Tips for Voting by Mail
NOVEMBER 8, 2022 | VOTE BY MAIL ELECTION
LAST DAY TO REGISTER: October 24, 2022.
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICES WILL BEGIN MAILING BY October 10, 2022.
The 2022 General Election ballot will include:
- Seven (7) State Ballot Propositions
- Statewide candidates for U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Member of State Board of Equalization, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- U.S. Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Assembly Member
- Supreme Court Justices, as well as other local candidates and local measures.
RETURN YOUR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT By Mail – Use prepaid postage postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 15, 2022
In-Person – Drop in a secure ballot drop box
- Voting location
- County Court House by 8:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022 Election Day
There will be no neighborhood polling places in Alameda County. Instead, there will be 100 accessible vote centers, open from Saturday, October 31, through Election Day, November 3, and 66 ballot drop boxes at locations throughout the County starting Oct. 5. Find out where they are at www.acvote.org or call 510-272-6973.
TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR BALLOT IN THE MAIL
- Important: make sure to register to vote at your current address so you get your ballot in the mail. Register at https://covr.sos.ca.gov/.
- Check your voter registration status to make sure your address is up-to-date at https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/.
- Register to vote well before the October 24th deadline to make sure you have time to correct any problems with your registration and get your ballot by November 8th.
TIPS FOR VOTING YOUR BALLOT
- Use a ballpoint pen with black ink. Completely fill in the voting ovals next to your selections for candidates and measures on the ballot.
- Sign your name in the signature box on your ballot envelope. Has your signature changed over time? Re-register to vote and update your signature.
- Sign your OWN ballot envelope. Attention voters who live in the same household: Sign YOUR Ballot envelope with YOUR name on it.
- If you lose, damage or don’t receive your ballot, call the Registrar’s Office at 510-272-6973 or go to www.acvote.org and ask for a new ballot.
TIPS FOR RETURNING YOUR BALLOT
Return your ballot early – at least one week before Election Day – so that your votes are included in the Registrar of Voters’ Election Night Results Report at 8:00 p.m.
- By Mail – mailing is free. No postage necessary.
- In Person – Return your ballot to the Registrar of Voters’ Office, 1225 Fallon St. Oakland CA 94612 or to any ballot drop box or Vote Center in the County by 8:00 p.m. Nov. 8.
- Unable to return your ballot? You can give it to someone you trust to return it for you. That person must sign in a special box on your ballot envelope.
TIPS FOR TRACKING YOUR BALLOT
Sign up to track your ballot and find out if the Registrar received and counted it at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/.
Voting by mail is the safe, secure and easy way to vote in this election!
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Learn more about RCV activated in some cities – https://www.acvote.org/voting/rcv
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