Your voter registration becomes effective 30 days after it is submitted (and accepted) by the county voter registrar. Our office will then put your name on the voter registration list, generate your voter certificate and mail it to you. Once received, be sure to read the information on the back of the certificate, sign by the X on the "front" of the current card and keep your voter card in a safe place. This is what you will take with you to the polls to vote. Note that as long as your name is on the voter list, you may vote without presenting this certificate, but you must provide another form of identification. If your original application is missing required information, you will receive a notice in the mail and have a deadline to respond to the notice.