Follow these instructions carefully so your mail-in ballot will count. It needs:
your signature (it will get checked),
no stray marks, and
returned in the envelope provided.
The Post Office might be slow. Best bet: Return your ballot early to a ballot drop-off location.
Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters — Voter registration lookup || ballot drop-off locations || vote center locations || track your ballot
California SoS VoteSure voting information — check voter status || register in advance or same-day || polling places
Redistricting: Look up your 2022 old/new state & congressional districts California Redistricting Commission
Google: How to vote? — how, where, when to vote
Pete Rates the Propositions — analysis and recommendations on California ballot propositions
Ballotpedia — encyclopedia of U.S. elections
Gun Sense Voter (Moms Demand Action) — see which candidates are committed to gun safety
League of Women Voters of California positions || Vote 411 background on Calif. candidates and measures
Mercury News endorsements; 2025 for Prop 50, Assessor
Sierra Club congressional endorsements | SF Bay endorsements
South Bay Progressive Alliance endorsements