Exercising your right to vote is critical to ensuring that your interests are represented in your city council, Sacramento and Washington. Please make exercising that right a priority!  Take the following actions and be a participant in the election process:

1. Register to vote!  If you are not currently registered to vote, request a voter registration card online, or download a registration card by going to our Voter Registration Form. 

2.  Vote absentee!  Registered voter can apply for an absentee ballot by mail.  Applications must be submitted to your county elections official.

3.  Encourage your colleagues and clients to register to vote!  To order blank registration cards for your office through C.A.R., please fill out the attached  Voter Registration Form.  Your clients will appreciate the added benefit of being able to register to vote quickly.

4.  Display voter registration cards at your local association office!  Registration cards are available from your county elections office, or by calling (800) 345-8683.

5.  Participate in the Secretary of State's  Birthday Card Program!  It delivers a "birthday style" voter registration card to everyone who turns 18 and has a California driver’s license or California identification card from the Department of Motor Vehicles. 

GET INTO POLITICS:  The decisions made by elected officials affect our lives every day - from the taxes we pay, to the roads we drive on, to the schools our children attend.  That‘s why it‘s important to participate in the political process and help choose your elected officials by exercising your right to vote!

Updated:  February, 2009