Student Civic and Voter Empowerment

2026 California Primary – June 2, 2026

• The last day to register to vote for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election is May 18, 2026.
• All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election.
• Your county elections office will begin mailing ballots by May 4, 2026.
• Ballot drop-off locations open on May 5, 2026.
• 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 May 23, 2026.
• Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by June 9, 2026.

Click here to register to vote

To register to vote in California you must: 

• Be a United States Citizen
• Be a resident of California
• Be 18 years old or older on Election Day
• Not serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony
• Not be currently found to be mentally incompetent to vote by a court