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Find your voting location (and vote!)

Last week you made your plan to vote, so you should know HOW and WHEN you’re voting. The last piece is knowing exactly WHERE to go. Whether you’re voting by mail, early in-person, or on Election Day, you can’t assume it’s the same place as last time. Polling places and dropboxes can change from one election to the next, and Early Voting sites are often different from Election Day locations. Take a few minutes now to make sure you know where you’re headed. And vote early if you can!!

Do you have your mail ballot? It’s time to start filling it out if you haven’t already! As Election Day approaches, returning your ballot to an official dropbox or directly to the election office is the best guarantee that it arrives in time. Check your state’s deadlines, find your dropbox or election office, and turn it in. If you’re mailing your ballot, we highly recommend returning it by Tuesday, October 27th at the latest. Due to recent changes, the USPS may not postmark your ballot the day it’s received, so you don’t want to cut it close!

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CALIFORNIA

In-person early voting: Mon, Oct 5 to Mon, Nov 2

OR

How to return your mail-in ballot: drop box, early voting site, local election office, polling place, or by mail

  • By mail: Postmarked by Tue, Nov 3, and must arrive by Tue, Nov 10 (mail it by Tue, Oct 27!)
  • In person: Received by Tue, Nov 3 at 8PM

Find your polling place, early voting site, or ballot dropbox:

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Share the 5 Calls Voter Handbook

Deadlines, voting options, and ID rules vary by state, and a lot of people don’t know theirs. Share the 5 Calls Voter Handbook for your state on your social channels to remind your friends exactly how and where they can vote.

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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov 3. Here's everything you need to know to vote in California: deadlines, early voting, mail ballots, and ID rules. Make your plan at 5calls.org/midterms

Voting early takes one problem off election day.

100,000 fewer Election Day polling places now than there were in 2018.
Nearly 500,000 mail-in ballots were rejected in the 2026 California primary, mostly because they arrived too late.
16 states allow citizens to register and vote simultaneously during the early voting period and Election Day.

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