Courtesy https://www.fillmoreca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=153.

Courtesy https://www.fillmoreca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=153
October 5, 2024

Fillmore, CA – With less than a month remaining before the upcoming November 5, 2024, Presidential General Election, residents of Fillmore are urged to take steps to ensure they are ready to cast their ballots. The Ventura County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters, Michelle Ascencion, has outlined key dates and procedures to help voters prepare for this important event.

(Ventura) – Michelle Ascencion, County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters, announced important activities for the November 5, 2024 Presidential General Election that will begin on October 7.

-Throughout the State of California, counties will begin mailing Vote by Mail ballots to all active, registered voters on Oct. 7. Voters should expect to receive their ballot by Oct. 17; anyone who hasn’t received their ballot or State/County Voter Information Guide in the mail by then should contact the Elections Office. Voters are reminded they need to return their ballot in the SIGNED return, postage-paid envelope, and return it by U.S. postal mail; or, in 1 of 38 official ballot drop boxes; or, at 1 of 52 vote centers; or, at the County Elections Office by 8 pm on Election Day, Nov. 5. Mailed ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day and received within 7 days.

-Voters are encouraged to sign up for BallotTrax to receive email, text, or phone notifications of when their ballot is sent to them and received and counted by the Elections Office. This free service is available through the California Secretary of State’s Office by signing up at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov

-Instead of voting by mail, those who want to vote in person before the vote centers open can take advantage of early voting at the Elections Office beginning Oct. 7. Early voting is available Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, at the Elections Division at the Ventura County Government Center – Hall of Administration, Lower Plaza, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura (ADA assistance is available). This is a good option for voters who will be out of town or unable to get to a vote center when they’re open.

As a California Voter’s Choice Act County, the Ventura Elections office will provide vote centers located throughout the county for in-person voting, registration assistance, and other voter services. Beginning Oct. 26, 11 vote centers will open throughout the county; 41 additional vote centers will open Nov. 2. Voters can utilize any vote center location in Ventura County at their convenience.

“As one of California’s 29 Voter’s Choice Act Counties, we are able to go above and beyond for our voters,” Ms. Ascencion said. “We hope people will use the voting method that works best for them to make their voice heard in this nationwide election. The Voter Information Guides and VenturaVote.org website are useful resources for voters, but they can always contact us for assistance, we are happy to help!”

For more information, including lists of official ballot drop box and vote center locations, visit the Ventura County Registrar of Voters website at VenturaVote.org. For assistance from the Elections Office, call 805-654-2664 or email elections@ventura.org.

To keep up with timely information released by the County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters, please visit: https://recorder.countyofventura.org/county-clerk/county-clerk/press-rel...