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2020 Presidential Primary Election Archive

March 3, 2020

Election Publications

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 [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 [no longer available] 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 has also published a Voter Information Guide [pdf] which includes information about candidates for statewide offices.

Press Releases and Public Notices

Key Dates and Deadlines

Date Action
September 12, 2019 Petitions in-lieu period begins
September 27, 2019 Candidate filing begins for County Central Committees
October 28, 2019 Declaration of Intention period begins for Judicial Candidates
November 6, 2019 Petitions in-lieu period deadline
November 6, 2019 Declaration of Intention period deadline for Judicial Candidates
November 12, 2019 Candidate filing begins for all offices
December 6, 2019 Candidate filing deadline for all offices
January 28, 2020 Voter Information Guides delivered to U.S. Post Office
February 3, 2020 Early voting begins
February 3, 2020 Mail Ballots delivered to U.S. Post Office
February 18, 2020 Voter registration deadline
February 25, 2020 Deadline to apply to vote by mail
March 3, 2020 Election Day – 2020 Presidential Primary Election
March 4, 2020 Canvass of the Election begins
April 1, 2020 Deadline to complete the official canvass and certify the results

Translated Sample Ballots

Request a precinct specific translated sample ballot for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election:

Review translated sample ballots with all contests for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election:

Offices and Candidates Information

Offices Up For Election:

Candidate Filing:

Candidate Statements:

  • View the Estimated Candidate Statement Costs [pdf].
    • 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 to prepare a candidate statement [no longer available].

List of Candidates:

Measures on the Ballot

  • View the Local Measures on the ballot for the 2020 Presidential Primary Election.
  • The vote requirement for local measures can be found on the Local Measures page.

Voter Registration

If you want to vote by mail, your voter registration application must be postmarked no later than February 18, 2020 for the 2020 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.

On February 13, urgency legislation Senate Bill 207 [pdf] was chaptered that permits voters to update their residential address or political party preference after the registration deadline for an election without requiring voters to re-register. A written request submitted to the Registrar of Voters is sufficient.

For more information, click here for instructions and a Change of Address / Political Party Form.

March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election Explained

How Primaries are Conducted in California [no longer available]

What’s on Your Ballot [no longer available]

How to Vote for President [no longer available]

Voting Options

Voting options for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election:

  • Vote early at the Registrar of Voters office beginning February 3, 2020.
  • Vote early at one of five additional Early Vote sites beginning February 25, 2020.
  • Vote a Mail Ballot. The Mail Ballot Application is due by February 25, 2020.
  • Vote at the polls on Election Day, March 3, 2020 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Find your assigned Polling Place [no longer available]

Voters with a disability:

Voters with a disability may vote independently:

  • Using their computer, to mark an accessible ballot [no longer available]
  • At their assigned polling place using an accessible ballot marking device on Election Day

Visit our Voting Options page for complete information and instructions.

Military and Overseas Voters:

Uniformed and Overseas citizens can obtain a Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot as well as a Ballot for this election [no longer available]. For complete information, visit the Secretary of State’s website for Military and Overseas Voters.

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 mail ballot applications are received and voted mail ballots are processed.

Election Results