Monday Midnight Voter Registration in Santa Cruz and Watsonville

If you haven’t had a chance to register to vote in the November 6, 2012 Presidential General Election, here’s where you can register to vote on the last day, Monday, October 22:

• County Government Center - election officials will be out in front of the building located at 701 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz: 5 p.m. to Midnight
• Watsonville City Hall - election officials will be out in front of the building located at 250 Main Street in Watsonville: 5 p.m. to Midnight
• Safeway in Scotts Valley - Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Soccer team will be in front of the Safeway located at 253 Mt. Hermon Rd in Scotts Valley: 6 to 8 p.m.

Other groups will be out in force registering voters on the last day. To be eligible to register and vote, a person must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old on or before November 6, 2012, and not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction.

Voters should re-register if they do not remember voting within the last five years, have moved since last voting, or have changed their name.

Persons interested in re-registering or registering for the first time in Santa Cruz County may also register to vote online at http://registertovote.ca.gov/. Paper voter registration cards are available at county offices, the Department of Motor Vehicles, social service agencies, military recruitment offices, local libraries, post offices, city halls and several local businesses during regular office hours.

For more information, please call the county Elections Department at 831-454-2060 or visit our website at www.votescount.com