Yolo County Elections Will Start Mailing Vote by Mail Ballots Monday, February 3rd, 2020

Woodland, CA – The Yolo County Elections office will start mailing Vote by Mail ballots for the 2020 Presidential Primary Election on Monday February 3^rd, 2020. Yolo County residents who have not received their ballot by February 10^th, 2020, please contact the Yolo County Elections Office.

Registered voters wishing to Vote by Mail in the March 3^rd, 2020 Presidential Primary Election have until February 25^th, 2020 to request a Vote by Mail ballot. Applications to Vote by Mail can be found on the back page of your sample ballot, on the Elections Office website (www.yoloelections.org) or in person at the Yolo County Elections Office.

No Party Preference voters who would like to request a partisan Vote by Mail ballot (to vote for Presidential Candidates in the American Independent, Democratic, or Libertarian Party) after receiving a nonpartisan ballot have the following options:

1. Upon receiving your Nonpartisan ballot, please call the Elections Office and request the crossover ballot for either the American Independent, Democratic, or Libertarian Party
2. Visit the Elections Office to surrender your Nonpartisan ballot and request your preferred crossover partisan ballot (American Independent, Democratic, or Libertarian Party)
3. On Election day, surrender your Nonpartisan Vote by Mail ballot at your designated Polling Place and request your preferred crossover partisan ballot (American Independent, Democratic, or Libertarian Party)

If you wish to receive a ballot with Presidential Candidates from either the Green, Peace and Freedom, or Republican Party, you must re-register to vote at registertovote.ca.gov. These parties do not allow voters to cast crossover ballots. For more information on crossover voting visit: howtovoteforpresident.sos.ca.gov.

There are several options to return your completed Vote by Mail ballots. Return your Vote by Mail ballot through the postal service now that postage is prepaid!  Drop your Vote by Mail ballot off at the Elections Office or at Library Ballot drop off boxes throughout Yolo County. Library Ballot drop off boxes are available at the Arthur F. Turner Community Library in West Sacramento, Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, Winters Community Library, Esparto Regional Library, and Woodland Public Library. Library Ballot boxes will be available beginning Monday, February 10^th, 2020 until Monday, March 2^nd, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. during each library’s normal business hours. The Yolo County Elections Office encourages you to return your Vote by Mail ballot before Election Day to ensure the quickest election results possible on Election Night.

Regular voter registration for the 2020 March Presidential Primary Election ends February 18^th, 2020. After that, voters may register or re-register and vote using the Conditional Voter Registration process. Conditional Voter Registration will be available from February 19^th, 2020 through Election Day at the Elections Office. On Election Day, Conditional Voter Registration will be available at a satellite office located on the UC Davis campus and at every Yolo County polling place. However, if you need to re-register, the Elections Office encourages you to do so prior to February 18^th, 2020.

Connect with Yolo County ACE – Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Elections on Facebook: /YoloACE, Instagram: /YoloCoACE, and Twitter: @YoloCoACE to stay informed about events and get live election night results for the upcoming 2020 elections.

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