Make Your Voice Heard in the 2025 Special Election! - California Secretary of State www.ca.gov

 

Dear California Voter,     All active registered California voters have been sent a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election.     You have multiple safe, secure, reliable options for returning your ballot. Follow these easy steps to exercise your right to vote:   <!> Complete it. Mark your choice on your vote-by-mail ballot.   Seal it. Secure your ballot inside the return envelope you received from your county elections office.       Sign it. Sign the outside of your return envelope. Make sure your signature matches the signature on your California driver’s license or State ID, or the signature you provided when registering to vote. Your county elections office will compare your signatures before they count your ballot.         Return it: You have several options to return your ballot. You can find options here https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/.   At a drop box - You can drop off your ballot at a secure designated drop box, polling location, vote center, or county elections office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.   By mail - You can mail in your ballot. Ballots must be post-marked on or before Election Day. If mailing your ballot, it is recommended that you mail it early. In some locations, mail may not be postmarked by USPS until the following day; it is recommended you get a manual postmark from a postal employee inside your local U.S. Post Office if mailing your ballot on Election Day, November 4, 2025.   In person— You can vote in person, find your polling place at: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place.   Track it. Sign up for wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov to receive updates on the status of your vote-by-mail ballot by text message (SMS), email, or phone call.   Make a plan to vote. Decide how you will return your ballot.    If you have any questions, please call one of the toll-free voter hotlines   (800) 345-VOTE (8683) – English   (800) 232-VOTA (8682) - Español / Spanish   (800) 339-2857 - 中文 / Chinese   (888) 345-2692 - हिन्दी / Hindi   (800) 339-2865 - 日本語 / Japanese   (888) 345-4917 - ខ្មែរ / Khmer   (866) 575-1558 - 한국어 / Korean   (800) 339-2957 - Tagalog   (855) 345-3933 - ภาษาไทย / Thai   (800) 339-8163 - Việt ngữ / Vietnamese   711 – TTY/TDD   or your county elections office https://www.sos.ca.gov/county-elections-offices    Make your voice heard! Vote today, don’t delay.     Sincerely,   Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. California Secretary of State  Happy Voting!