County of San Bernardino Voter Information Guide

• The Voter Information Guide is a booklet published by the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters that includes information about voting, candidates and measures, a sample ballot, and polling place information.
• The comprehensive Voter Information Guide [pdf] contains information for all offices up for election throughout San Bernardino County. You can also view the comprehensive Voter Information Guide in Spanish [pdf].
• The precinct specific Voter Information Guide contains information for offices up for election in each precinct. You can view precinct specific Voter Information Guides by using the Polling Place and Voter Information Guide Lookup tool.
• The accessible format Voter Information Guide [no longer available] provides customized election information for voters who use screen-reader software.

State of California Voter Information Guide

• The California Secretary of State has also published a Voter Information Guide [pdf] which includes information about candidates for statewide offices. You can also view the Secretary of State's Voter Information Guide in Spanish [pdf].

Press Releases and Public Notices

Request a precinct specific translated sample ballot for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election:

• 要求中文選票翻譯樣本
• 한국어로 번역된 견본 투표지 신청서
• Kahilingan para sa Sampol na Balota na Nasalin sa Tagalog
• Yêu cầu Gửi Mẫu phiếu Bầu cử Đã được dịch sang Tiếng Việt

Review translated sample ballots with all contests for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election:

• 為幫助選民完成官方選票填寫，本指南提供經翻譯的中文選票樣本頁面。
  
• 공식 투표지에 투표할 때 도움을 드리기 위해,
• Upang maalalayan ang mga botante sa pagboto ng Opisyal na Balota, ang gabay na ito ay naglalaman ng mga pahina ng sample na balota na isinalin sa Tagalog.
• Để hỗ trợ cử tri đưa ra những lá phiếu bầu cử chính thức, hướng dẫn này trình bày các trang của lá phiếu bầu cử mẫu bằng tiếng Việt.
  

• View the Offices Up For Election [pdf] for the 2020 Presidential Primary Election.

• View the Candidate Filing Guide [pdf].
• View the Secretary of State’s 2020 California Election Guide [external link].
• View the Secretary of State’s lists of Offices and Subdivisions within Counties [pdf].
• View the Secretary of State's Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for the Office of:
  • President of the United States:
    • Democratic Party [pdf]
    • Republican Party [pdf]
    • American Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Peace and Freedom Parties [pdf]
    • Write-in Candidates (All Parties) [pdf]
  • United States Representative in Congress [pdf]
  • State Senator [pdf]
  • Member of the State Assembly [pdf]
• View the Candidate Filing Fees for County Offices [pdf].
• View the Candidate Filing Fees for State Offices [pdf].

Candidate Statements:

• View the Estimated Candidate Statement Costs [pdf].
  • Candidates are required to pay the estimated costs of printing their candidate statement in the Voter Information Guide at the time of filing.
• Use the Candidate Statement Form to prepare a candidate statement [no longer available].

List of Candidates:

• View the Final Official List of Candidates [pdf].
• View the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates [pdf].
• View the Secretary of State's Certified List of Presidential Write-in Candidates [pdf]
• View the Secretary of State's Certified List of Write-in Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices [pdf]
• View the Secretary of State's Notices to Candidates
  • Notice to Candidates for President [pdf]
  • Notice to Candidates for United States House of Representatives [pdf]
  • Notice to Candidates for Senate Districts [pdf]
  • Notice to Candidates for Assembly Districts [pdf]
• View the Notice of Offices Not Appearing on the Ballot [pdf]. 

• View the Local Measures on the ballot for the 2020 Presidential Primary Election.
• The vote requirement for local measures can be found on the Local Measures page.

If you want to vote by mail, your voter registration application must be postmarked no later than February 18, 2020 for the 2020 Presidential Primary Election.

If you miss the voter registration deadline, you can still register and vote in person at the Registrar of Voters office or an Early Vote site on or before Election Day, or at a polling place on Election Day. View the Vote Early page for locations, dates, and hours of the Early Vote sites for this election.

• Visit our Voter Registration page for complete information and instructions about registering to vote.
• View the Registration Summary of Qualified Voters [pdf] for this election.

Up until the close of the polls at 8 p.m. on Election Day, all voters can still update their residential address or political party preference.

On February 13, urgency legislation Senate Bill 207 [pdf] was chaptered that permits voters to update their residential address or political party preference after the registration deadline for an election without requiring voters to re-register. A written request submitted to the Registrar of Voters is sufficient.

For more information, click here for instructions and a Change of Address / Political Party Form.

How Primaries are Conducted in California

What's on Your Ballot

How to Vote for President

Voting options for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election:

• Vote early at the Registrar of Voters office beginning February 3, 2020.


• Vote early at one of five additional Early Vote sites beginning February 25, 2020.
  • View the list of Early Vote sites for this election.


• Vote a Mail Ballot. The Mail Ballot Application is due by February 25, 2020.
  • Fill out and return one of the following applications:
    • Mail Ballot Application in English [no longer available]
    • Mail Ballot Application in Spanish [no longer available]
  • Find a Mail Ballot Drop-off Location

• Vote at the polls on Election Day, March 3, 2020 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Find your assigned Polling Place

Voters with a disability:

Voters with a disability may vote independently:

• Using their computer, to mark an accessible ballot [no longer available]
• At their assigned polling place using an accessible ballot marking device on Election Day

Visit our Voting Options page for complete information and instructions.

Military and Overseas Voters:

Uniformed and Overseas citizens can obtain a Voter Information Guide and Sample Ballot as well as a Ballot for this election [no longer available]. For complete information, visit the Secretary of State’s website for Military and Overseas Voters.

The Mail Ballot Return Statistics Report shows the number of mail ballots that have been issued and returned for the election, as well as historical statistics for previous elections. The data presented on this report is updated daily and may fluctuate as additional mail ballot applications are received and voted mail ballots are processed.

• View the Mail Ballot Return Statistics Report for this election.

• Election Results
  • Advisory:  The voter turnout percentage for the Democratic Party’s Presidential Preference Contest is not correctly reflected on the County’s election results summary reports. On the report, in this contest only, the number of voters casting a ballot is divided by the total number of all registered voters in the county (1,017,699) instead of being divided just by the number of voters in the Democratic Party (410,175). 
  • The correct voter turnout percentage for the Democratic Party’s Presidential Preference Contest is 47.64%.
• Election Results Posting Schedule and Ballots Remaining to be Processed
• Explanation of Election Results
• Local Measures vote requirements
• Statement of Votes Cast [available soon]
• Provisional Ballot Lookup [available soon]