How voting works here
- Most of California is on Pacific Time.
- California offers online, same-day, and conditional registration in many cases. Confirm with your county elections office.
- In-person early voting and ballot drop-off locations are published by counties.
- Vote-by-mail ballots are generally mailed to active registered voters. Track them through official county tools.
- Most California voters are not asked for ID at the polls; first-time rules and exceptions are official-only.