Cast your vote Tuesday March 3
Get ready
Check if you’re registered
Be sure you’re registered to vote by October 20th.
Do you want to vote by mail?
If you think you might have trouble getting to the polls on Election Day, you can choose to vote by mail. To request a California mail-in ballot, print and mail this form by October 27th. If you selected the vote-by-mail option when you registered, you’ll automatically get a mail-in ballot.
Brush up on the ballot
Along with candidates for office, your ballot will include local and state measures that directly affect your community.
Here are some ways to get up to speed:
- The League of Women Voters Vote411 provides nonpartisan tips for navigating the ballot as a first-time voter.
- Look for the California voter guide and sample ballot you’ll get in the mail a couple weeks before Election Day.
- If you’re not a California voter, check out Ballotpedia’s nationwide lookup tool.
- Invite friends to share pizza and discuss the candidates and issues.
- Seek out endorsements of candidates and issues from organizations that share your views.
The growing youth voter movement
In 2018, only five in ten UC students voted. Imagine what we could change if that is 10 in 10. UC students — like college students across the country — are turning out in record numbers. And young voters now outnumber Baby Boomers. That’s a huge force for change.
Go vote
In person
You’ll find out your polling place when you get your California sample ballot in the mail or you can look it up online.
If you’re a UC student and live on campus, your polling place might be right on campus. Many campuses have free shuttles or discount ride-shares to help you get there.
The polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.
By mail
There are several ways to submit your completed mail-in-ballot:
- Put it in the mail, and make sure it is postmarked before November 3. California ballots do not require postage – but some states do, so check it before you send.
- Drop it off at an official mail-ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Find a drop location near you.
- Drop it off at any polling place before the polls close at 8 p.m.
On campus polling locations
If you’re a UC student and live on campus, your polling place might be right on campus.
Berkeley
Polling Locations: Residence Halls
- Unit 1: 2650 Durant Avenue
- Unit 3: 2400 Durant Avenue
Davis
Polling Location: Garrison Room, Memorial Union (2nd floor)
Irvine
Vote Centers:
- Mesa Court Housing Multi-Purpose Room
- University Hills Community Center
UCLA
Polling Locations:
- Ackerman Union (open 2/22 – 3/3)
- Hammer Museum (open 2/29 – 3/3)
Merced
Vote Center: Crescent Arch Room
Polling Location: Alpine Room
Riverside
Polling Location: Glen Mor K106 / 108
Mail-in Drop Off: Student Life in HUB 229
Santa Barbara
Polling Locations:
Santa Cruz
Polling Locations:
- College Ten Namaste Lounge
- Crown / Merrill Cultureal Center
- Oakes Learning Center
- Porter Apartment “I” Lounge
- Stevenson Silverman Conference Room
- 2300 Delaware Avenue (Located near Natural Bridges Park)
San Diego
Polling Locations:
- Marshall: Angela’s Place
- Muir: Mariposa Room
- Revelle: Conference Room C
- Roosevelt & I-House: Middle Earth Lounge
- Sixth & Rita Atkinson: Sixth College Dogg House
- Warren: The Courtroom
- Mesa Nueva graduate housing: 1 Miramar Street Lounge
- The Village: Building 2 Conference Room
Provisional and Absentee Voting: Price Center East Ballroom
Mail-in Drop Off: Price Center Study Room 5
2/24 – 2/28 and 3/2
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
San Francisco
Polling Locations:
- UCSF Lobby, 654 Minnesota Street
- UCSF Housing — Community Room, 1505 4th Street
- Lobby — UCSF Parking Garage, 1 Irving Street
- UCSF Mission Center — Conference Room #126, 1855 Folsom Street
Mail-in Drop Off: UCSF Housing — Community Room, 1505 4th Street
Take the pledge
Key dates
October 20, 2020
Registration deadline
October 27, 2020
Deadline to request a mail-in ballot
November 3, 2020
National Election Day
Got questions?
Call California’s toll-free voter hotline:
(800) 345-VOTE
