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CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS
ACTION CENTER

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CALIFORNIA KEY 
VOTING INFORMATION

 voting overview 

 primary election: 

  • Last Day to Register to Vote: February 20th (same day registration and voting from Feb 21 to Mar 5) 

  • Last Day to Request an Absentee Ballot: February 27th (return by March 5th or if post-marked on or before election day, must be received by March 12th) 

  • Early Voting: February 5th – March 4th 

  • Election Day: March 5th  

 general election: 

  • Last Day to Register to Vote: October 21st (online,in-person, or postmarked by October 21st if registering by mail) 

  • Last Day to Request an Absentee Ballot: N/A (County elections officials mail ballots to all active registered voters about a month before the election) 

  • Early Voting: October 7th – November 4th 

  • Election Day: November 5th 

VOTER ID
REQUIREMENTS

Click the button below to visit VoteRiders for details on voter ID requirements. 

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VOTING 
RESTRICTIONS

Research in progress.

IMPACT ON 
STUDENT VOTERS

Research in progress. 

CANDIDATES 
SPOTLIGHT 

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