2024 Voter Information
It's a presidential election year--are you ready to vote?
"As a voter, you will help decide who will lead us. You make your voice heard on important issues that affect the future of our state and nation. Every time you use your precious right to vote, our democracy grows stronger." from the CA Secretary of State New Voter Information page
If you have moved since you last registered, you will need to re-register!
Voting in California?
- Last day to register via regular process: October 21, 2024
- Missed that deadline or need to change your info within 14 days of the election? CA offers Same Day Voter Registration through this different process.
- Election day: November 5, 2024
- Check your registration status and register to vote if needed
Voting in your home state?
- Check registration deadlines and your registration status carefully!
- Search for secretary of state vote [state name] to find the authoritative voter info page for your state
- If you will not be in your state on election day, be sure to request a ballot by mail.
Other California Voting Info
- SJSU has an Elections Center webpage with lots of good information.
- Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2024 or dropped off, as below.
- Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
- Be informed! Read the voter information guide (available in Sept. 2024)
- How to Vote
- Your polling place location may change between elections. Check the back of your county Voter Information Guide for the location of your polling place. You can also find your polling place by calling your county elections office or the Secretary of State’s Voter Hotline at (800) 345-8683, or visit www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place. You can also text VOTE to GoVote (468-683) to find your polling place.
- All registered voters in California will receive a ballot by mail. However, in-person voting locations will be available to voters.
- Polls are open in California from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. At your polling place, you will check in with a poll worker and they will explain the process of casting your ballot. The poll worker will give you a paper ballot, unique passcode, or computer memory card, depending on the voting system your county uses. If you are not familiar with how to mark a ballot or make a mistake on your ballot, ask a poll worker for instructions.
- California law allows for workers to take time off with pay to cast their ballot on Election Day if they do not have sufficient time outside of their normal working hours. Check out www.sos.ca.gov/elections/time-vote-notices for more information.