If you are a registered voter, you will receive two information resources by mail:
![cover page of state voter information guide](https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//images/state-vig.jpg)
Your State Voter Information Guide contains information about federal and statewide candidates and statewide ballot measures. The State Voter Information Guide is only mailed prior to a statewide election.
![cover page of county voter information guide](https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//images/county-vig.jpg)
Your County Voter Information Guide (previously known as a “sample ballot”) contains a sample of your ballot and information about local candidates and ballot measures, and, for some counties, the location of your polling place. A County Voter Information Guide is sent prior to statewide and local elections.