Fix a Challenge to Your Signature on Your VBM Return Envelope

If you received a notice that your signature on your return identification envelope for your vote-by-mail ballot was missing or doesn't match the signature on record, please submit a signature cure statement.

"Cure" Letters

Vote-by-mail ballot envelopes missing a signature or with a signature that doesn't match the voter's signature on file are challenged. Conditional and provisional ballot identification envelopes can also be challenged for missing a signature. Yolo County Elections contacts the voter with a letter to help "cure" the challenge. We also make calls and send emails if we have that contact information on record.

Voters may resolve a challenge by submitting their cure letter by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 30, 2025. The form can be returned in person, by email, by fax, or by postal service. The deadline is fixed, and postmarks do not count. The contact information is on the form. 

A 24-hour drop box will be available from Wednesday, November 26, through 5:00 p.m. on November 30. The drop box will be anchored on the east side of the county building at 625 Court Street, Woodland. 

Please return your form as soon as possible so your ballot can be counted.

A vote-by-mail ballot envelope may be challenged when the voter's registration status changes between the VBM mailing and signature verification of the VBM ballot envelope. To learn more about curing challenges, please contact the Yolo County Elections Office at 530-666-8133 or email Elections.