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State voting guide
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California
General Election Day · November 3, 2026
Verified election dates
2026-10-19
Online / mailed registration
Submit electronically or postmark by this date. Conditional same-day registration remains available in person through Election Day.
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Conditional registration in person
At your county election office or an in-person voting location in your county, through Election Day.
Official source ↗2026-11-03
Ballot return / Election Day voting
Return in person by 8 p.m.; mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day. Confirm the separate receipt cutoff with your county before mailing.
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Sources checked 2026-10-27. This is not a complete list of exceptions or deadlines. Military, overseas, emergency and local rules can differ. Confirm with your election office before acting.
Any registration, request or return method not listed above remains unverified on eccelsia. Use the official links below for missing dates; do not treat Election Day as a default deadline.
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Registration & deadlinesBallot deadlines
Check mail-ballot request and return deadlines with your election office. Received-by and postmarked-by rules can differ.
State ballot deadlinesFind your polling place
Your election office confirms your assigned polling location, opening hours and early-voting sites.
Polling-place resourceseccelsia is an independent nonpartisan guide, not an election authority. Dates above are quoted from official sources. Polling places depend on your address; statewide links do not identify your assigned site.
Source: FEC state election office directory ↗