California

State Election Information

(We do our best to keep this information updated, but be sure to double-check your state’s official voter info.)

  • In-Person: 15 days before Election Day

    By Mail: Postmarked 15 days before Election Day

    Online: 15 days before Election Day

  • No ID required

    ID may be required for first-time voters who registered by mail and didn’t include ID.

  • Paid

    Per vote411.org: Private and public employers must give employees time off to vote, unless the employee has two hours of nonworking time available to vote or employee fails to vote. Employers may require employees to give advance notice that they will need additional time off for voting. Employers may require the time off be taking at the beginning or the end of the employees shift.

  • “Conditional voter registration” (CVR) is 14 days before an election through Election Day.

  • Begins: 29 days before the election

    Ends: on Election Day

    (Note: Times and locations vary, so check your polling place to see where/when you can cast an early vote)

  • This is a vote-by-mail state.

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