Promo graphic for the Public Health Department's Voting Matters Initiative

Voting Matters helps Alameda County residents be engaged voters who can make informed decisions on issues that affect their communities—and, by extension, their health.

 

November 3, 2026 – General Election

  • September 4, 2026: Voter Information Guide: Online Version Available 
  • September 24, 2026: Start of Voter Information Guide Mailing for the November 3, 2026, General Election  
  • October 5, 2026: Early Voting sites open 
  • October 6 – November, 2026, By this date, all counties shall open ballot drop‐off locations for vote by‐mail ballots. To find a location, please visit: https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/
  • October 19, 2026: Last day to register to vote for the primary election: https://registertovote.ca.gov/ 
  • To check your voter registration status, visit My Voter Status: https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ 
  • November 3, 2026 Election Day! Polls shall be open throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Voting in Person

Voting by Mail

Starting October 5, 2026 all registered voters will be sent a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 3, 2026, election, Registered voters do not need to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot. 

It is recommended you mail in your ballot on or before October 27, 2026, days early, (postmark on or before October 27, 2026), or drop it off by 8 p.m. on November 3, 2026, at: 

Deadline for Voter Registration

October 19, 2026, Last day to register to vote for the primary election.  Register online: https://registertovote.ca.gov/  

Voter registration forms sent by U.S. mail must be postmarked by October 19, 2026. 

You can also vote “conditionally” after the voter registration deadline between: 

October 20 and November 3
Alameda County Registrar of Voters office
1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612 (courthouse) 

October 20 – November 3
at any Accessible Voting Locations near you. 

These ballots will be processed and counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process.