Primary Election – June 2, 2026
| Description of Event | Deadline* | E-Date1 |
|---|---|---|
| Voter-Nominated Office: Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fee Period | December 11, 2025 – February 4, 2026 | E‐173 – E‐118 |
| Last day for propositions to qualify to appear on the ballot | January 22, 2026 | E‐131 |
| Voter Information Guide: Proposition Ballot Title and Summary and Condensed Ballot Title and Summary Deadline | January 30, 2026 | E‐123 |
| Voter Information Guide: Proposition Argument Submission Deadline | February 3, 2026 | E‐119 |
| Voter Information Guide: Proposition Argument Selection and Exchange | February 8, 2026* | E‐114 |
| Voter-Nominated Office: Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Paper Period | February 9 – March 6, 2026 | E‐113 – E‐88 |
| Voter-Nominated Office: Candidate Statement Period for County Voter Information Guides (U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate, and State Assembly) | February 9 – March 6, 2026 | E‐113 – E‐88 |
| Voter Information Guide: Statewide Constitutional Office Candidate Statement Deadline | February 11, 2026 | E‐111 |
| Voter Information Guide: Proposition Analysis and Text Deadline | February 12, 2026* | E‐110 |
| Voter Information Guide: Rebuttal Argument and Summary Information Deadline | February 12, 2026* | E‐110 |
| Voter Information Guide: Available for Public Display and Examination | February 17 – March 9, 2026 | E‐105 – E‐85 |
| Governor candidates: Tax Returns Deadline | March 6, 2026 | E‐88 |
| Voter-Nominated Office: Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Paper Extension Period if Incumbent Does Not File | March 7 – March 11, 2026 | E‐87 – E‐83 |
| Randomized alphabet drawing for the order of the candidates on the ballot | March 12, 2026 | E‐82 |
| Governor candidates: Tax Returns – Deadline for submitting properly redacted tax returns | March 16, 2026 | E‐78 |
| Notice to Candidates (Voter-Nominated Candidates) | March 21, 2026* | E‐73 |
| Certified List of Candidates for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election will be posted | March 26, 2026 | E‐68 |
| Voters can check their status at My Voter Status to confirm their mailing address and voting status | March 26, 2026 | E‐68 |
| Voter Information Guide: Online Version Available | April 3, 2026 | E‐60 |
| Voter-Nominated Office: Statement of Write-In Candidacy and Nomination Paper Period | April 6 – May 19, 2026 | E‐57 – E‐14 |
| Last day for county elections officials to transmit ballots and balloting materials to absent military and overseas voters who have requested them by this date | April 18, 2026* | E‐45 |
| Secretary of State will mail the Voter Information Guide during this period | April 23 – May 12, 2026 | E‐40 – E‐21 |
| County elections officials will mail the County Voter Information Guide during this period | April 23 – May 12, 2026 | E‐40 – E‐21 |
| No later than this date, county elections officials shall begin mailing each registered voter a vote‐by‐mail ballot | May 4, 2026 | E‐29 |
| Early Voting sites open | May 4, 2026 | E‐29 |
| By this date, all counties shall open ballot drop‐off locations for vote‐by‐mail ballots. To find a location, please visit: https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/ | May 5 – June 2, 2026 | E‐28 – E |
| Last day to register to vote for the primary election. To check your voter registration status, visit My Voter Status | May 18, 2026 | E‐15 |
| Same Day Registration available. Voters can "conditionally" register and vote a provisional ballot during this time. | May 19 – June 2, 2026 | E‐14 – E |
| Certified List of Write‐In Candidates | May 22, 2026 | E‐11 |
| Voter's Choice Act counties to open Vote Centers | May 23, 2026* | E‐10 |
| Election Day – Polls shall be open throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. | June 2, 2026 | E |
| Beginning at 8:00 p.m., county elections officials begin reporting election results; counties shall conduct the semifinal official canvass of votes and report totals to the Secretary of State at least every two hours until completed. | June 2, 2026 | E |
| Vote-By-Mail Ballots returned by mail, in order to be counted, must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by your county elections office | June 9, 2026 | E+7 |
| Last day for county elections officials to certify election results | July 2, 2026 | E+30 |
| County elections official shall send to the Secretary of State, in an electronic format, one complete copy of the primary election returns. | July 3, 2026 | E+31 |
| Statement of Vote certified by the Secretary of State | July 10, 2026 | E+38 |
| Voter-Nominated Office: Certificates of Nomination | July 13, 2026 | E+41 |
| Last day for Secretary of State to release the official Supplement to the Statement of the Vote | November 7, 2026* | E+158 |
- *Date falls on a weekend or state holiday; it moves forward to the next business day.
- **Date falls on a weekend or state holiday; it does not move forward to the next business day.
- 1. "E-" days indicate the number of days prior to Election Day. "E+" days indicate the number of days after Election Day.↑
