Election Resources - League of Women Voters of Piedmont

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Upcoming Elections

(updated August 15, 2024)

November 5, 2024
General Election

Have you made a plan to vote?

HOW can you vote in Alameda County?

WHEN are the deadlines for an election?

WHERE can you vote or drop off your ballot?

WHAT is on your ballot?

HOW

All registered voters will get a ballot in the mail. You have 3 ways to vote:

Mail your ballot,
Drop off your ballot at a secure ballot Drop Box in the county, or
Vote in person or drop off your ballot at any Vote Center in the county.

Don't forget to sign the back of your return envelope and be sure to use the return envelope you received in the mail with your ballot. This envelope is unique to you! (Your envelope tells the Registrar of Voters that you placed a vote. Your ballot will be separated from the envelope so your vote stays anonymous.) If you don't live alone, double check that you have the correct return envelope.

Did you move? Change your party or your name? You can update your registration online.

Sign up for ballot tracking to get notifications when your ballot is mailed, received, and counted.

WHEN

Registration

You can register to vote online through 15 days before election day. Same day registration is available in person through election day.

Ballots

A ballot will be mailed to every registered voter starting 29 days before election day (45 days for overseas and military voters). If you have updated your registration or if you damaged or did not receive your ballot you can request a new ballot be mailed to you up to one week before election day. If you return your ballot by mail, it must be postmarked by election day and received by one week after election day.

Drop Boxes

The 66 secure Drop Boxes in Alameda County will be open 24 hours a day starting 28 days before election day and through 8pm on election day.

Vote Centers

Starting ten days before election day, twenty Vote Centers in Alameda County will be open from 9am to 5pm for in person voting or to drop off your ballot.

Starting three days before election day, an additional 80 Vote Centers (for a total of 100 Vote Centers) in Alameda County will be open from 9am to 5pm for in person voting or to drop off your ballot.

On election day all 100 Vote Centers in Alameda County will be open from 7am to 8pm for in person voting or to drop off your ballot.

WHERE

There are 66 secure Ballot Drop Boxes in Alameda County. They are available to drop your ballot 24 hours a day starting 28 days before election day through 8pm on election day.

There is a Drop Box in Piedmont at the corner of Highland Way and Mountain Avenue near the Wells Fargo bank and across the street from the Piedmont Community Church.

Piedmont Veterans Memorial Building vote center

There are 100 Vote Centers in Alameda County. A list of Vote Centers will be available here when confirmed by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.

There will likely be a Vote Center in Piedmont at the Veteran's Memorial Building at 401 Highland Avenue that will be open 9am to 5pm for three days prior to election day and 7am to 8pm on election day.

WHAT

Get the facts before you vote with Vote 411, the League of Women Voters unbiased online ballot lookup tool. This site is updated with information directly from the candidates in the weeks leading up to an election.

Election Information You Need - Vote 411

Find out more about upcoming elections on the California Secretary of State website or on the Official Election Site of Alameda County (AC Vote).

Are you registered to vote?

Check your registration status or register to vote with the California Secretary of State. Did you know that California residents age 16 and 17 can pre-register to vote? Visit the CA SOS here.

Voter Registration

The online voter registration deadline is 15 days before the election, but same day registration is available in-person through election day. You can look up Vote Centers near you where same day registration is available.