April 3, 2026 - (Ventura County) -- Even though the June 2nd Gubernatorial Primary election is two months away, active registered voters in Ventura County can expect to begin receiving important election-related mail from the County Elections office in the next few weeks.
It starts with the 60-day voter information postcard, which will arrive in early April, approximately 60 days before Election Day. The postcard provides information about receiving and returning your vote by mail ballot, and the vote center daily schedule for those who prefer to vote in person.
“An important message we’re emphasizing on the postcard for this election is to VOTE EARLY, regardless of how you vote,” said Ventura County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Michelle Ascencion. “If you’re using your mail ballot, you want to make sure it gets returned in time to count – before 8:00 PM on Election Day – and it’s especially important to return it early if you’re sending it in the mail, so it gets postmarked by Election Day.”
“If you prefer to vote in person at a vote center, you can avoid the long lines on Election Day by taking advantage of less-crowded early voting opportunities – up to ten days before Election Day, which includes two weekends and the Memorial Day holiday on May 25th,” she said.
Two Voter Information Guides will arrive by the end of April. The County Voter Information Guide and the State Voter Information Guide can be useful tools to help voters find out more about the candidates in the upcoming election. The State guide has information on the statewide contests and each household receives one hard copy in the mail. The County guide has information about local contests and the state and federal offices that are elected by district locally, and each voter in a household will receive their own copy. Electronic versions are also available on the California Secretary of State’s website voterguide.sos.ca.gov and on the Ventura County Elections website, vote.venturacounty.gov.
With several mail pieces on the way, including the vote by mail ballot in early May, Registrar Ascencion reminds voters to send back any election mail addressed to a voter who is no longer at that address.
“USPS does not forward election mail,” Ascencion said. “If you receive anything that’s addressed to someone no longer residing at your address, just write ‘NOT AT THIS ADDRESS – RETURN TO SENDER’ on it and drop it back in the mail.”
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 clerkrecorder.venturacounty.gov.