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Visit the California Secretary of State website for comprehensive coverage of the California elections process:

Placer County Elections Office

The Placer County Elections Office webpage has complete information about the county's switich to the new voter center model, replacing the former precinct model:

Placer County Elections Office

Got Voting Questions?

Vote411

Brought to you by the League of Women Voters Education Fund, VOTE411 is your one-stop source for answers

to your voter registration, ballot, candidate, and proposition questions.

Public Policy Institute of California

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.
We are dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.

Public Policy Institute

Important Dates for November 2026 General Election

October 5, 2026 – County elections offices will be begin mailing ballots
October 6, 2026 – Ballot drop-off locations open
October 19, 2026 – The last day to register to vote online
October 24, 2026 – Vote centers open for early in-person voting
November 3, 2026, Election Day – Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked no later than November 3. If mailing on Election Day, get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside a United States Post Office.