By Tracy DeFore, County of San Diego Communications Office
Oct. 4, 2024 | 12:00 PM
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Over 1.9 million ballots are on their way to the County’s registered voters for the November Presidential General Election. Voters should receive their ballots the week of Monday, Oct. 7. The official ballot packet will also include an “I Voted” sticker.
With a significant number of contests on the ballot, the voting process may take longer than usual so the Registrar’s office recommends voting early.
You can vote from home and return your ballot through the mail – no postage needed – or to any of the Registrar’s official ballot drop boxes starting Tuesday, Oct. 8 through the final day of voting Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Remember to sign and date your return ballot envelope. You must sign your return envelope for your vote to be counted.
Voters who return their ballot through the U.S. Postal Service can track it by signing up for “Where’s My Ballot?”.
You can vote in person when early voting begins Monday, Oct. 7 at the Registrar of Voters office in Kearny Mesa. Hours run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Additional options to vote in person will begin Saturday, Oct. 26 with the opening of 39 vote centers. They will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On Saturday, Nov. 2, over 200 vote centers will be open. All of the locations will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 4. On the final day of voting, Tuesday, Nov. 5, all vote centers and official ballot drop boxes will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
If you plan on voting in person, be prepared. Read your pamphlet and mark your selections on the sample ballot in advance. When you go inside the voting booth at the vote center, you can refer to your choices on the sample ballot to conveniently mark your selections on your official ballot.
You can find a vote center or an official ballot drop box near you inside your voter information pamphlet, or you can look up your pamphlet online with the View Voter Information Pamphlet (Sample Ballot) tool at sdvote.com.
Learn more about voting in the November Presidential General Election at sdvote.com, or call (858) 565-5800 or toll free at (800) 696-0136.
