FINDING YOUR POLLING PLACE
Your polling place location is coordinated by your county elections official and will be listed on the back cover of your county Sample Ballot.
You can also call your county elections office to determine the location of your polling place or visit www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_ppl.html.
If you cannot find your polling place, you are permitted to cast a provisional ballot at any polling place in the county in which you are registered.
PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
Provisional ballots are ballots cast by voters who:
- Believe they are registered to vote even though their names do not appear on the official voter registration list;
- Believe the official voter registration list incorrectly lists their political party affiliation; or
- Vote by mail but cannot locate their vote-by-mail ballot and want to vote at a polling place.
All valid provisional ballots that county elections officials determine have been cast by eligible voters are counted and included in the official election results. Elections officials have 28 days to complete this process, referred to as the “official canvass” period, and must report the results to the Secretary of State 35 days after the date of the election.
WANT TO EARN MONEY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
SERVE AS A POLL WORKER ON ELECTION DAY!
In addition to gaining first-hand experience with the tools of our democracy, poll workers can earn extra money for their valuable service on Election Day.
You can serve as a poll worker if you are:
- A registered voter, or
- A high school student who:
- is a United States citizen;
- is at least 16 years old at the time you will be serving;
- has a grade point average of at least 2.5; and
- is in good standing at a public or private school.
Contact your county elections office, or call 1-800-345-VOTE (8683), for more information on becoming a poll worker.
If you are a state government employee, you can take time off work, without losing pay, to serve as a poll worker if you provide adequate notice to your department and your supervisor approves the request.
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