With Election Day approaching on Nov. 3, UC Berkeley students will have access to several voting locations on and near campus.<\/p>\n
On campus, a vote center located in Eshleman Hall will be open from Saturday, Oct. 31, to Monday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. This year, to accommodate major Election Day rushes, the center has been moved from the second to the third floor, providing more space for students to stand in line to vote.<\/p>\n
According to ASUC Vote Coalition, or VoteCo, Director Emma Ramos, the limited space at the second-floor vote center in previous years saw \u201cdaunting\u201d lines during the 2024 presidential election and the 2025 special election for Proposition 50.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents would see the line wrap around all of Lower Sproul and would not want to wait in line or not want to vote,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cHopefully those lines are looking a little bit less packed this time around with our new location.\u201d<\/p>\n
An off-campus vote center at the YWCA on Bancroft Way opened for early voting Saturday, Oct. 24. Ramos said students are \u201cnot super aware\u201d of early voting options and encouraged them to cast their ballots early at the YWCA instead of \u201cwaiting until the last minute.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both vote centers offer same-day voter registration and ballot drop-off, as well as materials in multiple languages to accommodate Berkeley\u2019s diverse population.<\/p>\n
Additionally, students can drop off their ballots 24\/7 at vote-by-mail drop boxes around Berkeley. One drop box is located on campus, between Sather Gate and the Architects & Engineers building.<\/p>\n
Off campus, drop boxes can be found outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center and several branches of the Berkeley Public Library.<\/p>\n
Out-of-state students must either register to vote in California or request an absentee ballot from their home state.<\/p>\n