Once you have registered and know how you'll be getting your ballot, you can track it from the time the state sends it to you, to the time you send it back and it gets counted!
No problem. If you have a DMV-issued CA identification card or drivers' license, you can register online.
No California ID? Not a problem. You can still register to vote. If you use the online platform, you will need to print out the last page, sign it, and mail it in. Just don't forget to mail it ASAP!
When you fill out the form,
- Your residence is your parents/permanent address.
- If you are living away from that address, and want your ballot mailed elsewhere, your mailing address is your local/school address.
All registered California voters will receive a mail ballot. That means:
- You do not have to request a mail ballot
- Whether or not you have signed up as a Permanent Mail Voter, you will receive a mail ballot
- Each county will open a limited number of in person vote centers and ballot drop-offs. In the past, the Degheri Alumni Center has been a vote center located on USD campus for San Diego County.
- You will receive your ballot about a month before Election Day and have several weeks to fill it out and return it by mail (but do it as early as possible!)
- You will not have to pay for postage--ballots have prepaid postage
- You must remember to sign the envelope! Elections officials will match your signature to the one you used on your driver's license or whenever you first registered to vote on paper
What to know about Voting by Mail
- You will receive your ballot in the mail and you will need to return it by mail or drop it off at a location specified by your county's Registrar of Voters.
- Ballots need to be at the post office by 5pm on Election Day, and received by your county elections officials within three days of the election. It is best to mail your ballot at least a week before election day!
- Pick a date to fill out your ballot (leave 3 or 4 hours to make all of your decisions). Put it on your calendar now so you don't forget!
- More information from the State of California
You do not need to do anything except make sure you are registered at your current address. Double check your registration here.
If you want your ballot mailed to a local San Diego address while you remain registered in another community in California, you need to:
- re-register
- list your permanent address as your registration address
- list your local San Diego address as your mailing address
Your ballot will be mailed to you at the mailing address the state has on file for you.
What to know about Voting by Mail
- You will receive your ballot in the mail and you will need to return it by mail or return it in person at locations specified by your county's Registrar of Voters.
- Ballots need to be at the post office by 5pm on Election Day, and received by your county elections officials within three days of the election. It is best to mail your ballot before election day!
- Pick a date to fill out your ballot (leave 3 or 4 hours to make all of your decisions). Put it on your calendar now so you don't forget!
- More information from the State of California
Great! You will receive your ballot in the mail. Contact your home county if you don't receive one.
Your own county registrar of voters can send your ballot to either your permanent or school (mailing) address.
- You may return your voted vote-by-mail ballot by mailing it to your county elections official. Your ballot is already addressed.
- Vote-by-mail ballots that are mailed must be postmarked on or before Election Day. If you are not sure your vote-by-mail ballot will arrive in time if mailed, bring it to any polling place in your home county (which may or may not be San Diego County, depending on where you live) between open and close of polls on Election Day.