VENTURA — Under Executive Order, the Governor declared the November 3, 2020 General Election an all Vote By Mail election in the state of California. County Clerk-Recorder, Registrar of Voters Lunn stated, “With the current Coronavirus pandemic and the confluence of the flu season upon us, I encourage all voters to utilize the Vote By Mail ballot they receive at home to take advantage of the health and safety measures that voting by mail provides.”
The Ventura County Elections Division will deliver ballots to the United States Post Office on Friday, October 2, three days ahead of schedule. All registered voters will automatically receive a ballot at their mailing address on file.
Ventura County residents are strongly encouraged to:
- Register to vote if not already registered, or re-register if there is a change in information (registertovote.ca.gov)
- Confirm voter status and mailing address (voterstatus.sos.ca.gov)
- Sign up for free ballot tracking (wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov)
Voters can register to vote online in one of 10 languages through October 19. Beginning October 20, voters must register in person at the Ventura County Elections Division or at an in-person voting location, October 31 through November 3.
Voters have three options to return their Vote By Mail ballot:
- Official Ballot Drop Box;
- In-person voting location; or
- By mail, no postage necessary.
OFFICIAL BALLOT DROP BOXES
The following 34 Official Ballot Drop Boxes will be available during regular business hours beginning October 5.
Camarillo
- Camarillo City Hall, 601 Carmen Drive #6034 (24/7)
- Camarillo Sheriff’s Department, 3701 Las Posas Road
- Courtyard by Marriott, 4994 Verdugo Way (24/7)
- Residence Inn by Marriott, 2912 Petit Street (24/7)
Fillmore
- Fillmore Library, 502 2nd Street (24/7)
Moorpark
- Moorpark City Hall, 799 Moorpark Avenue (24/7)
Newbury Park
- Ventura County Fire Station #32, 830 South Reino Road
Oak Park
- Oak Park Unified School District, 5801 Conifer Street
Oak View
- County of Ventura Fire Station #23, 15 Kunkle Street
Ojai
- Ojai City Hall, 401 South Ventura Street (24/7)
Oxnard
- Habitat for Humanity, 1850 Eastman Avenue
- Harbor Mart, 2810 Harbor Boulevard B3
- Oxnard Public Library, 251 South A Street (24/7)
- River Ridge Golf Club, 2401 West Vineyard Avenue
- Ventura County Credit Union, 691 Town Center Drive
- Ventura County Human Services Agency, 1400 Vanguard Drive
Port Hueneme
- Port Hueneme City Hall, 250 North Ventura Road (24/7)
Santa Paula
- Santa Paula City Hall, 970 East Ventura Street (24/7)
Simi Valley
- Ventura County Human Services Agency, East County Community Services Center, 2900 North Madera Road
- Holiday Inn Express, 2550 Erringer Road
- Katherine School, 5455 Katherine Street
- Simi Institute for Careers and Education, 1880 Blackstock Avenue
- Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road (24/7)
Thousand Oaks
- Best Western Plus Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 West Thousand Oaks Boulevard
- Conejo Valley Unified School Office, 1400 East Janss Road
- Thousand Oaks City Hall, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard (24/7)
- La Quinta Inn, Thousand Oaks, 1320 Newbury Road (24/7)
- Ventura County Fire Station #35, 751 Mitchell Road
Ventura
- Government Center, Hall of Administration, drive-up, 800 South Victoria Avenue (24/7)
- Government Center, Hall of Administration, walk-up, 800 South Victoria Avenue (24/7)
- Government Center, Hall of Justice, walk-up, 800 South Victoria Avenue (24/7)
- San Buenaventura City Hall, 501 Poli Street (24/7)
- The Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Road (24/7)
- Ventura Unified School District, 255 West Stanley Avenue #100
Vote By Mail ballot drop boxes are checked by teams of two Ventura County Elections staff. Locations may change due to unforeseen circumstances. Before visiting a ballot drop off location, check the list at VenturaVote.org.
VOTING IN PERSON
The Ventura County Elections Division located in the Hall of Administration at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, will be open for early voting beginning Monday, October 5, during regular business hours.
Forty-seven additional in-person voting locations were selected based on voter registration, not population, and meet the state’s requirements of one location per 10,000 voters. The voting locations will be open the following dates and times:
- Saturday, October 31: 10am to 6pm
- Sunday, November 1: 10am to 6pm
- Monday, November 2: 10am to 6pm
- Tuesday, November 3: 7am to 8pm
In-person voting locations:
Camarillo
- Camarillo Community Center, 1605 East Burnley Street
- Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road
- Crossroads Church, 161 Plaza La Vista
- Studio Channel Islands Art Studios, 2222 Ventura Boulevard
- United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive
- Ventura County Office of Education, Conference and Educational Services Center, 5100 Adolfo Road
Fillmore
- Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, 1048 West Ventura Street
Moorpark
- Arroyo Vista Recreation Center, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road
- Moorpark Community Center, 799 Moorpark Avenue
Newbury Park
- Newbury Park High School, 456 North Reino Road
- Sycamore Canyon School, 4601 Via Rio
Oak Park
- Oak Park High School, 899 Kanan Road
Oak View
- Oak View Community Center, 18 Valley Road
Ojai
- American Legion Post 482, 843 East Ojai Avenue
Oxnard
- Elite Theatre Company, 2731 Victoria Avenue
- Hueneme High School (gym), 500 West Bard Road
- Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary School, 3101 Dunkirk Drive
- Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #561, 1935 South Oxnard Boulevard
- Oxnard Adult Education, 1101 West Second Street
- Oxnard College (gym), 4000 South Rose Avenue
- Pacifica High School, 600 East Gonzales Road
- Rio Vista Middle School, 3050 Thames River Drive
- River Ridge Golf Club, 2401 West Vineyard Avenue
- The Salvation Army, 622 West Wooley Road
Port Hueneme
- Orvene S. Carpenter Community Center, 550 Park Avenue
Santa Paula
- Isbell Middle School, 221 South 4th Street
Simi Valley
- Centerpoint Church, 2369 Royal Avenue
- Cornerstone Community Church, 2080 Winifred Street
- Grand Vista Hotel, 999 Enchanted Way
- Katherine Elementary School, 5455 Katherine Street
- Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District, 4201 Guardian Street
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive
- Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 4191 Cochran Street
- Simi Valley Public Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road
Thousand Oaks
- Cal Lutheran University (Lundring Events Center), 130 Overton Court
- Conejo Valley Adult School, 1025 Old Farm Road
- Fred Kavli Theater, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard
- Goebel Adult Community Center (Main Hall), 1385 East Janss Road
- La Quinta Inn, 1320 Newbury Road
- Thousand Oaks High School, 2323 North Moorpark Road
Ventura
- Army National Guard Armory, 1270 Arundell Avenue
- County of Ventura Public Works, 11251 Riverbank Drive
- Elections Division, Government Center, Hall of Administration, 800 South Victoria Avenue
- Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1394, 10269 Telephone Road
- Museum of Ventura County, 100 East Main Street
- Ventura College Wright Event Center, 57 Day Road
- Ventura Unified School District, 255 West Stanley Avenue #100
Westlake Village
- The North Ranch Center, 1400 North Westlake Boulevard
In-person voting locations will offer Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant touchscreen devices and voting assistance. Ventura County Elections is following local health orders and workers will be adhering to daily health checks, wearing face coverings, social distancing, and sanitizing equipment after use.
Voters will not be assigned to a specific voting location, they can visit any of the 48 locations and receive their home ballot. Locations may change due to unforeseen circumstances. Before visiting an in-person voting location, check the list at VenturaVote.org.
If voters choose to vote in person at a voting location, they will be asked to surrender their Vote By Mail ballot to receive a new ballot for a faster voting experience. If a ballot is not surrendered, and Elections staff is unable to confirm status of the Vote By Mail ballot on file, voters will be provided a provisional ballot.
Vote by Mail ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before November 3, and received by November 20, to be counted.
TALLYING THE VOTE
When Vote By Mail ballots are received by the County Elections Division, signatures on the return envelope will be compared to signatures on voter registration records to ensure they match. To preserve the secrecy of ballots, ballots will then be separated from the envelope, and then tallied.
All valid Vote By Mail ballots are counted in every election in California, regardless of the outcome or closeness of any race.
ELECTION RESULTS
Election results released shortly after 8 p.m. on November 3, will include Vote By Mail ballots processed to date. Throughout election night, ballots cast in person at the voting locations will be processed upon receipt, and result updates will be released throughout the evening. Vote By Mail ballots returned to in person voting locations and drop boxes on Tuesday, November 3, will be processed at a later date.
For more information, please visit the Elections Division website at venturavote.org or call (805) 654-2664.
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El Secretario-Registrador, Registrador de Votantes Mark Lunn Anuncia Detalles Importantes Respecto a la Elección General del 3 de noviembre de 2020
VENTURA – – Bajo Mandato Ejecutivo, el Gobernador declaró que la Elección General del 3 de noviembre de 2020 será una elección de Votar Por Correo en el Estado de California. El Secretario-Registrador, Registrador de Votantes Lunn declaró, “Con la pandemia actual del Coronavirus y la confluencia de la temporada de la gripa aproximada, animo a todos los votantes a utilizar la balota de Votar Por Correo que reciben en su hogar para tomar ventaja de las medidas de salud y seguridad proporcionada por la votación por correo.”
La División de Elecciones del Condado de Ventura entregará las balotas al Correo de los Estados Unidos en viernes, el 2 de octubre, tres días adelantados. Todos los votantes inscritos recibirán una balota automáticamente a su dirección postal en récord.
Los residentes del Condado de Ventura están fuertemente animados a:
• Inscribirse para votar si no está inscrito ya o inscríbase de nuevo si hay un cambio en su información (registertovote.ca.gov)
• Confirmar su estado votante y su dirección postal (voterstatus.sos.ca.gov)
• Regístrese para el seguimiento de la balota gratis (wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov)
Los votantes pueden inscribirse para votar en línea en uno de 10 idiomas hasta el 19 de octubre. Comenzando el 20 de octubre, los votantes deben inscribirse en persona en la División de Elecciones del Condado o en una locación de votación en persona, del 31 de octubre hasta el 3 de noviembre.
Los votantes tienen tres opciones para devolver su balota de Votar Por Correo:
1. Caja de Entrega para Balotas Oficiales; 2. Locación de votación en persona; o
3. Por correo, no se requiere franqueo.
CAJAS DE ENTREGA PARA BALOTAS OFICIALES
Las siguientes 34 Cajas de Entrega para Balotas Oficiales estarán disponibles durante las horas regulares de negocios comenzando el 6 de octubre.
Camarillo
1. Camarillo City Hall, 601 Carmen Drive #6034 (24/7)
2. Camarillo Sheriff’s Department, 3701 Las Posas Road 3. Courtyard by Marriott, 4994 Verdugo Way (24/7)
4. Residence Inn by Marriott, 2912 Petit Street (24/7)
Fillmore
5. Fillmore Library, 502 2nd Street (24/7)
Moorpark
6. Moorpark City Hall, 799 Moorpark Avenue (24/7)
Newbury Park
7. Ventura County Fire Station #32, 830 South Reino Road
Oak Park
8. Oak Park Unified School District, 5801 Conifer Street
Oak View
9. County of Ventura Fire Station #23, 15 Kunkle Street
Ojai
10. Ojai City Hall, 401 South Ventura Street (24/7)
Oxnard
11. Habitat for Humanity, 1850 Eastman Avenue
12. Harbor Mart, 2810 Harbor Boulevard B3
13. Oxnard Public Library, 251 South A Street (24/7)
14. River Ridge Golf Club, 2401 West Vineyard Avenue
15. Ventura County Credit Union, 691 Town Center Drive
16. Ventura County Human Services Agency, 1400 Vanguard Drive
Port Hueneme
17. Port Hueneme City Hall, 250 North Ventura Road (24/7)
Santa Paula
18. Santa Paula City Hall, 970 East Ventura Street (24/7)
Simi Valley
19. Ventura County Human Services Agency, East County Community Services Center, 2900 North Madera Road
20. Holiday Inn Express, 2550 Erringer Road
21. Katherine School, 5455 Katherine Street
22. Simi Institute for Careers and Education, 1880 Blackstock Avenue 23. Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road (24/7)
Thousand Oaks
24. Best Western Plus Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 West Thousand Oaks Boulevard 25. Conejo Valley Unified School Office, 1400 East Janss Road
26. Thousand Oaks City Hall, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard (24/7)
27. La Quinta Inn, Thousand Oaks, 1320 Newbury Road (24/7)
28. Ventura County Fire Station #35, 751 Mitchell Road
Ventura
29. Government Center, Hall of Administration, drive-up, 800 South Victoria Avenue (24/7) 30. Government Center, Hall of Administration, walk-up, 800 South Victoria Avenue (24/7)
31. Government Center, Hall of Justice, walk-up, 800 South Victoria Avenue (24/7) 32. San Buenaventura City Hall, 501 Poli Street (24/7)
33. The Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Road (24/7)
34. Ventura Unified School District, 255 West Stanley Avenue #100
Las cajas de entrega para balotas de Votar Por Correo están chequeadas por equipos de dos personales de la División de Elecciones del Condado de Ventura. Locaciones pueden cambiar a causa de circunstancias imprevistas. Antes de visitar una locación de caja de entrega para balotas, revise la lista en VenturaVote.org.
VOTACIÓN EN PERSONA
La División de Elecciones localizada en el Edificio de Administración, Plaza Baja, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, estará abierta para votación temprano comenzando lunes, 5 de octubre 5, durante horas regulares de negocios.
Cuarenta y siete lugares de votación adicionales fueron seleccionados basado en las inscripciones de votantes, no en la población, y satisface los requisitos del estado de una locación por cada 10,000 votantes. Las locaciones de votación estarán abiertas las siguientes fechas y horas:
- sábado, 31 de octubre: 10am a 6pm
- domingo, 1 de noviembre: 10am a 6pm
- lunes, 2 de noviembre: 10am a 6pm
- martes, 3 de noviembre: 7am a 8pm
Locaciones de votación en persona: Camarillo
- Camarillo Community Center, 1605 East Burnley Street
- Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Road
- Crossroads Church, 161 Plaza La Vista
- Studio Channel Islands Art Studios, 2222 Ventura Boulevard
- United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Drive
- Ventura County Office of Education, Conference and Educational Services Center, 5100 Adolfo Road
Fillmore
7. Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, 1048 West Ventura Street
Moorpark
- Arroyo Vista Recreation Center, 4550 Tierra Rejada Road
- Moorpark Community Center, 799 Moorpark Avenue
Newbury Park
10. Newbury Park High School, 456 North Reino Road 11. Sycamore Canyon School, 4601 Via Rio
Oak Park
12. Oak Park High School, 899 Kanan Road
Oak View
13. Oak View Community Center, 18 Valley Road
Ojai
14. American Legion Post 482, 843 East Ojai Avenue
Oxnard
15. Elite Theatre Company, 2731 Victoria Avenue
16. Hueneme High School (gym), 500 West Bard Road
17. Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary School, 3101 Dunkirk Drive
18. Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #561, 1935 South Oxnard Boulevard 19. Oxnard Adult Education, 1101 West Second Street
20. Oxnard College (gym), 4000 South Rose Avenue
21. Pacifica High School, 600 East Gonzales Road
22. Rio Vista Middle School, 3050 Thames River Drive
23. River Ridge Golf Club, 2401 West Vineyard Avenue
24. The Salvation Army, 622 West Wooley Road
Port Hueneme
25. Orvene S. Carpenter Community Center, 550 Park Avenue
Santa Paula
26. Isbell Middle School, 221 South 4th Street
Simi Valley
27. Centerpoint Church, 2369 Royal Avenue
28. Cornerstone Community Church, 2080 Winifred Street
29. Grand Vista Hotel, 999 Enchanted Way
30. Katherine Elementary School, 5455 Katherine Street
31. Rancho Simi Recreation & Park District, 4201 Guardian Street 32. Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 40 Presidential Drive
33. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 4191 Cochran Street 34. Simi Valley Public Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road
Thousand Oaks
35. Cal Lutheran University (Lundring Events Center), 130 Overton Court 36. Conejo Valley Adult School, 1025 Old Farm Road
37. Fred Kavli Theater, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard
38. Goebel Adult Community Center (Main Hall), 1385 East Janss Road 39. La Quinta Inn, 1320 Newbury Road
40. Thousand Oaks High School, 2323 North Moorpark Road
Ventura
41. Army National Guard Armory, 1270 Arundell Avenue
42. County of Ventura Public Works, 11251 Riverbank Drive
43. Elections Division, Government Center, Hall of Administration, 800 South Victoria Avenue 44. Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1394, 10269 Telephone Road
45. Museum of Ventura County, 100 East Main Street
46. Ventura College Wright Event Center, 57 Day Road
47. Ventura Unified School District, 255 West Stanley Avenue #100
Westlake Village
48. The North Ranch Center, 1400 North Westlake Boulevard
Las locaciones de votación en persona ofrecerán aparatos de pantalla táctil y asistencia para votar en conformidad con la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades. La División de Elecciones del Condado de Ventura está siguiendo las órdenes del departamento de salud local y los trabajadores estarán observando chequeos de salud diarios, usando tapabocas, distancia social, y sanitando el equipaje después de ser usado.
Los votantes no estarán asignados a una locación de votación específica, pueden visitar cualquiera de las 48 locaciones y recibir su balota apropiado. Locaciones pueden cambiar a causa de circunstancias imprevistas. Antes de visitar una locación de votación en persona, revise la lista en VenturaVote.org.
Si los votantes escogen votar en persona en una locación de votación, se les pedirá que entreguen su balota de Votar por Correo para recibir una balota nueva para una experiencia de votación más rápida. Si no se entrega una balota, y el personal Electoral no puede confirmar el estado de la balota de Votar Por Correo en el récord, se les proveerá a los votantes una balota provisional.
Las balotas de Votar Por Correo devueltas por correo deben ser mataselladas el 3 de noviembre o antes, y recibidas pare el 20 de noviembre, para ser contadas.
CONTEO DEL VOTO
Cuando las balotas de Votar Por Correo sean recibidas por la División de Elecciones del Condado, las firmas en los sobres de devolución serán comparadas a las firmas en los archivos de la inscripción de votantes para asegurar que sean iguales. Para preservar lo secreto de las balotas, entonces las balotas son separadas del sobre, y luego contadas.
Todas las balotas de Votar Por Correo son contadas en cada elección en California, sin importar los resultados o lo reñido de cualquier contienda.
LOS RESULTADOS DE LA ELECCIÓN
Los resultados de la Elección publicados un poco después de 8 p.m. el 3 de noviembre, incluirán las balotas de Votar Por Correo procesadas hasta esta fecha. Durante la noche de la elección, las balotas emitidas en persona en las locaciones de votación serán procesadas al ser recibidas, y actuaciones de los resultados publicados durante la noche. Las balotas de Votar Por Correo devueltas a las locaciones de votación y las cajas de entrega el martes, 3 de noviembre, serán procesadas después.
Para más información, por favor visite el sitio web de la División de Elecciones en venturavote.org o llame al (805) 654-2664.