California Online Voter Guide - 2018
November 2018 California General Election
(27th edition)
Now Playing - the 2018 Proposition Song!
Important Dates:
- October 8 - first day of early and vote-by-mail voting
- October 22 - Voter registration deadline
- October 23 - November 6 - Conditional voter registration available at vote centers and county election offices
- October 30 - last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot
- Tuesday, November 6 - Election Day - polling places and vote centers are open statewide 7am - 8 pm
Resources:
From The California Voter Foundation:
From Maplight & the League of Women Voters:
- Voters Edge - comprehensive nonpartisan election information
From the Secretary of State:
- Official State Voter Information Guide
- See what voting equipment your county uses
- Official General Election Calendar
- Certified list of state and federal candidates
- Early voting and drop-off locations
- Report election misinformation to the Office of Election Cybersecurity
- Cal-Access - official campaign finance disclosure web site for the State of California
FPPC Top Ten donors lists - Follow the money on California ballot propositions
CVF recommends these additional nonpartisan voter resources:
- Easy Voter Guide - from the League of Women Voters, availble in 5 languages
- KQED's Guide to the Propositions & election coverage
- KCET's Ballot Brief - information on statewide ballot measures
- Make sure your Vote-by-Mail ballot is counted - fact sheet from Asians Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles
- About the California Voter's Choice Act - a new voting model piloted this year by 5 counties
- State Proposition Supporters and Opponents - an easy-to-read chart from California Choices
- 2018 Election Reform Primer, highlighting important California voting changes taking effect this election year, from Future of California Elections
- The Human Voter Guide FAQ, from LAist and KPPC public radio
- Ballotpedia - comprehensive nonpartisan resource about everything on the ballot
- A Voter's Guide to Election Security - from Stateline/Pew Charitable Trusts
Visit CVF's Archived Elections page to access online voter guides 1994-2018 as well as other election resources