2020 Presidential Primary Election

March 3, 2020
(28th edition)

Important Dates:

• February 3 - first day of early and vote-by-mail voting
• February 18 - Voter registration deadline
• February 18 - March 3 - Conditional, "same day" voter registration available at vote centers and county election offices
• February 25 - last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot
• Tuesday, March 3 - Election Day - polling places and vote centers are open statewide 7am - 8 pm

Resources:

From The California Voter Foundation:

• Voting FAQ
• Contact Your County Election Office
• Online Voter Tools - Check Your Voting Status

From Maplight & the League of Women Voters:

• Voters Edge - comprehensive nonpartisan election information 

From the Secretary of State:

• Official Statewide Election Results
• Official California Voter Information Guide
• How to Vote For President in California
• Certified List of presidential, congressional and legislative candidates 
• Where's My Ballot? Vote-by-mail ballot tracking service available in 25 counties
• See what voting equipment your county uses
• Official Primary Election Calendar 
• About Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail voting
• Initiative and Referendum Qualification Status
• Early voting and drop-off locations 
• Report election misinformation to the Office of Election Cybersecurity
• Cal-Access - official campaign finance disclosure web site for the State of California 

CVF recommends these additional nonpartisan voter resources:

• Voters Choice California - explains the new voting models being used this election in 15 California counties. 
• CalMatters' Guide to the 2020 California Primary
• Easy Voter Guide - from the League of Women Voters, availble in 5 languages
• Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot and Backup Ballot from the Federal Voting Assistance Program
• Make sure your Vote-by-Mail ballot is counted - fact sheet from Asians Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles
• About the California Voter's Choice Act - a new voting model to be utilized in 15 counties
• Ballotpedia - comprehensive nonpartisan resource about everything on the ballot
• A Voter's Guide to Election Security - from Stateline/Pew Charitable Trusts
• California Attorney General's Ballot Initiatives resources
• Verified Voting's Verifier for California voting systems

Archived editions of CVF's California Online Voter Guide:

• March 2020 Presidential Primary Election 
• November 2018 General Election
• 1994 - Primary 2018, plus other archived election resources are accessible via CVF's Archived Elections page