YOUR VOTE: California 2024

CALIFORNIA

With just a few clicks, we'll walk through voter registration, key election dates, and all the necessary documents. Best of all, you can share this info with your friends and neighbors. Make sure that your vote counts!

I. WAIT! BEFORE YOU SCROLL ANY FURTHER, REGISTER TO VOTE

Need to register? Or maybe you just want election reminders? Thanks to TurboVote, we've got you covered. Just click below:

II. KNOW THE DATES

Primary Election - March 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadlines

• February 20, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration.
  • California offers same-day Voter Registration. Learn more here.

Absentee Ballots Deadline

Ballot Request and Return Deadlines:

California no longer uses the term "absentee ballots." County elections officials mail ballots to all active registered voters, and voters decide whether to vote in person at their voting location or return the ballot by mail or by dropping it off at an open, secure ballot drop-off location, which opens one month before Election Day.

• March 5, 2024 -  Last day to hand-deliver ballots by 8 pm.
• March 5, 2024 - Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Election Day and received by your county elections office no later than March 12, 2024.

Registered voters in California who want to vote by absentee ballot this fall can check their mail ballot status here.

General Election - November 5, 2024

Voter Registration Deadline

• October 21, 2024 - Final day for online voter registration.
  • California offers same-day Voter Registration. Learn more here.

Absentee Ballots Deadlines

Ballot Request and Return Deadlines:

California no longer uses the term "absentee ballots." County elections officials mail ballots to all active registered voters, and voters decide whether to vote in person at their voting location or return the ballot by mail or by dropping it off at an open, secure ballot drop-off location, which opens one month before Election Day.

• October 7, 2024 - County election officials mail a vote-by-mail ballot to all active registered voters.
• November 5, 2024 -  Last day to hand-deliver ballot by 8 pm.
• November 12, 2024 - Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Election Day and received by your county elections office no later than November 12, 2024.

Military and overseas citizens can vote by mail using the standard procedure. Ensure your ballot is postmarked by Election Day and that election officials receive your ballot no later than 7 days after Election Day.

III. REGISTER TO VOTE

Registration Status

• Not sure if you're registered? This handy widget will tell you whether you're on the voter rolls.

Voting Requirements

• Here are the requirements to register as a voter in California.

Need To Register?

• Yes, it's so important we're including it twice. Here's that link again:

IV. WHERE TO VOTE

Polling Location

• Use the California Secretary of State's widget to find your polling place.
• Click here to find contact information for your county election office.

V. WHAT TO TAKE TO THE POLLS

Voter ID Laws

• Once you have registered to vote, no further voter ID is required to vote in California except for some first-time voters.

Accepted Credentials

• Here is the list of accepted credentials for first-time voters.
• Contact your county elections office for an acceptable list of options.

Don't have a valid ID?

• Once you have registered to vote, no further voter ID is required to vote in California except for some first-time voters.

VI. HAVING TROUBLE? GET IN TOUCH

Questions?

• California's Secretary of State and Elections Division can be reached at (916) 657-2166 or via this simple form.

Voter ID Helpline:

• Call 844-338-8743

See you at the ballots (or mailboxes), Californians!