Although it may be months before you're breathing clearly again and the PTSD subsides, this year's election season only goes on for a finite amount of time and will soon be coming to a close. That's right, in just over two short weeks you will be able to cast your ballot for a huge number of local and state measures (and of course the President) and then hopefully take at least a short break from thinking about this madness — if you're registered to vote, that is. If you're not, then you should know today is the last day you can register to vote in California for the November 8 election, and it's actually pretty easy to do so.

First, and perhaps quickest for those with internet access, you can register to vote online. The forms are available in a number of different languages, and with only five simple steps you can go from unregistered to a certified participant in our representative democracy in a snap. Don't have a computer? Use your smartphone. Don't have a smartphone? The SF Library lets you go online for free.

If, for whatever reason, you can't or don't want to register online (let's say there's a problem with the internet, for example), you can still register the old fashioned way. CBS 5 reminds us that paper registration forms can be picked up at the library, the DMV, the post office, or the county election office.

After you get that form and fill it out, make sure it's postmarked by today — otherwise the powers that be won't accept it.

OK, pretty easy, right? But what if you don't know if you're registered or not? There's a quick way to check that out online, so you have no excuse to show up on election day only to find out you're not on the voter rolls.

Once that's taken care of you might as well go ahead and vote. You can do so early at City Hall well in advance of election day itself. So get registered, remind your friends to get registered, and then get your voting in early. If only deciphering all the local ballot measures was that easy.

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