San Juan Capistrano, California Public Records

California residents can register online through the California Secretary of State's website at https://registertovote.ca.gov, which requires a California driver's license or identification card number. Voter registration deadlines fall 15 days before any election, though California offers conditional voter registration allowing eligible individuals to register and vote provisionally up through Election Day at any vote center. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, California residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not currently serving a state prison term for a felony conviction. As an incorporated city with a council-manager form of government, the community holds municipal elections for Mayor and four City Council seats. Council members serve four-year staggered terms, with elections held in even-numbered years coinciding with statewide general elections in November. Information about local candidates, ballot measures, and campaign finance disclosures is available through the city's website at https://www.sanjuancapistrano.org and the Orange County Registrar at https://www.ocvote.gov. Residents can find their assigned vote center locations through the Registrar's website at https://www.ocvote.gov/voting/voting-and-drop-off-locations, though California's Voter's Choice Act allows voters to use any vote center in Orange County during the 10-day voting period before and including Election Day. California provides extensive public access to election records: voter registration lists are available to candidates and committees, campaign finance reports are searchable through the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access database at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov and local filings through city and county systems, candidate statements and nomination papers are public records, and detailed precinct-level election results are published by the Registrar at https://www.ocvote.gov/results. 7 million registered voters and more than 1.California uses a vote-by-mail system where all registered voters automatically receive mail ballots approximately 29 days before each election, which can be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day), deposited in official drop boxes located throughout Orange County, or brought to any vote center. No-excuse absentee voting has been standard in California since 2002, and the state's current system provides maximum flexibility for voters to cast ballots at their convenience during the extended voting period.