Election and Voter Information
Register to Vote!!
Be Informed, Participate, and Make Your Voice Heard
Not sure if you're registered already? Find out here
Tuesday, November 8th is the General Election in California
The last day to register to vote for the November 8, 2022, General Election is October 24, 2022.
All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 8, General Election.
Your county elections office will begin mailing ballots no later than October 10, 2022.
Your General Election ballot will include:
- 7 Ballot Propositions
- Statewide candidates for U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Member of State Board of Equalization, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- U.S. Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Assembly Member
- Supreme Court Justices, as well as other local candidates and local measures.
Return your vote-by-mail ballot by mail with prepaid postage as long as it's postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 15, 2022, or in-person to a secure ballot drop box, to a voting location or your county elections office by 8:00 p.m. on November 8, 2022.
Campus Drop Box
- Drop off your vote-by-mail ballot at the ballot drop box.
- Location: Bay Tree Bookstore
Polling Sites on Campus
- Stevenson College Event Center (101 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz)
- Saturday, November 5th: Voting 9am-5pm
Sunday, November 6th: Voting 9am-5pm
Monday, November 7th: Voting 8am – 5pm
Tuesday, November 8th: Voting 7am – 8pm (Election Day)
- Saturday, November 5th: Voting 9am-5pm
- Silicon Valley Campus Room 2110
- Saturday, November 5th: Voting 9am-5pm
Sunday, November 6th: Voting 9am-5pm
Monday, November 7th: Voting 8am – 5pm
Tuesday, November 8th: Voting 7am – 8pm (Election Day)
- Saturday, November 5th: Voting 9am-5pm
How can I vote?
All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot. Your county elections office will begin mailing ballots no later than October 10, 2022.
Voting is a citizen's fundamental right, and UC Santa Cruz urges you to let your voice be heard. This year, the campus is making it as easy as possible for you to cast your ballot.
There will be one in-person voting site on the main campus. This voting site will be located at the Stevenson Event Center. It will be open for 4 days; Saturday-Tuesday November 5th-8th. They will accept mail-in ballots.
There will also be an in-person voting site at the Silicon Valley Campus in Room 2110. It will be open for 4 days as well.
Finally, you may deposit your completed ballot in the Official Ballot Drop Box that has been installed in Quarry Plaza in front of Bay Tree Bookstore. If you have a mail ballot and are registered in Santa Cruz County, you can mail it before November 8th or hand it in at any polling place on Election Day.
Not registered to vote? You can still participate!
The State of California allows for Conditional Voter Registration. The Stevenson Event Center will be a site for conditional voter registration. You can register and vote conditionally. Conditional ballots will be processed once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process. You will need to bring your California driver’s license or Social Security Number and you will need to provide your dorm room and campus PO box if you live on campus.
In addition, the Santa Cruz County Elections Department will have a Votemobile trailer at Quarry Plaza parking lot next to the Bay Tree Bookstore where you may also register to vote prior to the primary election. The Votemobile trailer will on campus on the following two days:
Wednesday, October 26
Tuesday, November 1
FAQ
Election Security - Is Your Vote Secure???
YES! Election security is a major concern at all levels of government. The end goal of election security is to deliver a process that is safe and secure but is also fair, accurate, and accessible. In California, at both the state and county levels, there is a multitude of layered security protocols in place.
I don’t know where I am registered, can I look it up online?
Yes. You can go to VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov and look up your voter information. If you need to change anything, you can go to RegisterToVote.ca.gov and change it.
I'm registered to vote back home, what should I do?
If you are registered at an address that is NOT in Santa Cruz County, a ballot would have been mailed to that address. If you did not receive a ballot, you will need to visit one of the in-person voting sites, like the Stevenson Event Center on campus, to fill out the conditional voting registration.
Thank you for participating!
Sammy Slug with the Santa Cruz County Elections team at the polling station at the Bay Tree Conference Center
Feel free to contact the Government & Community Relations Office for any further questions or concerns about voting on campus.
