Voter Resources

Election Day 2026 is Tuesday, November 3rd. Make sure you have a plan to vote, whether it’s in-person or by mail!

You have the right to vote if you are on probation, parole, awaiting trial, or have a past felony conviction.

You can vote if you are:

In a local detention facility:
- serving a misdemeanor sentence
- doing jail time as a condition of probation
- Serving a felony jail sentence
- Awaiting trial
On parole
On probation
On mandatory supervision or post-release community supervision
On federal supervised release
A person with a juvenile wardship adjudication

The only California residents who cannot vote are:

People currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony in:
- State prison
- Federal prison
- A local detention facility (currently serving time in a state prison sentence, OR awaiting transfer to a state or federal prison following a felony conviction)

Voting by Mail

Every registered voter receives a mail-in ballot that you can return via:

Drop box: Find your nearest drop box here and return your ballot any time between October 5 and 8 PM on November 3.
In person: Return your ballot at a drop box, polling place, vote center, or county elections office by 8 p.m. on November 3. Voting locations will be available in all counties before Election Day. Voting locations offer voter registration, replacement ballots, accessible voting machines, and language assistance.
By mail: Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received not later than 7 days after Election Day. To ensure your ballot is postmarked by Election Day make sure to mail it at least five days before Election Day, November 3, 2026. If mailing on Election Day, get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside a United States Post Office.

Voting in Person

Find your nearest polling location here.