{"id":491961,"date":"2026-10-10T22:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/491961\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T22:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T22:08:27","slug":"county-mails-ballots-and-opens-more-than150-ballot-drop-boxes-for-november-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/491961\/","title":{"rendered":"County mails ballots and opens more than150 ballot drop boxes for November general election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ballot.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"326\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ballot.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"ballot\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By County News Center<br \/>COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0Registered voters will receive their ballots for the Nov. 3 Gen\u00aderal Election starting the week of Monday, Oct. 5. Some voters may receive their ballot over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This election\u2019s ballot card has two pages, front and back. Vot\u00aders can choose which contests to vote on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RETURNING YOUR MAIL BALLOT<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every active registered voter will receive a ballot by mail and can return it in one of three ways:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By mail, with no postage re\u00adquired<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At any of the Registrar\u2019s of\u00adficial ballot drop boxes starting Oct. 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At any vote center starting Oct. 24<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After marking their selec\u00adtions, voters should:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seal the ballot in the postage-paid return envelope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date and sign the envelope. The voter\u2019s signature is re\u00adquired to ensure the ballots counts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Return the ballot by mail or drop it off at any of the Reg\u00adistrar\u2019s more than 150 official ballot drop boxes around the county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mailed ballots must be post\u00admarked on or before Nov. 3. The Registrar of Voters must receive mailed ballots no later than seven days after Nov. 3 for them to be counted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ballots returned at official drop boxes or vote centers must be dropped by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters can track their ballot to know when it is mailed, re\u00adceived and counted by signing up for the California Secretary of States ballot tracking service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s in the Official Ballot Packet?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official ballot packet will include voting instructions, a two-card ballot and an \u201cI Vot\u00aded\u201d sticker. Additional informa\u00adtion, including candidate state\u00adments, official ballot drop box locations and vote centers, is<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">available in the voter informa\u00adtion pamphlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What Do Official Ballot Drop Boxes Look Like?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Registrar of Voters\u2019 offi\u00adcial ballot drop boxes are red, white and blue and feature the Registrar\u2019s logo along with the County seal. All boxes are la\u00adbeled \u201cOfficial Ballot Drop Box.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each official ballot drop box is made from high-grade, heavy-gauge stainless steel to prevent physical damage and unauthorized access. Security features include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Double-locking access doors<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Anti-pry door jambs<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 A fire suppression system<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Only the Registrar\u2019s ballot retrieval team collects the bal\u00adlots from these boxes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REGISTRAR OF VOT\u00adERS OFFICE<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In-person voting begins Mon\u00adday, Oct. 5, at the Registrar of Voters office at 5600 Overland Ave. in Kearney Mesa. The of\u00adfice is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VOTE CENTERS<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vote centers open in phases to support early voting and re\u00adduce wait times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct. 24: Select vote centers open daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct. 31: All vote centers open daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nov. 3: Final day of voting: All vote centers, official bal\u00adlot drop boxes and the Regis\u00adtrar\u2019s office are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you plan to vote in person, remember that this election includes a two-card ballot. To save time at the vote center, review your voter information pamphlet ahead of time and mark your selections on the sample ballot. You may bring it to help you transfer your choic\u00ades to your official ballot using the Ballot Marking Device.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, vis\u00adit sdvote.com or call 858-565- 5800 or toll-free 800-696-0136.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By County News CenterCOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE \u00a0Registered voters will receive their ballots for the Nov.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":491962,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-491961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}