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Dear California Voter,
Vote Centers Open for Early Voting Starting May 23!
Starting May 23, 2026, vote centers will open for early in-person voting for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election.
If you live in any of the following counties: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Imperial, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Merced, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Ventura, or Yolo, you can vote at any vote center in your county for 10 days before Election Day.
To find your nearest vote center or drop box, visit caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov.
You can vote how, when, and where it’s convenient for you—using a drop box, at a vote center, or by mail.
Democracy is counting on you! Follow these five easy steps to exercise your right to vote:
Complete your ballot: Mark your choices on your ballot.
Seal your ballot: Secure your ballot inside the return envelope you received from your county elections office.
Sign your ballot: Sign the outside of your return envelope. Make sure your signature matches the signature on your California driver’s license or State ID, or the signature you provided when registering to vote. Your county elections office will compare your signatures before they count your ballot.
Return your ballot: You have several options to return your ballot. You can find options here:https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/. You can return your ballot:
At a drop box: You can drop off your ballot in the return envelope at a secure official drop box, polling location, vote center, or county elections office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
In person: You can vote in person. You can find your polling location at: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place.
By mail: Last day to mail is May 26th to be counted, a mailed ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day (June 2, 2026) and received by June 9, 2026. If you mail your ballot, we recommend that you mail it early. In some locations, mail may not be postmarked by the United States Postal Service until the following day, and some postal locations do not transport mail on the date it is postmarked. If you do mail your ballot, it is recommended that you obtain a manual postmark from a postal employee inside your local United States Post Office and that you mail the ballot in advance of Election Day, June 2, 2026.
Track your ballot. Sign up at wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov to receive updates on the status of your ballot by text message (SMS), email, or voice call. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to track your ballot every step of the way!
Make a plan to vote. Decide how you will return your ballot.
If you have any questions, please call one of the toll-free voter hotlines
- (800) 345-VOTE (8683) – English
- (800) 232-VOTA (8682) - Español / Spanish
- (800) 339-2857 - 中文 / Chinese
- (888) 345-2692 - हिन्दी / Hindi
- (800) 339-2865 - 日本語 / Japanese
- (888) 345-4917 - ខ្មែរ / Khmer
- (866) 575-1558 - 한국어 / Korean
- (800) 339-2957 - Tagalog
- (855) 345-3933 - ภาษาไทย / Thai
- (800) 339-8163 - Việt ngữ / Vietnamese
- 711 – TTY/TDD
or your county elections office https://www.sos.ca.gov/county-elections-offices
Make your voice heard! Don’t delay, vote today.
The California Office of the Secretary of State