The Secretary of State (SOS) provides National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) training materials for SOS-tracked and County-tracked Voter Registration Agency (VRA) Coordinators and Staff.
Not sure if your agency is County-tracked or SOS-tracked? Please see our VRA list.
County-tracked VRAs obtain voter registration cards from their county elections officials and county elections officials track and reports on the registrations from them. Any agency not listed as an SOS-tracked VRA below is a county-tracked VRA.
County-tracked VRA NVRA Training: (PPT) (updated Jan 2026) | PDF coming soon
SOS-tracked VRAs obtain voter registration cards from the SOS and the SOS tracks and reports on the registrations from them.
Voter Registration Card Order Form for SOS-tracked VRAs (PDF)
SOS-tracked VRA NVRA Training: (PPT) (updated Jan 2026) | PDF coming soon
The following agencies are SOS-tracked VRAs:
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO)
- California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)
- Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- Office of Services to the Blind, Assistance Dog Special Allowance Program
- University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community College (CCC) offices for students with disabilities
- Private entities under contract with the above to provide NVRA-related services
Forms
Additional Training
- California Online Voter Registration (COVR) Slideshow: (PPT) | (PDF) (updated Jul 2022)
- COVR American Sign Language Video
- NVRA Basics - Quick Reference Sheet (updated Mar 2022)
- Training Frequently Asked Questions (updated Apr 2024)
Other Resources
- California's NVRA Manual
- Disability Etiquette
- Disability Rights California - Voting Publications
- Elections Video Resources
- NVRA Voter Registration Agency Guidance Letters
- SOS NVRA Toolkit - How to Comply with the National Voter Registration Act
- Voters with Disabilities
- Voting Rights: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction