{"id":5532,"date":"2026-06-03T19:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:02:45","slug":"forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to vote in a primary to vote in a general election So, if you missed the chance to vote in the 2026 California primary on Tuesday, the California Secretary of State\u2019s office has a list of deadlines leading up to the November general election.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/katie-porters-failed-bid-for-governor-is-a-loss-for-all-californians-opinion\/\">Katie Porter\u2019s failed bid for governor is a loss for all Californians | Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>All registered voters can vote in a primary or a general election, but voting in the primary is not a prerequisite to casting your ballot in November.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/sacramento-election-results-heres-what-we-know-and-when-the-next-count-will-come\/\">Sacramento election results: Here\u2019s what we know and when the next count will come<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>When is the general election and what deadlines do I have to meet before then?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Voters can check their status at My Voter Status to confirm their mailing address and voting status starting Aug. 27.<\/li>\n<li>The state\u2019s official Voter Information Guide will be made available online beginning Sept. 4.<\/li>\n<li>County elections officials will begin mailing ballots by October 5.<\/li>\n<li>Secure ballot drop-off locations open on October 6<\/li>\n<li>The last day to register to vote for the general election is October 19.<\/li>\n<li>The first vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter\u2019s Choice Act counties on October 24.<\/li>\n<li>In person early voting locations throughout California will be open on Saturday, October 31.<\/li>\n<li>November 3 is the last day to vote in-person or return a ballot by 8:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked no later than November 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgot to vote in the primary? California deadlines include ballot mailings Oct. 5, drop-offs Oct. 6, register by Oct. 19, and ballots due or postmarked Nov. 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california","category-elections"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines - San Diego Relocation News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines - San Diego Relocation News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Forgot to vote in the primary? California deadlines include ballot mailings Oct. 5, drop-offs Oct. 6, register by Oct. 19, and ballots due or postmarked Nov. 3.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"San Diego Relocation News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-03T19:02:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c\"},\"headline\":\"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-03T19:02:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":253,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/97c48764d3b2d7624ec39aa81e37f9b5.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"California\",\"Elections\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines - San Diego Relocation News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/97c48764d3b2d7624ec39aa81e37f9b5.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-03T19:02:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/97c48764d3b2d7624ec39aa81e37f9b5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/97c48764d3b2d7624ec39aa81e37f9b5.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":674},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/03\\\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"San Diego Relocation News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines - San Diego Relocation News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines - San Diego Relocation News","og_description":"Forgot to vote in the primary? California deadlines include ballot mailings Oct. 5, drop-offs Oct. 6, register by Oct. 19, and ballots due or postmarked Nov. 3.","og_url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/","og_site_name":"San Diego Relocation News","article_published_time":"2026-06-03T19:02:45+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c"},"headline":"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines","datePublished":"2026-06-03T19:02:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/"},"wordCount":253,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97c48764d3b2d7624ec39aa81e37f9b5.jpg","articleSection":["California","Elections"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/","url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/","name":"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines - San Diego Relocation News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97c48764d3b2d7624ec39aa81e37f9b5.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-03T19:02:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97c48764d3b2d7624ec39aa81e37f9b5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97c48764d3b2d7624ec39aa81e37f9b5.jpg","width":1200,"height":674},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/forgot-to-vote-in-the-2026-california-primary-here-are-the-next-voter-deadlines-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Forgot to vote in the 2026 California primary? Here are the next voter deadlines"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/","name":"San Diego Relocation News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/39a645eab67a60386560a5271220d58c","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com"],"url":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}