2026 General Election

Offices Up For Election:

• View the List of Offices Up for Election [available soon]
• View the List of Offices Proceeding to a Run-Off [available soon]

Candidate Filing:

• View the Candidate Filing Guide [available soon]
• View the Secretary of State’s 2026 General Election Calendar [external link]
• View the Secretary of State’s lists of Offices and Subdivisions within Counties [external link]

Candidate Statements:

• View the Estimated Candidate Statement Costs [available soon]
  • Candidates are required to pay the estimated costs of printing their candidate statement in the Voter Information Guide at the time of filing.
• Use the Candidate Statement Form [docx] to prepare a candidate statement

List of Candidates:

• View the Unofficial List of Candidates [available soon]
• View the Unofficial List of Offices That Will Not Appear on the Ballot [available soon]

County of San Bernardino Voter Information Guide

• The Voter Information Guide is a booklet published by the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters that includes information about voting, candidates and measures, a sample ballot, and polling place information.
• The comprehensive Voter Information Guide [available soon] contains information for all offices and measures up for election throughout San Bernardino County.
• The precinct specific Voter Information Guide contains information for offices and measures up for election in each precinct. You can view precinct specific Voter Information Guides by using the Polling Place and Voter Information Guide Lookup tool. [available soon]
• The accessible format Voter Information Guide [available soon] provides customized election information for voters who use screen-reader software.

State of California Voter Information Guide

• The California Secretary of State has also published a Voter Information Guide [available soon] which includes information about candidates for statewide offices.

Press Releases and Public Notices

Voting options:

• Vote early at the Registrar of Voters beginning October 5, 2026.
• Vote early at an Early Voting Location.
  • View the Early Voting Locations [available soon] and hours of operation.
• Vote a Mail Ballot.
  • Mail ballot applications are not necessary. Mail ballots will be mailed to all active registered voters.
  • To request a replacement mail ballot:
    • Call the Registrar of Voters at (909) 387-8300
    • Submit a Replacement Mail Ballot Application [available soon]
    • Visit the Registrar of Voters office, October 5 through November 3
      • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
      • Saturday, October 31, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
      • Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
    • Visit an Early Voting Location [available soon]
    • Authorize another person to pick-up your mail ballot with an Application to Provide Vote-By-Mail Ballot to an Authorized Representative [pdf]
      • Official ballots may be picked up beginning Monday, October 5
• Voters may return their voted mail ballot:
  • At a Mail Ballot Drop-off Location
    • View the list of Mail Ballot Drop-off Locations [available soon]
    • View a map of Mail Ballot Drop-off Locations [available soon]
    • Ballots must be returned no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026
  • By mail via the U.S. Postal Service
    • No postage required
    • Ballots must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, November 3 and received by the Registrar of Voters within seven days following the election.
      • Voters that mail their ballot on or close to Election Day, should go inside any U.S. Post Office and request a manual postmark to ensure their ballot is dated on time.
  • Drop off at an Early Vote Location [available soon]
  • Drop off at any Polling Place [available soon] on Election Day
• Vote a Remote Accessible Vote by Mail Ballot [available soon] using your computer and printer to:
  • Mark your ballot
  • Print your voted ballot
  • Place your voted ballot in your Mail Ballot Return Envelope or in your own envelope with mailing labels attached
  • Sign and date your envelope
  • Return your ballot by mail or to a Polling Place [available soon], Early Vote site [available soon], or Mail Ballot Drop-off Location [available soon]

Voters with a disability:

Voters with a disability may vote independently using:

• Remote Accessible Vote by Mail [available soon], using their computer, voters can mark an accessible ballot.
• An accessible ballot marking device which includes audio and large text options, voters can view, mark and print their ballot.

Visit our Voting Options [available soon] page for complete information and instructions.

Military and Overseas Voters:

Uniformed and Overseas citizens can obtain a Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot [available soon] as well as a Ballot [available soon] for this election. For complete information, visit the Secretary of State’s website for Military and Overseas Voters.

If you want a ballot mailed to you, your voter registration application must be postmarked no later than October 19, 2026.

• Visit our Voter Registration page for complete information and instructions about registering to vote.

If you miss the voter registration deadline, you can still register and vote in person at the Registrar of Voters office or an Early Voting Location on or before Election Day or at a polling place on Election Day.

• View the Vote Early webpage [available soon] for locations, dates, and hours of the Early Voting Locations for this election.
• Use the Polling Place Look-up tool [available soon] to find your polling place.
• View the List of Polling Places [available soon] to find all locations.

View the Registration Summary of Qualified Voters [available soon] for this election.

Up until the close of the polls at 8 p.m. on Election Day, all voters can still update their residential address or political party preference.

• For more information, view instructions and a Change of Address Form.

• View the Local Measures on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, General Election.
• View the Local Measure Deadlines for the November 3, 2026, General Election.
• The vote requirement for local measures can be found on the Local Measures page.
• Writing a measure argument? You will need the Statement by Proponents / Authors of Arguments (Form 9600) [pdf]

Request a precinct specific translated sample ballot for the November 3, 2026, General Election [available soon]:

• 申請中文翻譯樣本選票
• ह िंदी में अनुवाहदत सैंपल बैलट का अनुरोध
• Permintaan Terjemahan Sampel Surat Suara dalam Bahasa Indonesia
• សំណ ើស ំសន្លឹកណនោតគំរូបកប្របជាភាសាប្មែរ
• 한국어로 번역된 견본 투표용지 요청서
• ຄໍາຮ້ອງຂໍຕົວຢ່າງບັດລົງຄະແນນສຽງທ ່ແປເປັນພາສາລາວ
• Permohonan Undian Sampel Terjemahan dalam Bahasa Melayu
• नेपालीमा अनुवादित नमूना मतपत्रको लागि अनुरोध
• Kahilingan para sa Isinalin na Halimbawang Balota sa Tagalog
• คำขอรับบัตรลงคะแนนตัวอย่ำงฉบับแปลเป็นภำษำไทย
• Yêu Cầu Mẫu Lá Phiếu Đã Dịch bằng Tiếng Việ

Review translated sample ballots with all contests for the November 3, 2026, General Election [available soon]:

• 為幫助選民使用官方選票進行投票，這份說明包含中文版的選票樣本。
• आधिकारिक मतपत्र पर मतदान करने में मतदाताओं की सहायता के लिए, इस गाइड में हिंदी में अनुवादित नमूना मतपत्र पृष्ठ शामिल हैं।
• Untuk membantu pemilih dalam memilih Surat Suara Resmi, panduan ini berisi contoh halaman surat suara yang diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia.
• ដើម្បីជួយអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតលើសន្លឹកឆ្នោតផ្លូវការ មគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍នេះមានទំព័រគំរូ  សន្លឹកឆ្នោតដែលបានបកប្រែជាភាសាខ្មែរ។
• 유권자가 공식 투표 용지로 투표하는 것을 돕기 위해 본 안내서에는 한국어로 번역된 샘플 투표 용지 페이지가 포함되어 있습니다.
• ເພື່ອຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອໃຫ້ຜູ້ມີສິດເລືອກຕັ້ງສາມາດລົງຄະແນນສຽງຢ່າງເປັນທາງການໄດ້ ຄູ່ມືນີ້ຈຶ່ງມີຕົວຢ່າງໜ້າບັດເລືອກຕັ້ງທີ່ແປເປັນພາສາລາວໃຫ້ໄວ້ເຊັ່ນກັນ.
• Untuk membantu pengundi dalam mengundi melalui Undi Rasmi, panduan ini mengandungi contoh muka surat undi yang diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Melayu.
• आधिकारिक मतपत्रमा मतदान गर्न मतदाताहरूलाई सहयोग गर्न, यस निर्देशिकामा नेपालीमा अनुवाद गरिएका नमूना मतपत्र पृष्ठहरू समावेश छन्।
• Para matulungan ang mga botante sa pagboto sa Opisyal na Balota, naglalaman ang gabay na ito ng mga pahina ng sample na balota na nakasalin sa Tagalog.
• เพื่อช่วยเหลือผู้ลงคะแนนในการลงคะแนนเสียงบัตรเลือกตั้งของทางการ คู่มือนี้มีตัวอย่างหน้าบัตรลงคะแนนที่แปล เป็นภาษาไทย
• Để hỗ trợ các cử tri trong việc bầu Lá Phiếu Chính Thức, hướng dẫn này bao gồm các trang lá phiếu mẫu được dịch sang tiếng Việt.

When the Registrar of Voters receives a voted mail ballot or provisional ballot but is unable to compare the voter’s signature on the return envelope with the signature on file in the voter’s record, the Registrar of Voters is unable to count that ballot. However, California law allows voters another chance to correct their mail ballot or provisional ballot up until November 25, 2026. These voters are notified by mail that they may:

• Go to the Registrar of Voters to sign the Signature Verification Statement in person.
• Complete and return a Signature Verification Statement.

If you received a letter from the Registrar of Voters stating that your signature on your mail ballot return envelope or provisional ballot did not compare with your signature on file, complete and return a Signature Verification Statement immediately.

For mail ballots:

• Signature Verification Statements – 2026 General Election [available soon]

For provisional ballots:

• Signature Verification Statements – 2026 General Election [available soon]

The Mail Ballot Return Statistics Report shows the number of mail ballots that have been issued and returned for the election, as well as historical statistics for previous elections. The data presented on this report is updated daily and may fluctuate as additional voter registration applications are received and voted ballots are processed.

• View the Mail Ballot Return Statistics Report [available soon] for this election.

• Election Results [available soon]
• Election Results Posting Schedule [available soon]
• Explanation of Election Night Results [available soon]