
The only elections where the list of candidates will be specific to a political party are the offices of U.S. President and county central committee. So, how can you be sure to get the ballot that you want?
- Go to sccvote.sccgov.org to check that you are registered to vote and to see if you are registered with a political party.
- If you are registered with a party, the presidential candidates for that party will be on your ballot.
- If you are registered NPP (No Party Preference) your default ballot will not have presidential candidates. If you want to vote for a presidential candidate, you can take one of the steps below.
1. To vote for a candidate from the American Independent, Democratic, or Libertarian Party, you need to request a crossover ballot. The ROV will send NPP voters a Cross-Over Ballot Notice and Application with instructions about how to do this.
2. To vote for a candidate from the Green, Peace & Freedom, or Republican Party, go to sccvote.sccgov.org and re-register as a member of that party.
The deadline to register to vote is February 19, 2024 and the deadline to request a crossover ballot is February 20, 2024. If you miss these deadlines, you can still request a conditional ballot on or before March 5 at the Registrar of Voters or at any vote center.
For more information go to the SCC ROV website: https://sccvote.sccgov.org/elections/march-5-2024-presidential-primary-election or the CA Secretary of State website: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-info/how-vote-president |