Due to urgency legislation passed in response to the current public health emergency, every active registered voter will receive a mail ballot for the November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election. Mail ballots will be delivered to the United States Postal Service beginning October 5.

• 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).

Mail ballot applications are not necessary this election because all active registered voters will be mailed a ballot. 

• Deadline: 
  • Replacement mail ballots must be requested by October 27, 2020 for the November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election.
  • After October 27, 2020, voters needing a replacement ballot will need to do so in person at the Registrar of Voters, an Early Vote site, or at a polling place.

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 Application [pdf] for the November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election.

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

• October 5, 2020 for the November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election

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

• Vote on an accessible ballot for the November 3, 2020 Presidential General 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

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Return a voted mail ballot for the November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election:

• Find a Mail Ballot Drop Off Locations 
  • 24-hour Mail Ballot Drop Boxes available throughout the county

• Drop off at an Early Vote site

• Drop off at any Polling Place

• Drop off at a Drive Thru Drop Off event

• Deliver to the 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 received by the Registrar of Voters within 17 days following the election.

Sign up for Where's My Ballot? to receive email, text, or voice call notifications to track your ballot.

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 - November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election [pdf]
• Declaración de Boleta Sin Firma - Elecciones Generales Presidenciales de 2020 [pdf]

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 - November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election [pdf]
• Declaración de Verificación de Firma - Elecciones Generales Presidenciales de 2020 [pdf]

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