• Fill out an online Mail Ballot Application.
• Fill out and return one of the following applications:
  • Mail Ballot Application (English) [pdf] 
  • Mail Ballot Application (Spanish) [pdf].
• Fill out and return the Mail Ballot Application on the back of your Voter Information Guide.
• Call (800) 881-VOTE (8683).

The deadline to apply for a Mail Ballot is seven days prior to Election Day:

• Deadline: 
  • Voters need to request a mail ballot by February 25, 2020 for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election.

If a voter becomes ill or disabled after the Mail Ballot application deadline and believes that they cannot get to a Polling Place on Election Day, the voter may submit a written request to have a Mail Ballot picked up from the Registrar of Voters and delivered to him or her by an authorized representative of the voter.    

• Print, complete and sign the Authorization to Release Mail Ballot to a Voter’s Representative Form [no longer available] for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election.

Mail Ballots will be delivered to the U.S. Post Office:     

• February 3, 2020 for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election

Voters with disabilities may vote independently, using their computer, to mark an accessible ballot.

• Vote on an accessible ballot [no longer available] for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election.

Request a replacement mail ballot:

• Email request to MailBallots@sbcountyelections.com.  Include your name, residence address, mailing address, and date of birth.
• Call (800) 881-VOTE(8683) or (909) 387-8300

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.

Request a 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

Return a voted mail ballot for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election:

• Find a Mail Ballot Drop Off Location

• Deliver to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters on or before 8 p.m. on Election Day
  • Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Election Day, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
  • 24-hour Mail Ballot Drop Box available

• Mail via the U.S. Postal Service
  • Mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and must be received by the Registrar of Voters within three business days following the election

When the Registrar of Voters receives a voted mail ballot without the voter’s signature on the return envelope, the Registrar of Voters is unable to count that mail ballot.  However, California law allows voters another chance to correct their mail ballot up until two days before the election results are certified. These voters are notified by mail that they may:

• Go to the Registrar of Voters to sign the mail ballot return envelope in person, or
• Complete and return an Unsigned Ballot Statement.

If you received a letter from the Registrar of Voters stating that your mail ballot return envelope was not signed, go to the Registrar of Voters to sign your envelope, or complete and return one of the following forms:

• Unsigned Ballot Statement for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election (English)
• Unsigned Ballot Statement for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election (Spanish) 

When the Registrar of Voters receives a voted mail ballot but is unable to match the voter's signature on the return envelope with the signature on file in the voter's record, the Registrar of Voters is unable to count that mail ballot. However, California law allows voters another chance to correct their mail ballot up until two days before the election results are certified. These voters are notified by mail that they may: 

• Go to the Registrar of Voters to sign the Signature Verification Statement in person.
• Complete and return a Signature Verification Statement.

If you received a letter from the Registrar of Voters stating that your signature on the Official Mail Ballot return envelope was unable to be matched with your signature on file, complete and return one of the following forms immediately:

• Signature Verification Statement for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election (English)
• Signature Verification Statement for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election (Spanish)

To cancel your Permanent Mail Ballot status, please complete and return one of the following applications:

• Cancellation of Permanent Mail Ballot Status Application (English) [pdf]
• Cancellation of Permanent Mail Ballot Status Application (Spanish) [pdf]

Return completed applications:

• By email:  Scan or take a picture of the application and email to MailBallots@sbcountyelections.com
• By fax:  (909) 386-8388
• By mail or in person:  Registrar of Voters, 777 E. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415