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As a voter who is not physically residing in Sacramento County at the present time, you need to define for yourself what your voting domicile is.
Voting domicile is defined in Elections Code Section 349. (a) "Residence" for voting purposes means a person's domicile. (b) The domicile of a person is that place in which his or her habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of remaining, and to which, whenever he or she is absent, the person has the intention of returning. At a given time, a person may have only one domicile.
So, if you once resided and were registered to vote in Sacramento County and since then you have left this county, you need to define for yourself whether you have the intention to return to Sacramento County or not. There are three categories to choose from.
If you are currently living somewhere outside of Sacramento County and intend to return at some future time, then you may maintain Sacramento County as your voting domicile and continue to vote on state and local issues. Voters serving in the military, living overseas temporarily or part-time, or who travel for business or education are often in this category.
If you do not intend to return to Sacramento County and you live within the United States, you must re-register to vote in your current county residence prior to the next election. If you are now residing outside the United States and you have no intention of returning, then we would advise you to become a federal voter. A federal voter is eligible to vote for federal, state and local offices, as well as ballot measures. U.S. citizens living permanently abroad are mostly in this category.
If you have moved away from Sacramento County but, you have not re-established a voting domicile, you may continue to use Sacramento County as your voting domicile until a new one is established -- even though you may have no intention of returning here. This is pursuant to court case Walters v. Weed (1988) AKA "UCSC Student Voting Case." 45 Cal.3rd.1. Voters who are students, traveling around the country, or are transient are often in this category.
Please define which category of voter defines you on the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) and we will process your registration accordingly. For further information or to download and print the FPCA forms, try visiting the FVAP website at: www.fvap.gov.
Voters who vote absentee or at the polls are required to provide the address where they live in Sacramento County and sign under penalty of perjury that the information is correct.
