Any registered voter in California may vote in the 2026 General Election. If you are registered to vote in San Bernardino County, you can check your voter registration status at My Elections Gateway on the Registrar of Voters website or visit VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov.

The canvass for the 2026 General Election begins November 4, and the results will be certified by the Registrar of Voters no later than December 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;
  • To guarantee a timely postmark, request a manual postmark at a U.S. Post Office counter. Ballots postmarked after Election Day cannot be counted.
• Dropped-off at any polling place [pdf] by 8 p.m. on Election Day;
• Delivered to the Registrar of Voters by 8 p.m. on Election Day; or
• Deposited into an official ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

The Registrar of Voters must certify election results no later than December 3, 2026. The California Secretary of State is required to certify election results no later than December 11.

Ballots presented in a single language offer a clearer and more streamlined voting experience. By eliminating the visual complexity of multiple languages on the same ballot, voters can more easily navigate the content, understand their choices, and cast their votes with greater confidence and accuracy. Voters can check and update their language preference using My Voter Status at VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov. Voters may also re-register by paper application or online to update their language preference.

Voters who wish to receive a replacement ballot in a different language may contact the Registrar of Voters office to request one.

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:
  • Submit a request form, found at: https://elections.sbcounty.gov/elections/2026/1103/#TranslatedSampleBallot
  • Call (800) 881-VOTE (8683) or (909) 387-8300.
  • Requests must be submitted by Tuesday, October 28.
• 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.