Publications and Resources

Publications

• California NVRA Manual
• California State Safeguards (PDF)
• Elections Observation Rights and Responsibilities - 2022 (PDF)
• Elections Officers Digest - 2024
• Guide to Voter Registration Drives
• History of California Initiatives
• How to Qualify an Initiative
• Life Cycle of a Ballot (PDF)
  • Spanish (PDF)
• Official Voter Information Guide
• Polling Place Accessibility Guidelines
• Poll Worker Training Standards
• Procedures and Guidelines For Voting In A State of Emergency or Natural Disaster
• Procedure for Recalling State and Local Officials (PDF)
• State Voter Information Guide vs. County Voter Information Guide
• Voting Law Compliance Handbook
• Voting Rights: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction (PDF)
  • Spanish (PDF)
  • Chinese (PDF)
  • Hindi (PDF)
  • Japanese (PDF)
  • Khmer (PDF)
  • Korean (PDF)
  • Tagalog (PDF)
  • Thai (PDF)
  • Vietnamese (PDF)

Reports

• Uniform Vote Counting Standards
• Voter Privacy Task Force

Statistics

• Reports of Registration
• Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910-2022 (PDF)
• Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide Primary Elections 1910-2024 (PDF)

Resources

• Quick Guide: California Voter Registration/Pre-Registration Application (PDF)
  • Spanish (PDF)
  • Chinese (PDF)
  • Hindi (PDF)
  • Japanese (PDF)
  • Khmer (PDF)
  • Korean (PDF)
  • Tagalog (PDF)
  • Thai (PDF)
  • Vietnamese (PDF)
• A Guide to Voting in California (PDF)
  • Spanish (PDF)
  • Chinese (PDF)
  • Hindi (PDF)
  • Japanese (PDF)
  • Khmer (PDF)
  • Korean (PDF)
  • Tagalog (PDF)
  • Thai (PDF)
  • Vietnamese (PDF)
• Notice Regarding Prohibition of Electioneering and Corruption of the Voting Process (PDF)
  • Spanish (PDF)
  • Chinese (PDF)
  • Hindi (PDF)
  • Japanese (PDF)
  • Khmer (PDF)
  • Korean (PDF)
  • Tagalog (PDF)
  • Thai (PDF)
  • Vietnamese (PDF)
• About Elections Division
• California Code of Regulations
• California Elections Code
• California Legislative Information
• California Vote Counting Process
• Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail Drop-off Locations
• Election Video Resources
• Statewide Election Results
• Special Election Results
• Statewide Recounts
• Legislative District Maps
• National Association of Secretaries of State
• New Citizen's Guide to Voting (PDF)
• Poll Worker Information
• Polling Place Accessibility Guidelines
• Polling Place Lookup
• Pre-registration Flyer (PDF)

• Quick Facts 2024 (PDF)

  • Spanish (PDF)
  • Chinese (PDF)
  • Hindi (PDF)
  • Japanese (PDF)
  • Khmer (PDF)
  • Korean (PDF)
  • Tagalog (PDF)
  • Thai (PDF)
  • Vietnamese (PDF)
• Regulations
• Time Off To Vote
• Voter Bill of Rights
• Voter Information Guides
• Voter Registration Information File Request
• Ways to Vote

Voter Education and Outreach

• High School Student Pollworker Flyer (PDF)