§ 2200 Permanent Voter Registration

Elections Code·California

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•Once you sign up to vote, you stay signed up forever unless something special happens.
•Only the Secretary of State or your local voting office can cancel your sign-up.
•They can only cancel it for specific reasons listed in the rules.

Example

You move to a new house in the same town.

Your voter sign-up stays active even after you move, unless the voting office cancels it for a good reason (like if you move out of the state).

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§ 2200 Permanent Voter Registration

The registration of a voter is permanent for all purposes during his or her life, unless and until the affidavit of registration is canceled by the Secretary of State or the county elections official for any of the causes specified in this article. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 55. (AB 1020) Effective January 1, 2016. Operative September 26, 2016, when the Secretary of State issued the certification prescribed by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 88.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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voter registration permanent Secretary of State county elections official affidavit of registration

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 2200.

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