GREATER SACRAMENTO NAACP 2020 Voter’s Guide
Who Can Register & Vote?
- People who have no shelter – YES, Can use address of shelters or check with local faith-based org.
- Students in School out of State YES, Using Absentee Ballots
- Required ID in California – NO, But California does require ID for first time voters
- Preregister at 16. Vote at 18.
- https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/pre-register-16-vote-18
Where Should I Vote?
We now have Vote Centers, Not Polling Places.
YES I CAN! Vote if…
- In County Jail serving a misdemeanor sentence.
- A misdemeanor never affects your right to vote.
- In County Jail because jail time is a condition of probation
- On probation
- On mandatory supervision
- On post release community supervision.
- Completed parole.
- If you are currently homeless.
- You can pre-register to vote at age 17.
- (Your right to vote is automatically restored when you complete parole. You need to fill out a voter registration application online at www.RegisterToVote.ca.gov or use a paper voter registration card found at the Sacramento County Voter Registrar)
NAACP Ballot Initiative Recommendations California’s Propositions
Interactive: Click or touch slides.
Proposition 17—YES
Suffrage: Restores the right to vote for people convicted of felonies who are on parole
Proposition 18—YES
Suffrage: Allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primaries and special elections
Proposition 23—NO
Healthcare: Requires physician on-site at dialysis clinics and consent from the state for a clinic to close
Proposition 25—NO
Incarceration: Replaces cash bail with risk assessments for suspects awaiting trial. Racial bias in risk assessment
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STRONG MAYOR: Sacramento Mayoral Accountability and Community Equity Act of 2020
REDISTRICTING: Sacramento Independent Redistricting Commission Timeline Exception
HOUSING: Sacramento Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Charter Amendment
Sacramento County Voter Registration
Location:
7000 65th Street, Sacramento, CA 95823
PH: 916-875-6451 / or call 916-875-6100
TOLL FREE: 888-877-5379
Email: voterinfo@saccounty.net
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