June 2 Primary Election and Special Election Details

Announced on: Wednesday, Apr. 08, 2026

Primary Election - June 2, 2026

• The last day to register to vote for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election is May 18, 2026.
• All California active registered voters will receive a ballot for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election at the location where they are registered to vote. You can check your voter registration information here.
• County elections officials will begin mailing ballots by May 4, 2026.
• Secure ballot drop-off locations open on May 5, 2026.
• Ballots can be dropped off at a drop-off location, county elections office, or returned by mail.
• The first vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter's Choice Act counties on May 23, 2026.
• In person early voting locations throughout California will be open on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
• June 2 is the last day to vote in-person or return a ballot by 8:00 p.m. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked no later than June 2. If mailing on Elections Day, get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside a United States Post Office.

Special Election for Congressional District 1 - June 2, 2026

• Same information as above.
• Voters who are registered to vote in (portions of) Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba counties will have the opportunity to vote in the Special Election for Congressional District 1. This will be reflected on your mail-in ballot.

Questions? Contact Amy Magnus, Faculty Fellow for Voter Empowerment in the Office of Civic Engagement at ammagnus@csuchico.edu.