City of Ontario Special Election

March 24, 2026

Key Dates and Deadlines

Date Action
February 17, 2026 County Voter Information Guides delivered to U.S. Post Office
February 23, 2026 Early voting begins
February 23, 2026 Mail Ballots delivered to U.S. Post Office
March 9, 2026 Voter registration deadline
March 17, 2026 Deadline to request a replacement mail ballot
March 24, 2026 Election Day – 2026 City of Ontario Special Election
March 25, 2026 Canvass of the Election begins
April 23, 2026 Deadline to complete the official canvass and certify the results

Measures on the Ballot

  • View the Local Measures [available soon] on the ballot for the March 24, 2026, Special Election for the City of Ontario.

Related Public Notices & Forms:

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, instructions and your polling place information.
  • The precinct specific Voter Information Guide [available soon] contains information for offices up for election in each precinct. You can view your precinct specific Voter Information Guide by using the Polling Place and Voter Information Guide Lookup [available soon] tool.
  • The accessible format Voter Information Guide [available soon] provides customized election information for voters who use screen-reader software.

Press Releases and Public Notices

Voter Registration

If you want to vote by mail, your voter registration application must be postmarked no later than March 9, 2026, for the City of Ontario Special 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 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 to find all locations.
  • Visit the Voter Registration page for complete information and instructions about registering to vote.

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.

Voting Options

Voting options:

  • Vote early at the Registrar of Voters beginning February 23, 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, February 23 through March 24.
        • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
        • Election Day, Tuesday, March 24, 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, February 23.
  • 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].
      • Ballots must be returned 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 and received by the Registrar of Voters within seven days following the election.
    • Drop off at an Early Vote site [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 Voting Location [available soon], or Mail Ballot Drop-off Location [available soon].

Voters with a disability:

Voters with a disability may vote independently:

  • Remote Accessible Vote by Mail, using their computer, voters can mark an accessible ballot [available soon].
  • Using 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.

Eligible citizens that have not registered:

  • View the Vote Early page [available soon] for locations
  • Use the Polling Place Look-up tool [available soon] to find your polling place
  • View the List of Polling Places [available soon]

Resolving Unsigned and Non-Matching Signatures for 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 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 unsigned 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, go to the Registrar of Voters to sign your envelope, or complete and return an Signature Verification and Unsigned Identification Envelope Statement.

For mail ballots:

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

For provisional ballots:

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

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.

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

Election Results

  • Election Results [available soon]
  • Election Results Posting Schedule [available soon]