HOW TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Registered to vote as No Party Preference*?
As a voter registered with No Party Preference, if you want to vote for U.S. President you must request a primary election ballot with presidential candidates from one of the following parties:
- American Independent Party
- Democratic Party
- Libertarian Party
If you vote-by-mail, you will need to request this ballot from the Humboldt County Office of Elections at (707) 445-7481.
If you vote at the polls, you can request a ballot when checking in at the polling place.
For more information on this process, visit https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-info/how-vote-president/.
If you want to vote for the Green, Peace and Freedom, or Republican Party’s presidential candidates, you must re-register with that specific party. To change your voter registration visit https://registertovote.ca.gov/.
* Voters registered with a non-qualified political party are considered No Party Preference Voters.
Registered with a Qualified Political Party?
If you registered with any of the following qualified political parties, you can only vote for that party’s presidential candidates:
- American Independent Party
- Democratic Party
- Green Party
- Libertarian Party
- Peace and Freedom Party
- Republican Party
If you want to vote for another party’s presidential candidate, you must re-register with that specific party. To change your registration visit https://registertovote.ca.gov/.
See the list of candidates by accessing the Humboldt County Voter Information Guide (VIG) online at https://humboldtgov.org/elections. Get the facts to make an intelligent vote, find election dates, find your polling place, register to vote, and other information for voters.
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