A) Use the Ballot Mailed to You
- Mark it by filling in the oval to the left of your choices.
- Insert the completed ballot in the postage paid ballot envelope provided.
- In your own handwriting, sign the ballot envelope. Print your name, address, and a way to contact you.
- Return your ballot:
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- Drop it off at one of the 24/7 ballot drop boxes, Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections office, Room 310, 701 Ocean St., Santa Cruz Watsonville, 275 Main St. Room 400, Watsonville.
- Deliver your ballot to the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections office, Room 310, 701 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, or the City Clerk for Capitola, 420 Capitola Ave., Capitola, Santa Cruz, 809 Center St. Room 9, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, 1 Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley, or Watsonville, 275 Main St. Room 400, Watsonville.
- Drop off your ballot at any in-person voting locations open Sept. 11 to Sept. 14.
- Mail your ballot so it is postmarked on or before Election Day, Sept.14. Delivery can take 3 to 7 days.
B) Vote In Person: Aug. 16 to Sept. 10
- Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections, 701 Ocean Street Room 310, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 • 831-454-2060
- Watsonville City Clerk’s Office, 275 Main Street Room 400, Watsonville, CA 95076 • 831- 768-3040
- Vote Mobile — schedule at votescount.us, updated daily
At these locations, you can:
- Obtain a replacement ballot
- Register and vote on the same day
- Vote an accessible ballot on the tablet
- Vote a Spanish ballot on the tablet
- Drop off voted ballot
- Any other voter services
Public health protocols will be followed which may include: mask wearing, hand sanitizing, physical distancing & disinfecting services. If you are sick, stay home.
C) Vote In Person: Sept 11 to Sept. 14
Locations include Resurrection Church in Aptos. For more voting locations see www.votescount.us.
Voting hours:
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11-12,
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13
- 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14