The 2024 Presidential General Election will be held on November 5, 2024.
View your ballot, find out where to vote, and learn about the candidates using our unbiased online voter guide VOTE411.org.
Every registered voter in California will receive a ballot in the mail about a month before Election Day. You can choose to return the ballot by mail, drop it off, or vote in person.
- All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election.
- Your county elections office will begin mailing ballots by October 7, 2024.
- Ballot drop-off locations open on October 8, 2024.
- Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
- Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2024.
After returning your ballot, check WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov to find out where your ballot is in the process and when it has been accepted.
- Elections and Voting (LWVDV)
- VOTE411
- CA Secretary of State - 2024 Election Information
- Contra Costa County - 2024 Election Information
- Easy Voter Guide
- Ve Y Vota (En Español)
- CA Ballot Measures – Pros and Cons (LWVC)
- Candidate Forums
- Roadmap to Voting 2024 - A Community Conversation
- 2024 California Propositions Pros and Cons - A Community Conversation
- 2024 California Propositions Pros and Cons (Live event 9/30/24)
- Mis/Disinformation - Election Edition (Live Event 8/22/24)
Election Day Problems?
Report an election issue by calling:
1-866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) Call or text
1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español)
1-888-API-VOTE (1-888-274-8683) (Asian multilingual assistance)
1-844-YALLA-US (Arabic)