Frequently Asked Questions About Elections

results for 2026

The Registrar of Voters provides language assistance in Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Malay, Nepali, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese to voters who would have difficulty voting in English without assistance.

  • Translated sample ballots are available in Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Malay, Nepali, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese at all Early Vote sites and polling places in San Bernardino County.
  • For your convenience, you may request a translated sample ballot be mailed or emailed to you in advance:
  • You may bring one or two people to assist you with marking your ballot.

Our Spanish-language website is available at https://elections.sbcounty.gov/es/.

 

If you receive this notification, the issue cannot be solved. The reasons the Registrar of Voters will reject a mail ballot, include:

  • You already voted in this election when we received your mail ballot
  • Your mail ballot identification envelope did not contain a ballot
  • Your mail ballot identification envelope contained more than one ballot
  • Your mail ballot identification envelope was postmarked after November 3, 2026

For your mail ballot to be counted, your ballot must be:

  • Postmarked no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026.
    • Ask the post office clerk for a same-day postmark to ensure your vote counts if you’re mailing your ballot on or close to Election Day.
  • Dropped off at any polling place or Early Voting Location on Election Day by 8 p.m.
  • Delivered to the Registrar of Voters by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
  • Deposited into a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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