Eligible Californians can now register to vote online, thanks to a new Web application form at RegisterToVote.ca.gov.

"Today the Internet replaces the mailbox for thousands of Californians wanting to register to vote,” said Secretary of State Debra Bowen, California’s chief elections officer in a news release. “Online or on paper, California’s laws and procedures for processing voter registration applications are identical. Security is a critical part of elections, and I want to emphasize this online application is not ‘automatic registration.’ The information provided in an online application still must be verified by a county elections official before an applicant can be added to the voter rolls.”

Mail-in voter registration forms are available in the Library, and you can get more information on the Civic Information Center page.

The last day to register to vote for the November 6 General Election is October 22.