About Voting

Ways to Vote, Your Right to Vote, and Who Can Help

No Voting Online :

• You can NOT vote on your phone
• You can fill out your ballot on a computer or tablet
• BUT you can NOT send in your ballot directly from your computer or tablet
  •  You must print it out and return it in the official envelope

 If someone says you can vote online, here's the full straight explanation: 

RAVBM - computer-assisted ballot access

• Under California law all registered voters can use the RAVBM system
  • BUT It's designed mainly for those with disabilities or military or overseas voters

So YES, you CAN use RAVBM on your computer or tablet at home, BUT -  only to read, fill out, and print your ballot 

• BUT:   (here's the partly-computerized part)

• RAVBM is NOT an online app. You must download  and install the app on your computer or tablet (no phone version)
• You CAN NOT return your completed ballot via the Internet ("To preserve  your privacy and security")
  
• When you're finished filling out your ballot on yourcomputer,  you must:
  • 1. Print  out your completed ballot, 
  • 2. Place the printed ballot in the original Vote by Mail envelope that was mailed to you with your vote-by-mail ballot,
  • 3. Sign the envelope, and
  • 4. return it to the Registrar of Voters  by mail, drop box, or in person in time for your ballot to be counted.
    • you can check CAearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov for Ballot drop-off locations

 Check it out details here: RAVBM.