Check your voter registration data now!

[Diane Darling]

After the Arizona clusterfuck, I decided to check on my own registration, just to be sure I don't have a moment of red fury when I'm oops-denied my vote for Bernie. So I logged in to the SoCoReg of Voters and clicked on the link for records.(https://secure.sonoma-county.org/vote/voter_registration_status.aspx?sid=1070)

Surprise! Can't get in! Tried with a different browser. Same thing. Can't establish a secure connection. Over several days I tried several times. Nada. Monday I called them. The nice lady professed no knowledge of any fuckup there, said she'd report it, and looked up my records by hand. I'm good.

This is so lame. We know our county IT is so 20th century, but, pul-eese!

Suggestion: everybody call in (707 565 6800) and check your registration. Make sure you're registered Dem or Rep or you won't be able to vote in the primary. Ask the nice lady to fix the damn website. Say thank-you.

[theindependenteye]

Elizabeth here --

I did the same thing with the same results. "Cannot establish a secure connection." And on the phone a very nice lady checked and assured me that my registration was Dem, also CB's. While I'm not primed to suspect shenanigans, I think the website should function as stated, and I think all sorts of folks should check their registrations and then communicate with somebody that the website is effed up. And then follow up, repeatedly. We are continually assured that the "modern" way of doing things is our best assurance of accuracy. My approach is not to say "You retarded dweeb, fix it!" but rather, "I know y'all are proud of your system and want it to be perfect. Right now, there's a glitch. I know you're working on it, but can you give me a clue how I'll know when it's fixed?"

[rekarp]

I had no problem verifying my registration online using the link you provided below.


After the Arizona clusterfuck, I decided to check on my own registration, .... So I logged in to the SoCoReg of Voters and clicked on the link for records.(https://secure.sonoma-county.org/vote/voter_registration_status.aspx?sid=1070)....

[Stuart]

If you want to vote in the Democratic primary, you can ONLY do so if you are registered as a Democrat below, you MUST REQUEST a Dem ballot if you have declined a party preference
PERIOD

https://secure.sonoma-county.org/vote/voter_registration_status.aspx?sid=1070
(https://secure.sonoma-county.org/vote/voter_registration_status.aspx?sid=1070)
Many think if they are an “independent” they can vote in there Dem primary. THEY CAN NOT. Because the American Independent Party, some fringe group, is where you are probably now registered, and the Dems do not allow them to vote in the Dem primary anyway. Green, Blue, Yellow, whoever other parties can not vote in the primary either

Best to call the county, they are very helpful, and make sure you are registered correctly
PLEASE PASS THIS ON!

[diaba]

how do we check how we're registered, do we have to call?

thx

[Barry]

Here's the official information from: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/political-parties/no-party-preference/

No Party Preference Information

Voting in Presidential Primary Elections

Each political party has the option of allowing people who register to vote without stating a political party preference ("no party preference" voters - formerly known as "decline-to-state" voters) to vote in their presidential primary election. A political party must notify the Secretary of State's office whether or not they will allow no party preference voters to vote in their presidential primary election 135 days before the election.

If a no party preference voter wishes to vote in the presidential primary election of a political party who has notified the Secretary of State that they will allow no party preference voters to vote in their party's primary, a no party preference voter would simply ask their county elections office (https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/) or ask a poll worker at their polling place for a ballot for that political party. A voter may not request more than one party's ballot.

If a no party preference voter does not request such a ballot, they will be given a nonpartisan ballot, containing only the names of candidates for voter-nominated offices and local nonpartisan offices and measures to be voted upon at that presidential primary election.

For the June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election the following parties notified the Secretary of State that they will allow No Party Preference voters to request their party’s presidential ballot:


[*=1]American Independent Party
[*=1]Democratic Party
[*=1]Libertarian Party


You can verify your voter registration status, including party, here (https://secure.sonoma-county.org/vote/voter_registration_status.aspx?sid=1070).

[Barry]

how do we check how we're registered, do we have to call?

You can verify your voter registration status, including party, here (https://secure.sonoma-county.org/vote/voter_registration_status.aspx?sid=1070).

[haute flash Jan]

I changed my affiliation outside of Whole Foods a few weeks ago, and got a postcard in the mail with the party I changed to. When I looked myself up on the website, it could not find me by my last 4 of my social. It did find me by the last 4 of my driver's license. But, it showed the old party affiliation. I called them and they said that they only update the website's info once a month. He could not explain why the site failed to look me up by the social. So, just more information for you all. If you change your affiliation it might not show up for a month.

[joloseb]

Yes, I've been told by the Sonoma County Clerk- Registrar of Voters that the website for checking whether or not you are registered has a variable lag time, and not really reliable in a timely way (considering deadlines).

Gosh, you'd think we'd put our best experts in there to fix something as important as voter registration.

As mentioned above, you can call your
Sonoma County Clerk- Registrar of Voters, 435 Fiscal Drive, Santa Rosa, CA. 95406 at (707) 565-6800
and simply tell them, "I need to confirm my registration".

They are very nice, usually answer after the first or second ring, and are a live person, (not a switchboard).

As an option, you can GO to the Clerk's office IN PERSON, to register and confirm in one swoop! :thumbsup:

[scamperwillow]

I couldn't get in with my Soc Sec # but got in with my drivers license #. Good way to find out what district you are in if you are wondering.

Also, be sure to register Democrat if you want to vote democrat in the primary.

And if you are registered, you should have received your request for absentee ballot in the mail. I got mine yesterday.


Just tried, was able to get in and get my info. Also registered, whew! Just to let you know that the site's working now.:thumbsup:

[Ridgetop]

[Edited] You can also be registered as an <s>American</s> Independent and still have your vote count in the primary as democrat (the democrats are honoring this) I called and found out this is so.

[scamperwillow]

Do we really have any American Independents around her?

"The American Independent Party (AIP) is a far right (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics) political party (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party) of the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) that was established in 1967 by Bill Shearer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Shearer) and his wife, Eileen Knowland Shearer, a cousin of the late Republican (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)) U. S. Senator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate) William F. Knowland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Knowland) of California (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California). The AIP is best known for its nomination (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomination) of former Governor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Alabama) George Wallace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wallace) of Alabama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama), who carried five states in the 1968 presidential election (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1968) running on a segregationist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_segregation) platform against Richard M. Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_M._Nixon) and Hubert H. Humphrey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey). The party split in 1976 into the modern American Independent Party and the American Party (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Party_(1969)). From 1992 until 2008, the party was the California affiliate of the national Constitution Party (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Party_(United_States)). Its exit from the Constitution Party led to a leadership dispute during the 2008 election."


You can also be registered as an American Independant and still have your vote count in the primary as democrat (the democrats are honoring this) I called and found out this is so.

[Ridgetop]

Yes thank you :) I am registered incorrectly and need to change it it quickly now! Yikes!


After the Arizona clusterfuck, I decided to check on my own registration, ... (https://secure.sonoma-county.org/vote/voter_registration_status.aspx?sid=1070)

...Suggestion: everybody call in (707 565 6800) and check your registration. ...

[Ridgetop]

I meant to write that ones vote can be included in the primary's with the democrats if you are registered as an Independent (not American Independent)


Do we really have any American Independents around her?...

[scamperwillow]

You probably meant Decline to State - or No Party Preference.
Read this:

Want to register as an independent? Don't get confused by the AIP (https://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-voter-registration-california-american-independent-party-20140403-story.html)


I meant to write that ones vote can be included in the primary's with the democrats if you are registered as an Independent (not American Independant)