October 22, 2025
(VENTURA) Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 is opening day for nine vote centers located throughout Ventura County for the Nov. 4 Statewide Special Election. Nine additional vote centers will open the following Saturday, Nov. 1. Vote center hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM every day until Nov. 3, and 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Election Day, Nov. 4.
“With this being a special election, the vote center locations may be different from those used in past elections,” County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Michelle Ascencion, said. “Please check your County Voter Information Guide, the insert in your vote by mail ballot, or the County Elections website at Vote.VenturaCounty.gov, to find the list of vote center sites that are opening this week.”
With up to 10 days of early voting available before Election Day, voters who have questions or would like extra assistance can take advantage of days that are typically less busy than Election Day at the vote centers.
At any vote center, ADA curbside voting is available to help mobility-restricted voters cast their ballot from their car. Inside the vote center, any voter can receive individual one-to-one assistance from the staff. Each vote center is equipped with several ADA-accessible ballot marking devices, which enable voters to use a touchscreen display to vote their ballot, review their selection, and print their ballot. A ballot printed from the ballot marking device is tabulated in the same manner as a hand-marked ballot.
Any voter can request to use the ballot marking device, but it is specially designed to provide ADA accessible voting, with adjustable font sizes on the display screen, audio options, and other accommodative capabilities for voters. A ballot printed from the ballot marking device is tabulated in the same manner as a hand-marked ballot.
Voters with disabilities who prefer to vote from home can choose to utilize a unique type of voting by mail called Remote Accessible Vote By Mail (RAVBM). The RAVBM ballot enables the voter to view and mark their ballot using their own personal adaptive devices, such as a screen reader or other accessible technology, similar to using a ballot marking device at a vote center. With RAVBM, a voter can vote their ballot privately and independently. Once they’ve completed their ballot, the voter prints it out and submits the ballot in a signed, postage-paid envelope, and deposits it in a ballot drop box or sends it via US Postal Mail just like they would a standard vote by mail ballot.
Vote centers can also provide assistance to voters in languages other than English. California’s ballots are all printed in English and Spanish, and certain counties with significant enough foreign language-speaking communities also provide ballots in additional languages. There are bilingual Spanish/English election workers at many of the vote centers, and the Secretary of State’s office provides a hotline for assistance with other languages.
Voters registering late can still participate in the election by visiting a vote center, where they will vote on a provisional ballot. Once the registration information is verified and finalized, the provisional ballot can be counted and the voter will be registered for future elections.
“Since voters are not assigned to a specific location, they can select the Ventura County vote center that is most convenient for them to either vote in person or deliver their completed vote by mail ballot,” Registrar Ascencion said. “Vote by mail ballots can also be returned to an official Ventura County Elections ballot drop box or in the US Postal mail. Whether you vote by mail or go to a vote center to vote in person, the time is NOW to make your voice heard for the November 4th Statewide Special Election. Please contact us if you have any questions, we’re here to help.”
For assistance, voters can contact the Elections Division at (805) 654-2664, by email at elections@venturacounty.gov, or visit the website, Vote.VenturaCounty.gov.
The Ventura County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters is committed to “Preserving history and protecting democracy for the people of Ventura County, past, present, and future.” More information about the agency’s services is available 24/7 at www.ClerkRecorder.VenturaCounty.gov.