The next statewide election is November 05, 2024, the Presidential Election.
Now is the perfect time to check your registration status.
Key Dates for Nov. 5th Election
- October 7, 2024, Santa Barbara county elections office will begin mailing ballots. All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot.
- October 8, 2024, Ballot drop-off locations will open. Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
- October 21, 2024 is the last day to register to vote.
- October 26, 2024 vote centers open for early in-person voting.
- November 5, 2024, Election Day. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2024.
What's On My Ballot?
Vote 411 - A personalized voter's guide for election related material developed by the League of Women Voters. View election information based on your state, look up your polling place, deadlines, absentee and mail-in ballot information and more. Print out a personalized ballot with your choices to take with you on Election Day. Watch this 1 minute video to see how. We’re still populating the site, so check back for updates.
Where and How to Vote?
- Voting at a Polling Place
- Voting by Mail
- Military and Overseas Voting
- Remote Accessible Vote by Mail (RAVBM)
- Vote by Mail Forms
- Voting Using Drop Boxes
What Happens at the Polling Place?
1) Go to the Check-In station where the check-in officer will use the ePollbook (an electronic roster) to look up and verify voter's information, and then have the voter sign in using the touch screen. A ticket will then print, and the voter will be directed to the ballot issue workstation.
2) Receive your ballot from the ballot issue officer who is responsible for issuing the proper ballot to voters. The polling place may have ballots for multiple precincts, and a voter's precinct determines which ballot they should receive.
3) Mark your ballot
4) Return your ballot at the ballot reception workstation. The ballot reception officer monitors ballots as they are returned. They are responsible for tallying all returned regular ballots, vote by mail ballots, and provisional ballots.
Voter Guides
- What's my District? Who're my Representatives? if you live in Santa Barbara County
- Easy Voter Guide
- California Secretary of State Elections Information - All kinds of voter information from the State website.
California has Same Day Voter Registration
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Eligible citizens who miss a voter registration deadline still have the option to participate. You can register and vote provisionally 14 days prior to an election and on Election Day.
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You can complete this process to register and vote at a county elections office, polling place, or vote center. Your ballot will be processed and counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process.
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Visit caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov for a list of early voting locations where you can complete the Same Day Voter Registration Process.
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Need to register on Election Day? Use our polling place lookup tool to find your local polling location.
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Have additional questions about locations where you can complete the Same Day Voter Registration process? Contact your county elections office.
In elections conducted by your county elections official, you can “conditionally” register and vote at your county elections office after the 15-day voter registration deadline. For more information please go to Same Day Voter Registration.
North Santa Barbara County City Elections - November 2024
- City of Buellton election information - One (1) Mayor – Full term of 2 years; Two (2) City Council Members (Districts 2 and 3) – Full terms of four (4) years
- City of Guadalupe election information - One (1) Mayor – Full term of 2 years; Two City Council Members - Full Terms of 4 years; City Clerk - Full Term of 4 years.
- City of Lompoc election information - One Mayor, Council Members from District 1 and District 4
- City of Santa Maria election information - One Mayor (At-Large), One Councilmember (District 1), One Councilmember (District 2), One City Treasurer (At-Large), and One City Clerk (At-Large)
- City of Solvang election information - City Council Member District 1 (4-year term ending Nov. 2028), City Council Member District 2 (4-year term ending Nov. 2028), Mayor (2-year term ending Nov. 2026)