how to vote and where to check my polling station

(Trends Wide Spanish) — California holds a general election on November 8 in which voters will be able to elect a governor, there are two races for the United States Senate (one full-time and one part-term), and it will also be possible to vote for various public offices such as lieutenant governor, secretary of state, comptroller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, and superintendent of public instruction.

In addition, there will be consultations on various proposals for or against issues such as reproductive rights (abortion) in California, sports betting in person or online, raising additional funds for arts education, funding to fight air pollution, a referendum on the retail sale of certain tobacco products, among others.

Here is a guide to what you need to know to participate in these elections:

How to vote?

California law allows you to vote by mail and return your ballot either in person or to a secure drop box.

All registered California residents will automatically receive a ballot before each election.

Your voting package contains:

• 7 ballot proposals
• State Candidate Ballot for US Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, State Board of Equalization Member, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Ballot to vote for United States Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Assemblymember
• Ballot to vote for Supreme Court justices, as well as other local candidates and local measures.

Once you receive it you must:

• Mark your choices on the ballot.
• Seal the envelope.
• Put it in an envelope, seal it and sign it. It is very important to sign the envelope and that it matches the signature on the driver’s license from the State of California, or with the identity document with which you registered.
• Put in a drop box, secure drop box, or deliver it in person at a polling place, between October 11 and November 8, 2022.

If you vote by mail but return the envelope in person, you must drop off your ballot at a polling place, vote center, or county elections office by 8:00 pm on November 8.

“Polling locations will be available in all counties prior to Election Day. Polling locations offer voter registration, new ballots, accessible voting machines and language assistance,” says the US Secretary of State’s office. California.

To track your ballot you can sign up at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov and receive updates via text, email or call.

If you vote in person, you can do so anywhere in the county up to 10 days before the election. You can register and vote that day or drop off your ballot at these locations.

If you haven’t registered, you can do so and vote until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day at your county elections office or at any vote center or polling place in your county, says the Department of Justice’s voting guide. State of California.

When to vote?

The early voting period with a vote-by-mail ballot in California is available from October 11 to November 8, 2022.

Polling places will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on November 8, 2022, Election Day.

How to check my polling place?

To find your polling place, you can use some tools made available by the state:

Through your county’s Official Voter Information Guide. You will receive it in the mail weeks before the election.

Visit the California Secretary of State website: vote.ca.gov

Texted the word VOTE to 468683 to find the nearest polling place.

Call (800) 232-VOTE (8682).

Results

It is expected that the results of the elections will begin to be available from November 8 from 8 pm In the following days the results will be updated at 5 pm each day until the count lasts.

The official certified results of the election will be published on December 16, 2022 at
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections.