Voting

Voting

REGISTER TO VOTE

Are you registered to vote? Do you want to change your party, your address, your name? Are you living overseas? For answers to these and other questions and a link to register, go to Get Registered to Vote.

GETTING INFORMED

See more information on Elections and Voter Information in California: preparing to vote, voting (in person, by mail, if you've moved), voting rights, take a friend to vote, results of past elections, etc.

VOTE411: Key in your address and zip code and get your entire ballot and polling place. Find information on candidates and ballot measures -- from the League and other nonpartisan sources. Archives of past elections available with election results.

Important Dates - November 3, 2026 General Election

  • October 5 - County elections office begins mailing ballots. 
    • Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
  • October 5 - Ballot drop-off locations open.
  • October 19 - Close of Registration for this election.
  • October 24 - Eleven-Day Vote Centers open through Election Day.
  • October 31 - All Vote Centers open through Election Day. 
  • November 3 - Election Day, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm.
  • November 10 - Last day to receive Vote-by-mail postmarked no later than November 3.