2020 Presidential Primary Election

March 3, 2020

Important Dates:

• February 3 - first day of early and vote-by-mail voting
• February 17 - 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:

• See what voting equipment your county uses
• Official Primary Election Calendar 
• 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:

• Easy Voter Guide - from the League of Women Voters, availble in 5 languages
• 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

Archived editions of CVF's California Online Voter Guide:

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