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California voters are generally not required to show identification before they cast their ballots. However, if a voter is voting in a federal election for the first time after registering online or by mail and did not provide their driver's license number, California identification number or the last four digits of their social security number on their registration form, they will be asked to show a form of identification when they go to the polls.
If a driver's license number, California identification number or the last four digits of the social security number are not provided, a registration cannot be validated through the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or the Social Security Administration (SSA), therefore the voter would be required to provide acceptable identification before registration is complete and they can vote.
Forms of acceptable identification include, but are not limited to a passport, a credit or debit card, a utility bill, and a military identification card: For a complete list of acceptable forms of identification, see Section 20107 of the California Code of Regulations on the Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/regulations/current-regulations/elections/help-america-vote-act-identification-standards.
Anyone registered to vote must attest (sign), under penalty of perjury, that they are U.S. Citizens and not otherwise ineligible to vote.
State law requires a person to attest, under penalty of perjury, to meeting all eligibility requirements, including citizenship. (EC
§§ 2111, 2112,
2150)
The voter completes the affidavit of registration and signs under penalty of perjury that the information is true and correct. (EC
§ 2150)
All voter registration records are electronically sent from the California statewide voter registration database (VoteCal) to DMV where they are compared to DMV records and/or the SSA records to validate the voter's identification. DMV provides a response to VoteCal indicating if the voter identification is verified or not.
VoteCal captures whether or not the voter's identity was validated through the DMV process.
State law (EC§ 2265(d)) prohibits the DMV from transmitting records of AB 60 driver's license recipients to VoteCal and DMV systems safeguards prevent against transmission of such data. Accordingly, AB 60 license are never validated.
