2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election

June 2, 2026

Key Dates and Deadlines

Date Action
December 19, 2025 Petitions in-lieu period begins
January 26, 2026 Declaration of Intention period begins for Judicial Candidates
February 4, 2026 Petitions in-lieu period deadline
February 4, 2026 Declaration of Intention period deadline for Judicial Candidates
February 9, 2026 Candidate filing begins for all offices
March 6, 2026 Candidate filing deadline for all offices
April 28, 2026 County Voter Information Guides delivered to U.S. Post Office
May 4, 2026 Early voting begins
May 4, 2026 Mail Ballots delivered to U.S. Post Office
May 18, 2026 Voter registration deadline
May 26, 2026 Deadline to request a replacement mail ballot
June 2, 2026 Election Day – 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election
June 3, 2026 Canvass of the Election begins
July 2, 2026 Deadline to complete the official canvass and certify the results

Offices and Candidates Information

Offices Up For Election:

  • View the List of Offices Up For Election [available soon] for the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election.

Candidate Filing:

Candidate Statements:

Candidates are required to pay the estimated costs of printing their candidate statement in the County Voter Information Guide at the time of filing.

  • View the Estimated Candidate Statement Costs [available soon].
  • Use the Candidate Statement Form [available soon] to prepare a candidate statement

Lists of Candidates:

  • View the Unofficial List of Candidates [available soon].
  • View the Secretary of State’s Certified List of Candidates [available soon].
  • View the List of Qualified Write-In Candidates [available soon].

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, instructions and your polling place information.
  • The comprehensive Voter Information Guide [available soon] 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 your precinct specific Voter Information Guide 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 also publishes a Voter Information Guide [available soon] which includes information about candidates for statewide offices.

Press Releases and Public Notices

Voter Registration

If you want to vote by mail, your voter registration application must be postmarked no later than May 18, 2026, for the 2026 Statewide Direct 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 Voting Location on or before Election Day or at a polling place on Election Day.

  • View the Vote Early webpage 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.
  • 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 May 4, 2026.
  • Vote early at an Early Voting Location.
  • 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:
  • 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, June 2, 2026.
    • By mail via the U.S. Postal Service
      • No postage required
      • Ballots must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, June 2 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
  • 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, 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 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:

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 Voting Location or a polling place.  After completing the application, the voter will be provided with a provisional ballot.

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

Translated Sample Ballots

Request a translated sample ballot [available soon] for the 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
  • คำขอรับบัตรลงคะแนนตัวอย่ำงภาษาแปลเป็นภาษาไทย
  • Yêu cầu Gửi Mẫu phiếu Bầu cử Đã được dịch sang Tiếng Việt

Review translated sample ballots [available soon] for the 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.

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 Statewide Direct Primary Election [available soon]

For provisional ballots:

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

Measures on the Ballot

  • View the Local Measures [available soon] on the ballot for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election.
  • View the Local Measure Deadlines [available soon] for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election.
  • The vote requirement for local measures can be found on the Local Measures page [available soon].
  • Writing a measure argument? You will need the Statement by Proponents / Authors of Arguments (Form 9600) [pdf].

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]
  • Explanation of Election Night Results [available soon]