Primary 2026
On Secretary of State website voterguide.sos.ca.gov check out the voting information in multiple languages. For June 2nd Primary election you will need to register and vote in person after May 18, 2026. For June 16 CA-14 Special Election Primary you will need to register and vote in person after June 1, 2026.
After Rep Swalwell’s resignation Governor Newsom swiftly announced the Special Election to fill CA-14 vacancy. With the special election on August 18, 2026, the primary will be held on June 16. The election is to fill the vacancy of current CA-14 through this session, and the map for these two primaries are slightly different. Therefore while majority of voters will vote twice, some voters only vote for either June 2 or June 16.
Important Dates
| Dates | What |
| May 4, 2026 May 18, 2026 (current CA-14) | Mail in ballots start to arrive. |
| May 5, 2026 | Ballot drop-off locations open. |
| May 18, 2026 June 1, 2026 (current CA-14) | Last day to register to vote. After this date you may register and vote at the voting locations. |
| May 23, 2026 June 6, 2026 (current CA-14) | Vote centers open in Voter’s Choice Act counties. |
| June 2, 2026 June 16, 2026 (current CA-14) | Election Day! Vote between 7:00 am – 8:00 pm. |
Voting information by the county
Voting History
In August 1920 19th Amendment was ratified into the U.S. Constitution and it guaranteed American women the right to vote. It took another 45 years for Voting Rights Act in 1965 to outlaw the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. Today we are still fighting voter suppression in many states. Yet in 2020 it is up to those historically suppressed voters to defend our democracy. Your vote. Your voice.
Two videos for voting history. Which one do you like better?
Rock The Vote “History of voting!” featuring Grammy Award winning artist John Legend, Glee’s Darren Criss, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and R&B singer, Bridget Kelly.
Ted Ed “The fight for the right to vote in the United States – Nicki Beaman Griffin”