Vote by Mail

In California, all active registered voters are mailed a ballot before each election.

• Mail ballots for the March 24, 2026, City of Ontario Special Election are delivered to the United States Postal Service on February 23, 2026

If you lose, damage, or mismark your ballot, you may request a replacement ballot by:

• Submitting a Replacement Mail Ballot Application [pdf]
  • This application may be returned in person, by mail, by fax or by email.
  • Official ballots may be picked up beginning Monday, February 23
• Visiting the Registrar of Voters office, February 23 through March 24
  • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Election Day, Tuesday, March 24, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Visiting an Early Voting Location
• Authorizing 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, February 23

In California, all active registered voters are mailed a ballot before each election.

• Mail ballots for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election are delivered to the United States Postal Service on May 4, 2026.

If you lose, damage, or mismark your ballot, you may request a replacement ballot by:

• Submitting a Replacement Mail Ballot Application [pdf]
  • This application may be returned in person, by mail, by fax or by email.
  • Official ballots may be picked up beginning Monday, May 4.
• Visiting the Registrar of Voters office, May 4 through June 2
  • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Election Day, Tuesday, June 2, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Visiting an Early Vote Site
• Authorizing 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, May 4.

Mail Ballots delivered to the U.S. Post Office:

• February 23 for the March 24, 2026, City of Ontario Special Election
• May 4 for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election

Voters with disabilities may vote independently, using their computer, to mark an accessible ballot.

• Vote on an accessible ballot [available soon] for the March 24, 2026, City of Ontario Special Election.
• Vote on an accessible ballot [available soon] for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election.

Request a translated sample ballot [available soon] for the March 24, 2026, City of Ontario Special Election to be mailed to you:

• 要求中文選票翻譯樣本
• Kahilingan para sa Sampol na Balota na Nasalin sa Tagalog
• Yêu cầu Gửi Mẫu phiếu Bầu cử Đã được dịch sang Tiếng Việt

Request a translated sample ballot [available soon] for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election to be mailed to you:

• 要求中文選票翻譯樣本
• Permohonan Untuk Surat Suara Sampel Yang Diterjemahkan Dalam Bahasa Indonesia
• 한국어로 번역된 견본 투표지 신청서
• Kahilingan para sa Sampol na Balota na Nasalin sa Tagalog
• คำขอรับบัตรลงคะแนนตัวอย่ำงภำษำแปลเป็นภำษำไทย
• Yêu cầu Gửi Mẫu phiếu Bầu cử Đã được dịch sang Tiếng Việt

View a translated sample ballot [available soon] with all contests for the March 24, 2026, City of Ontario Special Election:

• 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。
• 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.
• 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.

View a translated sample ballot [available soon] with all contests for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election:

• 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。
• Untuk membantu pemilih dalam memilih Surat Suara Resmi, panduan ini berisi contoh halaman surat suara yang diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia.
• 유권자가 공식 투표 용지로 투표하는 것을 돕기 위해 본 안내서에는 한국어로 번역된 샘플 투표 용지 페이지가 포함되어 있습니다.
• 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.

Return a voted mail ballot for the March 24, 2026, City of Ontario Special Election:

• At a Mail Ballot Drop-off Location
  • View the list of Mail Ballot Drop-off Locations [available soon]
  • Ballots must be delivered no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
• By mail via the U.S. Postal Service
  • No postage required
  • Ballots must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, March 24, 2026, and received by the Registrar of Voters within seven days following the election.
• Drop off at an Early Voting Location
• Drop off at any Polling Place [available soon] on Election Day

Return a voted mail ballot for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election:

• 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 delivered no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026
• By mail via the U.S. Postal Service
  • No postage required
  • Ballots must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and received by the Registrar of Voters within seven days following the election.
• Drop off at an Early Voting Location
• Drop off at any Polling Place [available soon] on Election Day

Check the status of your voted Mail Ballot using the Mail Ballot Status option in the My Elections Gateway online application.

Sign up for Where’s My Ballot? to receive email, text, or voice call notifications to track your ballot.

When the Registrar of Voters receives a voted mail ballot or provisional ballot without the voter’s signature on the identification envelope or 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 in person to sign the mail ballot or provisional ballot identification envelope or sign the Signature Verification and Unsigned Identification Envelope Statement;
• Complete and return a Signature Verification and Unsigned Identification Envelope Statement; or
• Fix the ballot identification envelope online [available soon].

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

For mail ballots:

• Signature Verification and Unsigned Identification Envelope Statement – 2026 City of Ontario Special Election [available soon]
• Signature Verification and Unsigned Identification Envelope Statement – 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election [available soon]

For provisional ballots:

• Signature Verification and Unsigned Identification Envelope Statement – 2026 City of Ontario Special Election [available soon]
• Signature Verification and Unsigned Identification Envelope Statement – 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election [available soon]