Under the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, every voter who casts a provisional ballot is entitled to find out from his/her county elections official if the ballot was counted and if not, the reason why it was not counted.
Under California Elections Code section 3017, a voter who casts a vote-by-mail ballot can find out if the ballot arrived at his/her county elections office. Some county elections officials also tell voters if the vote-by-mail ballot was counted and if it wasn't, the reasons why it was not counted.
Each county elections official allows voters to check the status of his/her vote-by-mail and provisional ballot either through the county website, by telephone, or both.
To find out if your vote-by-mail ballot was received by your county elections official or if your provisional ballot was counted, please click on the appropriate link below or call the phone number listed for the county elections office. For further information about the elections services provided in your county, visit our County Elections offices page.
| County | Check Vote-By-Mail Ballot Status | Check Provisional Ballot Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Alameda - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 834-6454 |
| Alpine | (530) 694-2281 | (530) 694-2281 |
| Amador | Amador - Vote-By-Mail | (209) 223-6465 |
| Butte | Butte - Vote-By-Mail | (530) 538-7761 |
| Calaveras | Calaveras - Vote-By-Mail | (209) 754-6376 |
| Colusa | Colusa - Vote-By-Mail | (877) 458-0501 |
| Contra Costa | Contra Costa - Vote-By-Mail | Contra Costa - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Del Norte | (707) 465-0383 | (707) 465-0383 |
| El Dorado | El Dorado - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 730-4322 |
| Fresno | Fresno - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 742-1011 |
| Glenn | Glenn - Vote-By-Mail | (530) 934-6414 |
| Humboldt | Humboldt - Vote-By-Mail | (707) 445-7678 |
| Imperial | Imperial - Vote-By-Mail | (888) 994-8683 |
| Inyo | Inyo - Vote-By-Mail | (760) 873-8481 ext. 0223 (Bishop) (760) 878-0223 (Independence) (760) 876-5559 ext. 0223 (Lone Pine) (800) 447-4696 |
| Kern | Kern - Vote-By-Mail | Kern - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Kings | Kings - Vote-By-Mail | Kings - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Lake | Lake - Vote-By-Mail | (888) 235-6730 |
| Lassen | Lassen - Vote-By-Mail | (866) 742-8445 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 815-2666 option 3 |
| Madera | Madera - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 435-0509 |
| Marin | Marin - Vote-By-Mail | (415) 473-6456 |
| Mariposa | Mariposa - Vote-By-Mail | (209) 966-2007 or (866) 607-8241 |
| Mendocino | Mendocino - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 992-5441 ext. 4371 |
| Merced | Merced - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 561-0619 |
| Modoc | (530) 233-6205 or (530) 233-6200 | (530) 233-6201 |
| Mono | (760) 932-5537 | (866) 327-0201 |
| Monterey | Monterey - Vote-By-Mail | (866) 887-9274 |
| Napa | Napa - Vote-By-Mail | (888) 494-8356 |
| Nevada | Nevada - Vote-By-Mail | Nevada - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Orange | Orange - Vote-By-Mail | (888) 628-6837 |
| Placer | Placer - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 824-8683 |
| Plumas | (530) 283-6256 or (530) 283-6129 | (530) 283-6256 |
| Riverside | Riverside - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 773-8683 |
| Sacramento | Sacramento - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 762-8019 |
| San Benito | San Benito - Vote-By-Mail | (877) 777-4017 |
| San Bernardino | San Bernardino - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 881-8683 |
| San Diego | San Diego - Vote-By-Mail | San Diego - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| San Francisco | San Francisco - Vote-By-Mail | San Francisco - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| San Joaquin | San Joaquin - Vote-By-Mail | San Joaquin - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 834-4636 ext. 5228 |
| San Mateo | San Mateo - Vote-By-Mail | (866) 830-8683 |
| Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 722-8683 |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara - Vote-By-Mail | Santa Clara - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz - Vote-By-Mail | (866) 282-5900 |
| Shasta | Shasta - Vote-By-Mail | Shasta - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Sierra | (888) 223-6443 | (888) 223-6443 |
| Siskiyou | (530) 842-8084 or (888) 854-2000 ext. 8084 | (888) 854-2000 ext. 8084 |
| Solano | Solano - Vote-By-Mail | (888) 933-8683 |
| Sonoma | Sonoma - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 750-8683 |
| Stanislaus | Stanislaus - Vote-By-Mail | Stanislaus - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Sutter | Sutter - Vote-By-Mail | (530) 822-7122 |
| Tehama | Tehama - Vote-By-Mail | (866) 289-5307 |
| Trinity | (888) 698-1215 | (888) 698-1215 |
| Tulare | Tulare - Vote-By-Mail | (559) 624-7300 |
| Tuolumne | Tuolumne - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 209-1811 |
| Ventura | Ventura - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 500-3555 |
| Yolo | Yolo - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 649-9943 |
| Yuba | Yuba - Vote-By-Mail | (530) 749-7855 |
