Where and How to Vote Right Now in the Bay Area

The 2016 election is just four weeks away. In an effort to avoid long lines at the polls, all nine Bay Area counties will offer early-voting options for all registered voters. Election Day is Nov. 8 and the final day to register to vote in California is Oct. 24.

There are three ways California residents can vote before Election Day: Vote-by-mail ballots are mailed to voters, who can mail back the ballot or drop it off at a polling place on Election Day. This is not to be confused with absentee voting, where the voter is unable to be present at the polls, and the ballot is completed and mailed in advance of an election. California offers "no-excuse" absentee voting, allowing registered voters to request an absentee ballot without requiring they state a reason for their desire to vote absentee.

Early voting allows voters to visit an election official’s office or other satellite voting locations, and cast a vote in person without offering a reason for why the voter is unable to vote on Election Day. All first-time voters must bring a government-issued ID. We have compiled all the locations, dates and times voters can cast their ballots prior to Election Day.

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Alameda County
Where:
1225 Fallon St., Room G-1, Oakland

When:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m-5 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 29 and Sunday Oct. 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 5 and Sunday Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Contra Costa County
Where:
Contra Costa County Elections Office, 555 Escobar St., Martinez

Golden Hills Community Church, Brentwood

Pittsburg Library Community Room, Pittsburg

The Salvation Army Church, Concord

Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Lafayette

San Ramon Community Center, San Ramon

Bay Hills Community Church, Richmond

When:
Monday Oct. 31 through Saturday Nov. 5

Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Marin County
Where:
Registrar of Voters Office, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 121, San Rafael

When:
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 5, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Napa County
Where:
Napa County Elections Office, 900 Coombs St., Suite 256, Napa

American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, Room B128, American Canyon*

Calistoga Fire House, 1113 Washington Street, Calistoga*

Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 1st Street, Napa*

El Centro School Multiuse Room, 1480 El Centro Avenue, Napa*

NVC Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Avenue, Room 5, Saint Helena*

Yountville Community Center Library Reading Room, 6516 Washington Street, Yountville (Sunday Nov. 6 and Monday Nov. 7 only)

Yountville Elementary School Multiuse Room, 6554 Yount Street (Saturday Nov. 5 only)

When:
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 5 and Sunday Nov. 6, 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.

*These locations are only open early voting from Saturday Nov. 5 through Monday Nov. 7.

San Francisco County

Where:
City Hall, Room 48, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco