Replacement Ballot
In California, all active registered voters are mailed a ballot before each election.
- Mail ballots for the November 8, 2022, General Election will be delivered to the United States Postal Service on October 11, 2022.
If you lose, damage, or mismark your ballot, you may request a replacement ballot by:
- Submitting a Replacement Mail Ballot Application [pdf]
- Enviar una Solicitud de Reemplazo de Boleta Electoral de Votación por Correo [pdf]
- This application must be returned in person or by mail.
- Official ballots may be picked up beginning Tuesday, October 11
- Visiting the Registrar of Voters office, October 11 through November 8
- Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Saturday, November 5, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
- Visiting an Early Vote site
- Authorizing another person to pick-up your mail ballot with an Application to Provide Vote-By-Mail Ballot to an Authorized Representative [pdf]
- Autorizando a otra persona para que recoja su boleta por correo con una Solicitud para Entregar una Boleta por Correo a un Representante [pdf]
- Official ballots may be picked up beginning Tuesday, October 11
Delivery of Ballots
Mail Ballots delivered to the U.S. Post Office:
- October 10, 2022 for the November 8, 2022, General Election
Vote an Accessible Ballot
Voters with disabilities may vote independently, using their computer, to mark an accessible ballot.
- Vote on an accessible ballot for the November 8, 2022, General Election.
Request a Translated Sample Ballot
Request a translated sample ballot for the November 8, 2022, General Election:
Return a Voted Mail Ballot
Return a voted mail ballot for the November 8, 2022, General Election:
- Find a Mail Ballot Drop Off Location
- 24-hour Mail Ballot Drop Boxes available throughout the county
- Drop off at an Early Vote site
- Drop off at any Polling Place on Election Day
- Deliver to the Registrar of Voters on or before 8 p.m. on Election Day
- Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Election Day, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- 24-hour Mail Ballot Drop Box available
- Mail via the U.S. Postal Service
- Mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Registrar of Voters within seven days following the election.
Check the Status of Your Voted Mail Ballot
Check the status of your voted Mail Ballot using the Mail Ballot Status tool using My Elections Gateway.
Sign up for Where’s My Ballot? to receive email, text, or voice call notifications to track your ballot.
Unsigned Ballot Statement
When the Registrar of Voters receives a voted mail ballot without the voter’s signature on the return envelope, the Registrar of Voters is unable to count that mail ballot. However, California law allows voters another chance to correct their mail ballot up until two days before the election results are certified. These voters are notified by mail that they may:
- Go to the Registrar of Voters to sign the mail ballot return envelope in person, or
- Complete and return an Unsigned Ballot Statement.
If you received a letter from the Registrar of Voters stating that your mail ballot return envelope was not signed, go to the Registrar of Voters to sign your envelope, or complete and return one of the following forms:
Signature Verification Statement
When the Registrar of Voters receives a voted mail ballot but is unable to compare the voter’s signature on the return envelope with the signature on file in the voter’s record, the Registrar of Voters is unable to count that mail ballot. However, California law allows voters another chance to correct their mail ballot up until two days before the election results are certified. These voters are notified by mail that they may:
- Go to the Registrar of Voters to sign the Signature Verification Statement in person.
- Complete and return a Signature Verification Statement.
If you received a letter from the Registrar of Voters stating that your signature on the Official Mail Ballot return envelope was unable to be compared with your signature on file, complete and return one of the following forms immediately: