Ballots begin going out in the mail today for November 3 General Election

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Ballots for the November 3 General Election will begin going out in the mail today to all active, registered voters in Sonoma County, according to Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Evelyn Mendez. The ballots are expected to take between three and 10 days to arrive.

Also beginning today, any registered voter who resides in Sonoma County may pick up a Vote-by-Mail ballot early or vote in person at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office, now located at 3880 Brickway Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Any registered voter who resides in Sonoma County can also authorize somebody else to pick up a Vote-by-Mail ballot for them at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office by filling out an Application to Provide Vote-by-Mail Ballot to Representative.

There are three main ways a voter can return their Vote-by-Mail ballot:

1. Send it back in the mail. In order to count, it must be postmarked on or before Election Day (November 3).
   Important Message About Postmarks
   The United States Postal Service (USPS) can no longer guarantee that mail returned to USPS collection boxes will be postmarked the same day it is retrieved. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that voters not place their ballots in USPS collection boxes on Election Day (November 3) or the day before Election Day (November 2). Instead, voters should either:
   • Go to a physical post office location during business hours and request that a postal employee manually postmark their ballot.
   • Use a private mail delivery service.
2. Drop it in one of 23 Official Ballot Drop Boxes throughout the County. All Official Ballot Drop Boxes are open and will remain open 24/7 until 8 p.m. on Election Day (November 3).
3. Take it to any open Vote Center in the County. Seven Vote Centers will be open daily from Oct. 24 to Oct. 30, and 32 Vote Centers (the original seven plus 25 more) will be open daily from Oct. 31 to Election Day (November 3).

For a list and map of all Vote Centers and Official Ballot Drop Boxes, including addresses and dates/times they will be open, visit socovotes.com and click on the List of Official Ballot Drop Boxes and Vote Centers and/or Map of Official Ballot Drop Boxes and Vote Centers link(s) under the “November 3, 2026, General Election” heading.

Voters who wish to track the status of their Vote-by-Mail ballot by email, text, or voice call can sign up to do so at wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov or by contacting the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office.

The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or questions, please visit socovotes.com, call (707) 565-6800 (Toll-Free: (800) 750-VOTE (8683); TDD: (800) 565-6888), or email rov-info@sonomacounty.gov.

Note: The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office moved in February. It is now located at 3880 Brickway Blvd. Ste 200, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.

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Contact Information:
Evelyn Mendez, Registrar of Voters
evelyn.mendez@sonomacounty.gov
(707) 565-6800 

Media Contact:
Matt Brown, Supervising Communications Specialist
publicaffairs@sonomacounty.gov
(707) 565-3040