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Your mail-in ballot needs:

1. your signature (it will get checked),
2. no stray marks, and
3. returned in the envelope provided.
4. postmarked by Nov 3 (in the last few days, get a manual postmark from a postal employee in a U.S. Post Office) ➽ ballot drop boxes are better

Oct. 5: Ballots mailed out. Early voting at the Registrar's office.
Oct. 24 - Nov. 3: Vote Centers are open.
Nov. 3: Election day. Last day to vote.

866ourvote.org, 1-866-OUR-VOTE: (866-687-8683): resources for voting, protecting elections, and a protection hotline from Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Asian Languages 888-API-VOTE (888-274-8683)
Spanish 888-VE-Y-VOTA (888-839-8682)
Arabic 844-YALLA-US (844-925-5287)
protectthevote.net from Common Cause
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Vote 411
7 Reasons Why Early Voting is Critical this election | Smash Early Vote Records | VoteEarlyCA.com
Early votes send a louder message. They’re harder to sabotage, deny, procrastinate away, miss out due to a voter registration problem. They allow more time to cure an incomplete ballot. A large margin is too big to rig. Like in Hungary, we need a landslide win. Vote as if it could be the last time.
Freedom Fall: Sign up to help Protect the Election
Per Snopes: Avoid Vote Safe.org, it’s funded by Elon Musk’s America PAC and it collects and shares users’ personal information

Pete Rates the Propositions: analysis and recommendations on all California ballot propositions.
For most propositions, his Summary paragraph and Yes/No recommendation are sufficient. Decide where you want to dig deeper.
You may agree or disagree, but you’ll come away a better informed voter.
ACLU California Action: recommendations about Prop 39, 1, 3, 4, 41, 42, 43.
(They agree with Pete Rates.)
League of Women Voters: recommendations.
(They agree with Pete Rates except on Prop 37 and are neutral on Prop 40.)
Mercury News: summaries of all 14 propositions in 2026.
No On Prop 39: Stop Trump’s Power Grab -- from ACLU, Common Cause, Courage CA, LWV, …
Personified Propositions

Ballotpedia – encyclopedia of U.S. elections
CalMatters Voter Guide | Prop Quizzes – non-partisan info on the Nov ballot, not recommendations.
Gun Sense Voter (Moms Demand Action) — see which candidates are committed to gun safety
LWV Los Altos–Mountain View – Local Election Events: Candidate forums. Q&A on state and local ballot measures.
Official Santa Clara County Democratic Party Voter Guides
Who Paid for This Ad? – This tool gives you immediate, unprecedented insight into who is sending you political mail.

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