Once the ballot has been mailed to our office, dropped in a ballot box, or inserted into a ballot scanning machine, your ballot has been cast and no replacements can be issued. Whether voting by mail or at the polling place, voters can receive up to two replacements ballots before their ballot has been cast. If you are filling out your Vote-by-Mail ballot and you make a mistake, let us know immediately so that we can send you a replacement ballot. A signature as Power of Attorney will not be accepted and the ballot will not be counted. You must personally vote your own ballot unless assistance is required due to blindness, disability, or inability to read or write. Make sure to include your signature or legal mark on the Voter's Certificate Envelope, as failure to do so may cause your ballot not to count. _ VOTING YOUR VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOTĭetailed instructions are included with the Vote-by-Mail ballot, please follow them carefully. Just one more step in ensuring your Vote-by-Mail ballot reaches you without issue. Sign up for Informed Delivery through USPS to get emails with images of your mail for the day. Voters whose registration record is protected will not be able to receive updates via “BallotTrax” however they are encouraged to click here to sign up for the USPS informed delivery feature. Voters may opt-out at any time and personal information will be kept confidential and will not be sold or disclosed to third parties. Voters will also be alerted if there is an issue with their ballot and notified to contact the elections office to ensure their vote is counted. Voters can continue to check their mail ballot status on the "My Status" button but now have the added option to sign up for email, SMS (text), or voice call alerts at Once a voter has signed up, they will receive notifications for when their ballot has been printed, mailed, and counted. The voter must affirm that an emergency exists that keeps the voter from being able to vote at his or her assigned polling place. If a voter or designee waits until Election Day to pick up or have delivered a vote-by-mail ballot, the Election Day Vote-by-Mail Ballot Delivery Affidavit must also be completed. Your designee will need to provide us with a written request from you and a photo ID, and will need to complete an affidavit ENG/ SPA. The earliest a designee can pick up the voter's ballot is nine days before Election Day. The designee must submit an affidavit to pick up a ballot for a voter. A voter can authorize in writing for someone else (a designee) to pick up the voter's ballot. on the tenth (10th) day before election day.Ī voter can pick up or have delivered their own Vote-by-Mail ballot at any time the ballot becomes available, including on Election Day. The deadline to request that a Vote-by-Mail ballot be mailed is no later tha n 5 p.m. on the Monday immediately preceding the election that will prevent them from voting at a polling place on Election Day._ DEADLINE TO REQUEST on the Friday immediately preceding the election and before 5:00 p.m. Voters must also sign a statement under penalty of perjury starting that the voter is experiencing or has experienced an emergency after 5:00 p.m.Voters will be required to present sufficient identification. For the purposes of emergency voting, "emergency" means any unforeseen circumstance that would prevent the voter from voting on Election Day. on the Friday before the election and 5:00 p.m. The County Board of Supervisors may authorize Emergency Voting Centers for in-person voting between 5:00 p.m. To find your County Recorder's contact information, click here. What are my in-person emergency voting options?Ĭontact your County Recorder or Elections Department to learn more about emergency voting options available in your county. on the Friday before Election Day through the Monday before Election Day is considered Emergency Voting. Voters are now required to present sufficient identification to vote early in-person. Visit your County Recorder's website or contact your County Recorder directly to learn more about in-person early voting options in your county. Each county has different in-person early voting options starting 27-days before Election Day up through 5:00 p.m.
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