How to Vote by Mail
 Vote
by Mail
You may apply up to seven
days before an election for a Vote by Mail ballot to be mailed to you
by:
- Completing the online application.
- Completing and returning the printed application form.
- Completing the application on the back cover of your Sample Ballot Pamphlet.
- Sending a written request for a Vote by Mail ballot which must include the following:
- Your full name
- Your residence address in San Mateo County
- Mailing address where you want your ballot sent (if different from your residence address)
- Name & date of election you want to receive a ballot for
- Your signature
- Please mail your request to:
- Registration & Elections Division
- 40 Tower Road
- San Mateo, CA 94402
- Attention: Vote by Mail Unit
- You may also fax your request to:
The Elections Office must receive
all applications no later than seven
days before election day. Postmarks
do not count.
Vote Early
You may also cast a Vote by Mail ballot in person in the Elections
Office at 40 Tower Road, San Mateo. Voting by Mail voting begins 29 days
before an election and extends until the close of polls on election
day.
Emergency
Vote by Mail Voting
If, during the seven days before an election,
you become ill or disabled or, for any reason, find that you will
be away from the polls on election day, you may request in a written
statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that a ballot be delivered
to your authorized representative. Your authorized representative
will receive your ballot after presenting the signed statement at
the Elections Office.
Uniformed and Overseas Voters
San Mateo County voters who are overseas or in the military may
register and apply for an absentee ballot by completing a Federal
Post Card Application form (Standard Form 76). This form is available
at your local US Embassy or by visiting the Federal Voting Assistance
Program website at http://www.fvap.gov/. |
