Please note: Changing the information on your driver’s license/identification card with the DMV or updating your address with the Post Office may not automatically update your voter registration.
Check your voter registration status
Depending on the change you wish to make, you should complete a new Voter Registration Card to re-register to vote or may simply complete a Voter Action Request Form.
You must submit a new Voter Registration Card to re-register to vote if...
- If you are registering to vote for the first time
- If you are changing your legal name for any reason
- To change your political party 15 days before an election
Use the California Online Voter Registration System
View online voter registration
You can register to vote online or complete a paper Voter Registration card. View the Registrar of Voters one page guide on completing and returning voter registration forms to learn more.
Voter Registration Cards must be returned in person or by mail. It cannot be faxed or e-mailed.
You can return your completed Voter Registration Card to:
Main Address (view directions): Registrar of Voters, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San Jose, CA 95112
Mailing Address: Registrar of Voters, P.O. Box 611300, San Jose, CA 95161-1300
Need Forms and Assistance in Another Language?
Language assistance the Registrar of Voters can provide when registering to vote
You can update your registration by Voter Action Request Form if….
If you are already registered to vote in the County of Santa Clara, rather than completing a new Voter Registration Card, you can fill out a Voter Action Request Form if you want to…
- Change your residence address or add or change a mailing address
- Request or change your language preference (English, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Nepali, Punjabi, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telegu and Vietnamese)
- Correct misspellings or other errors in your registration information
- Cancel your voter registration
- Cancel the voter registration of a deceased member of your family or household
- Opt out of receiving County Voter Information Guides by mail
Return Signed and Completed Voter Action Request Form
Fax* to (408) 998-7314
Mail to Registrar of Voters, Voter Registration Division, PO Box 611300, San Jose, CA 95161-1300
E-mail* to [email protected]
*NOTE: Fax and e-mail can only be accepted for Voter Action Request Forms. Paper Voter Registration Cards must be returned by mail or in person.
