Register to vote online by filling out the form on your Neighborhood Council’s Online Voter Registration page. (Don’t know where to find it? Learn how.)
Step 1 – Read the Voter Requirements
These appear at the top of each Neighborhood Council’s voter signup page (see image below). Please review them, as each Neighborhood Council has its own unique requirements.
Step 2 – Voter Information
Enter your name, date of birth, and contact information. Any field marked (*) is required. Make sure to use two digits for your birth day and month no matter what (for example, 02/04 for February 4th.)
Step 3 – Residential Address
Enter your residential address here, even if your eligibility to vote is associated with a different address. If you have a different qualifying address, you’ll have the opportunity to enter it in the next step.
Step 4 – Voter Qualification
This is where you state what qualifies you to vote in your Neighborhood Council’s Election – don’t forget you can live; work; own; or be a community interest stakeholder to participate (see FAQ in the bottom of this article). Check the box next to the option that applies to you, then enter the address where you live, work, or participate in the bar that opens underneath.
Step 5 – Supporting Documents:
This is where you provide proof of your identity with a photo ID – and if your Neighborhood Council requires it, you’ll also see a second button in this section to upload proof of your voter qualifications (see image above.)
- What documents to use? Different Neighborhood Councils have different documentation requirements. These are listed in the overview at the top of a Council’s Voter Registration page (see Step 1). If your Council allows voters to “self-affirm” how they are qualified to vote, then all you need to provide is a photo ID. However, if your Neighborhood Council “requires that voters provide documentation of who they are and how they are qualified to vote,” you must submit a photo ID that establishes your identity, as well as documentation showing that you live, work, own, or have an ongoing participation locally. (In some cases, your photo ID might cover both requirements.) Whatever you provide must show an address within the Neighborhood Council boundaries, and your name. Learn more and see a list of accepted IDs & qualifying documents HERE.
- Scan your docs or photograph them with your phone. Save the files or images, then click CHOOSE FILE to upload. Please upload your Photo ID first if you must submit more than one document.
- Don’t have the documents you need on hand? You can still edit this application up until registration closes, one week before your Council’s Election Day. Just click the “Returning User” link at the very top of the registration page, then log in with your email + the password you created.
Step 6 – Signature
Click the box saying you declare the submitted info to be true, then type your full name in the box labeled SIGNATURE at the bottom of the form.
Step 7 – Submit the form
Submit your application by clicking the button at the bottom. Anything incomplete or incorrect on your application will be marked in red for you to fix.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Your registration will be verified using the documents you provided, which takes a few days to complete. After that, you’ll receive an email with a username and PIN to log onto the online voting system. Make sure to look in your Spam folder, if a few days go by and you don’t see the email with your username and PIN.
NEED HELP?
Call 818-293-VOTE (8683) or email Elections@EmpowerLA.org
If you’d like to register, get verified, and vote on the same day, you can come to a local Pop-Up Poll or attend the official Election Day polls for your Neighborhood Council.
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ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION FAQs:
- When does registration close? Registration closes 1 week before a Neighborhood Council’s official Election Day. If online registration has closed, you may still register and vote at the official polls on Election Day, or at a local Pop-Up Poll event.
- When to cast your vote? You may vote online for 3 weeks up to and including a Council’s official Election Day. You may also register and vote in person at the official Election Day polls, or at one of our mobile Pop-Up Poll events. Online voting closes when a Neighborhood Council’s physical polling location closes.
- Who can vote in Neighborhood Council elections? Neighborhood Council Elections are inclusive, which means that voting is open to everyone who is a stakeholder of a Neighborhood Council, so long as they register. “Stakeholder” refers to someone who lives, works or owns real property in the neighborhood and also to those who declare a stake in the neighborhood as a community interest stakeholder, defined as a person who affirms a substantial and ongoing participation within the Neighborhood Council’s boundaries and who may be in a community organization such as, but not limited to, educational, non-profit and/or religious organizations. Voters must also be at least the minimum voting age required by their Neighborhood Council on the Election Day. Voting age varies between Neighborhood Councils, and is listed in the requirements at the top of each Council’s online registration page.
