California Statewide Special Election November 4, 2025
Official Voter Information Guide
New to voting? Get started with 3 easy steps!
1. Register!
- Register to vote by October 20, 2025. Register online at registertovote.ca.gov or have a voter registration form mailed to you by calling the Secretary of State’s toll-free Voter Hotline at (800) 345-VOTE (8683). Voter registration forms are also available at your county elections office, local post office, or library.
- Same Day Voter Registration, known as Conditional Voter Registration in state law, is a safety net for Californians who miss the voter registration deadline of October 20, 2025. Visit vote.ca.gov or voterguide.sos.ca.gov/voter-info/voter-status/ page.
- You are eligible to register to vote and vote if you are a United States citizen and a resident of California, 18 years old or older on Election Day, not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony, and not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court.
2. Get informed!
- As a registered voter you will receive two information resources in the mail:
- This Voter Information Guide, which contains information about the statewide ballot measure, the election process, and how to vote. To receive your guide in a different language, call (800) 345-VOTE (8683) or visit voterguide.sos.ca.gov/en/alt-versions/.
- A county Voter Information Guide, which contains a sample ballot, your polling place or vote center location, and other helpful information.
- State campaign expenditure and contribution information related to candidates or ballot measure committees is available at sos.ca.gov/campaign-lobbying.
- As a registered voter you will receive two information resources in the mail:
3. Vote!
- You can return your ballot:
By drop box: Every active, registered voter in California will be mailed a ballot for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election. You may personally deliver your ballot to any polling or ballot drop-off location in California by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
In person: Polling locations are established by county elections officials and are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, 2025. To find a location to vote early before Election Day, visit caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov.
By mail: Return your ballot by mail as soon as you receive it. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day and received no later than November 12, 2025.
Option for voters with disabilities: Counties offer an accessible voting option called remote accessible vote-by-mail (RAVBM). RAVBM allows voters with disabilities to receive their ballots at home and mark them independently and privately before sending them back to elections officials.
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