To vote in the California Democratic Primary, you must be a registered voter and today is the deadline to do so.

Registering is also necessary whenever you move, change your name, or change your political party affiliation.


You can download a voter registration form here and mail it in today (must be postmarked January 22nd) or deliver it in person to your local County Registrar of Voters.

Please spread the word, get involved and vote for political candidates who are not recycled foreclosure lobbyists candidates.

The following reminder from one of the Democratic candidates gives additional information about the process. This reminder not being published to influence AHRC members to vote for a particular candidate.

From: "Mitchell Schwartz, CA.BarackObama.com"
Date: January 20, 2008 6:20:29 PM PST
Subject: Quick reminder for California

Friend --

If you want to participate in the California Democratic primary on February 5th, you must register to vote by this Tuesday, January 22nd.

Make sure you are registered, and then forward this email to your friends, family, and neighbors. Remind them that they need to be registered if they want to support Barack.

Remember, you do not need to be a Democrat to participate in the primary. Republicans and unaffiliated voters who choose "Decline to State" as their party preference can vote for Senator Obama.

Once someone is registered as "Decline to State," here's how it works:

Unaffiliated voters must specifically request a Democratic ballot. If they are voting in person, they can request the ballot at the polling place.

If they are voting by mail, they must contact their County Elections Officer and request a Democratic ballot by January 29th: http://my.barackobama.com/CAVoteByMail

Our campaign wants as many Californians as possible to participate in the Democratic primary -- to support Barack, but also to reconnect with the political process.

For the full rules on registering to vote, visit the website of the California Secretary of State: http://my.barackobama.com/CASecretaryofState

Make sure you are registered and spread the word,

Mitchell Schwartz
California State Director
Obama for America