STUDENT VOTER EMPOWERMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Register, Vote and Volunteer
We understand that voter empowerment and civic engagement is an essential part of the college experience and contributes to democratic participation in our society.
Through instruction, extracurricular activities,student clubs, internships, and peer-to-peer interactions, there are opportunities to become civically engaged and involved both on and off campus.
Our aim is to encourage voter empowerment and civic engagement, and connect students with resources, services, and partnerships that will help them in their journey to become active and empowered global citizens.
Voter Empowerment
Register to vote today by clicking the "Register to Vote" or "Inscribirse Para Votar" button.
Register to Vote
Inscribirse a Votar
Important Dates
2024 California General Election
- The last day to register to vote for the November 5, 2024, General Election is October 21, 2024.
- All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election.
- Your county elections office will begin mailing ballots by October 7, 2024.
- Ballot drop-off locations open on October 8, 2024.
- Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
- Vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter’s Choice Act counties beginning on October 26, 2024.
- Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2024.
Vote
- Our campuses will partner with the Los Angeles County Registrar Visit lavote.gov for more information.
- For more information on Same Day Voter Registration.
- For more election information, visit the California Secretary of State’s Students Vote Project page or the state elections page at California Secretary of State.
- If necessary, all workers in the State of California are allowed to use up to two hours during their regular paid work schedule on Election Day to vote, without loss of pay. (LACCD SAP code 1140)
Register to Vote
Are You Eligible to Vote?
To vote in California, you must be:
- A U.S. citizen and a resident of California,
- 18 years or older on Election Day,
- Not currently in state or federal prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony. For more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons with a Criminal History.
- And, not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court. For more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship.
Get Started
To vote in California, you’ll need to be registered in California. Not registered yet, or not sure if you’re registered?
For more Election and Voter Information go the California Secretary of States' Website
Election Resources:
State of California
California Students Vote Project
Secretary of State – Election information
LA County Vote Center:
LA Valley College and the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, is a multi-day Voting Center and Mail-In Vote Ballot Box location for the 2024 General Election.
The 11-day vote center on campus is open to the public from October 26 - November 5, 2024.
Early Voting
Dates: Saturday, October 26–Monday, November 4, 2024
Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Location: Cafeteria in the Student Union. View map
Election Day
Dates: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Hours: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
Location: Cafeteria in the Student Union. View map
Mail-In Ballot Drop Box
Dates: Saturday, October 25 - Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Hours: Open 24/7 until Tuesday, November 5 at 8 p.m.
Location: Parking Lot G. View map
Visitor Parking is available in the Parking Structure (on the 2nd-4th floors) for $2 per car daily permit. Daily Parking permits can be purchased at a parking pay station in the Parking Structure.
Information on additional voting centers in Los Angeles County can be found online at the LA County Vote Centers webpage.
If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation, or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the LAVC Administrative Services Office at (818) 947-947-2336 as soon as possible, but no later than ten (10) business days prior to the event.