November 3, 2020, General Election

Final Official Election Results

VOTE SAFE with Your Vote-By-Mail Ballot

All California voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 3, 2020, General Election.

Voters who can vote by mail will help ensure safe physical distancing at voting locations. County elections officials will begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots to all active registered voters in California by October 5, 2020. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by November 3, 2020; ballots returned at a secure ballot drop box must be deposited by 8:00 p.m. on November 3, 2020.

Voting locations will be available in all counties before Election Day.

One or more early voting locations will be available in many counties for at least four days beginning the Saturday before the November 3, 2020, election. Voting locations will offer voter registration, replacement ballots, accessible voting machines, and language assistance.

Election Information

• Executive Orders and Related Legislations
  • Governor’s Executive Order N-64-20 (PDF)
  • Governor's Executive Order N-67-20 (PDF)
  • Assembly Bill 860 (PDF)
  • Senate Bill 423 (PDF)
• Revised Guidance Related to the November Election(PDF)
• Official Voter Information Guide
• General Election Calendar (PDF)
• November 3, 2020, General Election - Voting Technologies in use by County (PDF)
• November 3, 2020 - Polling Location and Drop-off Location Statistics (PDF)
• November 3, 2020 - Statewide Quick Statistics (PDF)
• County Methods for Conducting the November 3, 2020, General Election (PDF)

COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidance:

• Election Administration Guidance under COVID-19 (PDF)
  • Check Lists
    • Election Administrators - CA COVID-19 Safety Checklist (PDF)
    • Election Workers - CA COVID-19 Safety Checklist (PDF)
  • Posters
    • COVID-19 Symptoms (PDF)
    • Voters - Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (PDF)
    • Poll Workers Must - Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (PDF)
    • Election Staff Must - Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (PDF)
  • Poll Worker - CA COVID 19 Training Powerpoint Slides (PPTX)
  • Elections and COVID-19 Glossary of Terms (PDF)
    • For additional languages, please visit Elections 2020 Community & County Resources

Voter Information

• Fact Sheets:
  • Displaced Voters Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Voters with Medical Emergencies Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Voters Experiencing Homelessness Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Quick Facts for 2020 (PDF)
    • Spanish (PDF)
    • Chinese (PDF)
    • Hindi (PDF)
    • Japanese (PDF)
    • Khmer (PDF)
    • Korean (PDF)
    • Tagalog (PDF)
    • Thai (PDF)
    • Vietnamese (PDF)
• Flyers:
  • Vote Safe Flyer (PDF)
  • Sign up to Be a Poll Worker Flyer (PDF)
  • Voting Locations Recruitment Flyer (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
  • General Frequently Asked Questions
  • Where's My Ballot? Troubleshooting - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
  • Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail FAQs(PDF)
  • USPS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • How to Fix a Missing or Mismatched Signature on your Vote-by-Mail Return Envelope (PDF)
• Voting Resources:
  • Register to Vote
  • Vote-by-Mail Voting
  • Where's My Ballot?
  • Remote Accessible Vote-By-Mail (RAVBM)
  • Same Day Voter Registration
  • Provisional Voting
  • Military and Overseas Voters
  • Where and How to Vote
• Voter Information:
  • Election 2020 Resource Website
  • Election Video Resources
  • Election Cybersecurity
  • County Election Offices Contact Information
  • How to be a Poll Worker Information

Candidate Information

• Certified List of Candidates (PDF)
  • Certified List of Candidates - Contact List (PDF)
• List of Presidential Electors (PDF)
• List of Presidential Write-In Candidates(PDF)
  • List of Write-In Presidential Electors (PDF)
• Character-Based Name (Elections Code 13211.7) (PDF)
  • Notice Re: Voter-Nominated Offices(PDF)
• Legislative Candidate Prop 34 List (PDF)
• Order of Candidates on Ballot - Randomized Alphabet Drawing (PDF)
• 2020 California Election Guide
• Qualifications for Running for Office
• Governor's Proclamation Calling for the November 3, 2020, General Election (PDF)

Helpful Resources

• June 2020 Survey Results – County Election administration for November 2020 (PDF)
• July 2020 Survey Results – County Election administration for November 2020 (PDF)
• August 2020 Survey Results – County Election administration for November 2020 (PDF)
• SB 423 Waiver Approval for Butte County (PDF)

Election Related Advisories to Counties

• CCROV # 20241 General Election: Forwarding VBM Ballots to Another County (PDF)
• CCROV # 20240 General Election: Unauthorized Ballot Drop Boxes  (PDF)
• CCROV # 20236 General Election: Voter Intimidation; Prohibited Voter Challenges (PDF)
• CCROV # 20234 General Election: Election Materials - Reporting of Errors  (PDF)
• CCROV # 20233 General Election: Ballots, Provisional Ballot Envelope Supplies, and Alternative Procedures (PDF)
• CCROV # 20232 General Election: Revised Guidance Related to the November Election  (PDF)
• CCROV # 20231 General Election: Natural Disaster/Emergency Preparation (PDF)
• CCROV # 20229 General Election: Conditional Voter Registration Implementation (PDF)
• CCROV # 20227 General Election: Ballot Identification Envelopes: Mismatched Signatures and Unsigned Envelopes - Revised  (PDF)
• CCROV # 20226 Emergency Regulations: Signature Verification, Ballot Processing, and Ballot Counting (PDF)
• CCROV # 20225 General Election: HAVA: First-Time Voter ID Requirements (PDF)
• CCROV # 20224 General Election: Election Observations Rights and Responsibilities (PDF)
• CCROV # 20223 General Election: Cameras at Polling Locations (PDF)
• CCROV # 20222 General Election: Electioneering (PDF)
• CCROV # 20216 Publication: Updated 2020 Poll Worker Training Standards  (PDF)
• CCROV # 20215 General Election: Natural Disaster - Displaced from Residence  (PDF)
• CCROV # 20202 General Election: Surrendering Vote-by-Mail Ballots (PDF)
• CCROV # 20193  General Election: Senate Bill (SB) 423 Waiver Request Form for the November 3, 2020 General Election (PDF)
• CCROV # 20184 Voter Turnout and Ballot Type Forecasting Model (PDF)
• CCROV # 20177 General Election: Revised Guidance Related to the November Election (PDF)
• CCROV # 20176 General Election: Residence Address Changes at Polling Locations (PDF)
• CCROV # 20172 General Election: Final Ballot Labels and Titles and Summaries (PDF)
• CCROV # 20167 General Election: Ballot Tint and Watermark Assignment  (PDF)
• CCROV # 20154 General Election: Election Administration Guidance under COVID-19 (PDF)
• CCROV # 20151 General Election: Intelligent Mail Barcodes (IMb) on Vote-by-mail Ballot Envelopes (PDF)
• CCROV # 20138 General Election: Proposition Numbering (PDF)
• CCROV # 20096 Additional Languages Required under California Elections Code section 14201, Language Minority Determinations (PDF)

Registration Statistics

• 15 Day Report of Registration
• 60 Day Report of Registration
• 123 Day Report of Registration