If your election ballot never showed up, here\u2019s how registered voters can get a new one ahead of Election Day on June 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/div>\nTanya Yule looks over a voting guide at her home in San Francisco on Oct. 9, 2020. If your election ballot never showed up, here\u2019s how registered voters can get a new one ahead of Election Day on June 2.<\/span>\u00a0(Beth LaBerge\/KQED)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n But don\u2019t worry: You have time \u2014 and several options \u2014 to fix things and make sure you get to cast your vote by the time polls close at 8 p.m. on June 2.<\/p>\n Looking for information about what\u2019s on your ballot instead? Take a look at KQED\u2019s Voter Guide<\/a>, including information about California\u2019s governor race.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n And if you\u2019ve made a mistake on your ballot, we also have a guide to how to address different kinds of ballot \u2014 and signature \u2014 goofs.<\/a><\/p>\n Input your details on the Secretary of State\u2019s voter status page<\/a> to check your registration status.<\/p>\n This site will show whether you\u2019re correctly registered to vote and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out. Read our guide to making sure you\u2019re correctly registered to vote.<\/a><\/p>\n You can also use the Where\u2019s My Ballot? Tool<\/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.<\/p>\n Finding out if your voter registration is correct will help you determine next steps in getting your ballot:<\/p>\n If your ballot was sent to the wrong address<\/strong><\/p>\n If it turns out your ballot was missing because your voter registration wasn\u2019t updated, don\u2019t feel bad \u2014 people move all the time and forget to update their registrations accordingly.<\/p>\n The deadline to update your voter registration online using the secretary of state\u2019s voter status page<\/a> was May 18. But if you missed that date, you can still re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called \u201cconditional registration\u201d). <\/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day, June 2.<\/p>\n You can re-register to vote at your county elections office during business hours<\/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you. The first vote centers open <\/a>May 23 in certain counties, with more early voting locations opening May 30.<\/p>\n When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.<\/p>\n Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.<\/a><\/p>\n If your voter registration address was correct, but your ballot never showed up<\/strong><\/p>\n If it\u2019s more than six days before Election Day, you can just call your county elections office <\/a>and ask them to send a new ballot. Scroll to the bottom of this story to find your Bay Area county elections office.<\/p>\n Your county elections office won\u2019t mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day because it can\u2019t be sure the ballot will reach you in time. So, if you\u2019re trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.<\/p>\n Your county elections office is also already open for early voting through Election Day, so you could also go there and vote in person at the same time. More early voting locations will be opening throughout May.<\/a><\/p>\n And remember, if you\u2019re not<\/em> actually registered to vote or need to re-register to update details like your address or your legal name, you always have the option of Same Day Registration<\/a> at an open voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.<\/p>\n If your ballot showed up, but it has your former name on it<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve legally changed your name since you last voted in California, you\u2019ll need to re-register to vote with your current (new) name.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The deadline to update your voter registration online using the Secretary of State\u2019s voter status page<\/a> was May 18, and if you missed that date, you\u2019ll need to re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called \u201cconditional registration\u201d).<\/a> You can do this in person right up until polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.<\/p>\n You can re-register to vote at your county elections office during business hours<\/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on May 23. Read more about how to find your closest voting location.<\/a><\/p>\n When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.<\/p>\n Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.<\/a><\/p>\n Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out \u2014 early \u2014 with any questions or concerns. Here\u2019s the contact information for your county:<\/p>\n The state also has a full list of every county elections office in California<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\nFirst, check if your voter registration is correct \u2014 and if your ballot was actually sent out<\/h2>\n
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How to contact your county directly about voting<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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