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NewsThe 2024 Presidential General Election will be held on November 5, 2024.
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.
View your ballot, find out where to vote, and learn about the candidates using our unbiased online voter guide VOTE411.org.
Key dates and information:
- The last day to register to vote for the November 5, 2024, General Election is October 21, 2024.
- 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 centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter’s Choice Act counties beginning on October 26, 2024.
- 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.
Resources:
- Elections and Voting (LWVDV)
- CA Secretary of State Election - General Information
- CA Secretary of State - 2024 Election Information
- Contra Costa County Elections Division
- Contra Costa County - 2024 Election Information
- Vote411
- Easy Voter Guide
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