U.S. Political Elections

The last day to register to vote for the November 5, 2024, General Election is October 21, 2024.
All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election.
Your county elections office will begin mailing ballots by October 7, 2024.
Ballot drop-off locations open on October 8, 2024.
Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
Vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter’s Choice Act counties beginning on October 26, 2024.
Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2024.

"The Fair Political Practices Commission is a five-member independent, non-partisan commission that has primary responsibility for the impartial and effective administration of the Political Reform Act. The Act regulates campaign financing, conflicts of interest, lobbying, and governmental ethics. The Commission’s objectives are to ensure that public officials act in a fair and unbiased manner in the governmental decision-making process, to promote transparency in government, and to foster public trust in the political system."

"The California Voter Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working through research, oversight, outreach and demonstration projects to improve the election process so that it better serves the needs and interests of voters."

JoinCalifornia's "records currently include state legislative races since 1898 and statewide and federal offices back to 1849. As of today, our records include information about 14,670 candidates who ran in a total of 561 elections."

"Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) in October of 2006, VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information."

"California citizens, after amending the state Constitution in 1911, began directly participating in the legislative process with the creation of the Initiative system. This following two collections are a near-complete record of citizen initiatives and propositions from 1911 to the present. Work on this collection began in 1999 with the support of a federal LSTA grant. For further information about Initiatives and Propositions, please visit the websites for the California Attorney General and the California Secretary of State, or view our chronological list of California Ballot Pamphlets."