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2024 Presidential Primary Election Archive

March 5, 2024

Key Dates and Deadlines

Date Action
September 14, 2023 Petitions in-lieu period begins
September 29, 2023 Candidate filing begins for County Central Committees
October 30, 2023 Declaration of Intention period begins for Judicial Candidates
November 8, 2023 Petitions in-lieu period deadline
November 8, 2023 Declaration of Intention period deadline for Judicial Candidates
November 13, 2023 Candidate filing begins for all offices
December 8, 2023 Candidate filing deadline for all offices
January 30, 2024 Voter Information Guides delivered to U.S. Post Office
February 5, 2024 Early voting begins
February 5, 2024 Mail Ballots delivered to U.S. Post Office
February 20, 2024 Voter registration deadline
February 27, 2024 Deadline to request a replacement mail ballot
March 5, 2024 Election Day – 2024 Presidential Primary Election
March 6, 2024 Canvass of the Election begins
April 4, 2024 Deadline to complete the official canvass and certify the results

Election Publications

San Bernardino County 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 [pdf] contains information for all offices up for election throughout San Bernardino County.
  • The precinct specific Voter Information Guide contains information for offices 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.
  • The accessible format Voter Information Guide [no longer available] provides customized election information for voters who use screen-reader software.

State of California Voter Information Guide

  • The California Secretary of State also publishes a Voter Information Guide [pdf] which includes information about candidates for statewide offices.

Press Releases and Public Notices

Voting Options

Voting options:

  • Vote early at the Registrar of Voters beginning February 5, 2024
  • Vote early at an Early Vote site.
  • 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 [pdf]
      • Submit a Crossover Mail Ballot Application [pdf]
      • Visit the Registrar of Voters office, February 5 through March 5
        • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
        • Saturday, March 2, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
        • Election Day, Tuesday, March 5, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
      • Visit an Early Vote site
      • Authorize another person to pick-up your mail ballot with an Application to Provide Vote-By-Mail Ballot to an Authorized Representative [available soon]
        • Official ballots may be picked up beginning Monday, February 5
  • Voters may return their voted mail ballot:
    • At a Mail Ballot Drop-off Location
      • Ballots must be delivered no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2024
    • By mail via the U.S. Postal Service
      • No postage required
      • Ballots must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, March 5 and received by the Registrar of Voters within seven days following the election.
    • Drop off at an Early Vote site
    • Drop off at any Polling Place [pdf] on Election Day
  • Vote a Remote Accessible Vote by Mail Ballot 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 [pdf], Early Vote site, or Mail Ballot Drop-off Location [pdf]

Military and Overseas Voters:

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

Eligible citizens that have not registered:

A new California law allows citizens to register and vote after the registration deadline.  In order to qualify, the voter submits a conditional voter registration application in person at the Registrar of Voters, an Early Vote site or a polling place.  After completing the application, the voter will be provided with a provisional ballot.

Voter Registration

If you want to vote by mail, your voter registration application must be postmarked no later than February 20, 2024 for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election.

If you miss the voter registration deadline, you can still register and vote in person at the Registrar of Voters office or an Early Vote site on or before Election Day, or at a polling place on Election Day. View the Vote Early page for locations, dates, and hours of the Early Vote sites 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, click here for instructions and a Change of Address / Political Party Form.

Offices and Candidates Information

Offices Up For Election:

Candidate Filing:

Candidate Statements:

List of Candidates:

March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election Explained

How Primaries are Conducted in California

What’s on Your Ballot

How to Vote for President

Measures on the Ballot

Translated Sample Ballots

Request a precinct specific translated sample ballot for the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election:

Review translated sample ballots with all contests for the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election:

Resolving Unsigned Mail Ballots and Provisional Ballots

When the Registrar of Voters receives a voted mail ballot or provisional ballot without the voter’s signature on the identification envelope, 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 two days before the election results are certified. These voters are notified by mail that they may:

  • Go to the Registrar of Voters to sign the mail ballot or provisional ballot identification envelope in person;
  • Complete and return an Unsigned Identification Envelope Statement; or
  • Fix the unsigned ballot identification envelope online.

If you received a letter from the Registrar of Voters stating that your mail ballot or provisional ballot return envelope was not signed, go to the Registrar of Voters to sign your envelope, or complete and return an Unsigned Ballot Statement.

For mail ballots:

For provisional ballots:

Resolving Non-Matching Signatures on Mail Ballots and Provisional Ballots

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 two days before the election results are certified. 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; or
  • Fix the signature on your ballot identification envelope online.

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:

For provisional ballots:

Mail Ballot Return Statistics

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.

Election Results