You can still vote, even if you aren’t registered!

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You can still vote, even if you haven’t registered yet!


IF YOU HAVE THE BALLOT THAT WAS MAILED TO YOU:


- You can drop it in any of Contra Costa County’s secure ballot boxes including the one next to the parking lot at El Cerrito City Hall or outside the Kensington Community Center, just up the hill from the Kensington Library on Arlington Boulevard by 8 pm Tuesday, Nov. 3. 


Complete list of secure ballot boxes in Contra Costa : https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/official-ballot-drop-boxes/ 


- Drop it off at any polling place in Contra Costa including the Kensington Community Center or one of the four in El Cerrito: 

El Cerrito City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave.

El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser 

Saint Jerome Catholic Church, 308 Carmel

St. John’s Community Center, 6500 Gladys


Complete list of Contra Costa polling places: https://www.contracostavote.gov/election/november-3-2026-general-election/# 


The polls are open on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 am to 8 pm


You cannot send your ballot by US Mail this late unless you get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside a US post office.


IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN PERSON:


You can vote in person at any polling place in Contra Costa County. If you go to your own polling place, they will have a pre-printed ballot for you. 


Your polling place is printed on the back of your Contra Costa County Voter Information Guide or look yours up at https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/voter-registration/my-voting-information/


If you go to another polling place in the county, you can vote using a ballot-marking device https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/our-voting-system/#ICX


IF YOU HAVEN’T REGISTERED OR NEED TO UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION: 


If you haven’t registered or need to update your registration, you can register and vote at any Contra Costa polling place. 


IF YOU NEED ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT:


If you need accessibility support, see https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/how-to-vote/accessible-voting/ or call 925-335-7800


For more information, see: https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/how-to-vote/in-person-voting/


Note tabs on that website for Voting by Mail, In Person Voting, and Accessible Voting