Voting is an essential right and privilege for American citizens, yet vulnerable individuals including those served by Catholic Charities often experience challenges registering to vote and casting their ballot.
To help protect the right to vote for all, Catholic Charities stands with other community-based organizations in sharing these voter resources provided by local jurisdictions and the State of California.
The State of California will automatically mail a ballot to every registered, active voter ahead of the June 7 California Primary Election
Make sure your address is correct – if you need to update your registration information, check with your local elections department to the right.
In California, voter registration must be completed at least 15 days before any election.
If you are experiencing homelessness, you can still register to vote. Write the address of a shelter or the cross streets of where you sleep on your voter registration form.
Online registration is available in English, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.
If you prefer to register using a paper voter registration application, you can pick one up at your county elections office, library, Department of Motor Vehicles offices, or U.S. post office.
To request a paper voter registration application be mailed to you, please call (800) 345-VOTE(8683) or email Elections Division staff
All registered voters: expect to receive in the mail an official ballot with postage-paid return envelope. Local county elections officials encourage voting by mail to protect everyone’s health, avoid crowds and long lines at polling places.
After you have marked your ballot and sealed it in the return envelope, remember to SIGN AND DATE the back of the envelope as indicated.
How to send in your ballot:
• Mail your marked ballot with enough time to be postmarked on or before Election Day.
• Drop off your ballot at your local Elections Office or at one of the polling places or drop boxes in your county. (see county info to the right)
Track when your ballot is mailed, received, and counted.
See county-specific guidelines to the right
All registered voters in California have the option of using your computer or tablet to access your ballot to download, print, and mark. Return your ballot using the official ballot return envelope you received with your original ballot. Remember to complete all sections of the return envelope and sign it. The AVBM system is compatible with personal assistive devices such as screen readers, head-pointers, and sip and puffs to assist voters with disabilities such as visual or physical impairments.
See county-specific information to the right.
San Francisco Department of Elections
Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Phone 415.554.4375; TTY 415.554.4386
View your voter registration information and your elected officials. Request a replacement ballot, find locations for in-person voting sites, and more.
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 48, San Francisco. Call 415.554.4375 to request to vote “curbside” at the Voting Center.
Any voter may request to vote “curbside” at any polling place by calling (415) 554-4375 or by asking a companion to enter the polling place to request delivery of voting materials to the voter outside.
• Access for voters with disabilities
• San Francisco’s ranked-choice voting system
• High School Poll Worker and Ambassador Programs
Marin County Department of Elections
(website viewable in multiple languages)
Monday – Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm
Phone: 415.473.6456; 415.473.6444; or 415.473.6437
• Remote accessible vote by mail
• Access for voters with disabilities
• Polling and Drop Box Locations
San Mateo County Elections Division
(website viewable in multiple languages)
Monday – Friday from 8 am to 5 pm
Phone: 650.312.5222
• Vote Centers & Vote in Person
• Remote accessible vote by mail
• Access for voters with disabilities
• Now Hiring Election Center Representatives, Office Workers, and Technicians
• Student Democracy Program for high school students to assist voters on Election Day
Redistricting, or the redrawing of district lines based on updated population data from the 2020 Census, ensures a fair democratic process at the national, state, and local levels. The new census data is being used to redraw the Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization boundaries as well as county supervisorial or city council districts.
Learn more about local redistricting efforts impacting the June 7, 2020 Primary Election:
Click here to find out: where to vote, see what’s on the ballot, or contact your elections officials in other California counties.