General Election Update

11-Day Vote Center Locations Open

Vote Centers in 19 convenient locations throughout Sacramento County will open beginning Saturday, October 24, for the November 3, 2026, General Election. At a Vote Center any eligible Sacramento County resident may register to vote, request a replacement ballot, vote their ballot in person or use the assistive ballot marking device. Operation times vary prior to Election Day, so check the times and location details carefully.

Voters wishing to return their mail ballot still have time to use a Ballot Drop Box. Visit the Ballot Drop Box page on our website for more information on locations and times. Each Ballot Drop Box location has specific hours of operation. Those preferring to mail their ballot may use their pink postage paid envelope that came with their ballot. Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10. Voters must sign their ballot envelope in order for their ballot to be counted.

To register to vote in California, you must be:

• A United States citizen and a resident of California (for information on voters in the military or overseas, please see Military and Overseas Voters),
• 18 years old or older on Election Day,
• Not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony (for more information, please see Voting Rights Restored: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction), and
•  Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court (for more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship).

​For more information, contact VRE at (916) 875-6451, or use the toll-free voter assistance hotline at (800) 762-8019. The hotline has the ability to connect voters with disabilities with TTY (Text Telephone).

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