Voting for president next year? Be sure you can

California's presidential primary election is one year away. But it's not too early to give residents a heads up – political parties decide who is able to vote for their presidential candidates. A voter may need to change their voter registration party status with the Registrar of Voters to vote for who they want March 3, 2020.

Register with a political party.

If a voter is registered with a political party, their ballot will list that party's presidential candidates. They can only vote for that party's presidential candidates.

Or, register with no party preference or nonpartisan.

If a voter i...