Voting

Voting Procedures

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Register to vote or change/update your voter registration.

 

Make sure your mailing address is correct with the California Secretary of State.
FYI:  If your mailing address and/or home address is not accurate, you will not receive your ballot! Remember-ALL BALLOTS ARE MAILED!
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Where's My Ballot:  Tracking your ballot - when it is mailed, received, and counted.

​Find Your Representative:  Want to know which California State or Assembly District you live in?

California Primary System and El Dorado County:
Voting in El Dorado County is vote-by-mail
Voting centers will be open 11 days prior to the primary for voting in person.
Ballots will be mailed to you, so make sure the California Secretary of State has your correct mailing address.

Top-Two Open Primary System

Party-Nominated Offices:
Be aware that in California if you wish to vote in the primary for a Democrat for President or Central Committee candidate (or Libertarian or American Independent candidate), you must be registered with that party or you may go into a voting center and exchange your ballot for one of those ballots.

If you wish to vote in the Primary for a Republican, Green Party or Peace & Freedom Presidential candidate or Central Committee you MUST be registered in that party. You cannot exchange your ballot during the election period.

Voter-Nominated Offices:
All candidates running for statewide offices, regardless of their party preference, will appear on a single combined ballot in the Primary, and voters can vote for any candidate from any political party. This applies to
Governor & Lt. Governor
Controller & Insurance Commissioner
State Assembly & State Senator
U.S. Senator and U.S. Congress
Click here for the CA Secretary of State advisory, "California's Top-Two Primary: What Voters Should Know."