{"id":11420,"date":"2026-06-01T21:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11420"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:31:56","slug":"can-i-vote-in-person-without-a-ballot-in-californias-june-2-primary-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11420","title":{"rendered":"Can I vote in person without a ballot in California\u2019s June 2 primary election?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Whether they\u2019ve been misplaced or never arrived at all, California voters do not need to bring the ballot mailed to them in order to vote in person in the June 2 primary election.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11418\">Trump administration says it will comply with court order to pause $1.8 billion compensation fund<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Counties that operate under the Voter\u2019s Choice Act \u2014 these are counties that open vote centers and allow voters to cast a ballot at any of these places around their county, no matter where they live \u2014 use electronic poll books. That gives election workers the ability, in near real time, to look up a voter and determine whether they\u2019ve already cast a ballot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Can I take a selfie? Can I wear a MAGA hat? California rules for voting in person<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How it works in Orange County, for example: A voter will tell an election worker their name and address. That is then checked to ensure they haven\u2019t already voted and they are registered to vote in Orange County. If all that checks out, the voter is given a regular ballot \u2014 with the races based on where they live \u2014 to cast.<\/p>\n<p>Voters do not need to surrender the ballots mailed to them in order to vote, said Orange County Registrar of Voters Bob Page.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11416\">Sparks looking for second win of the season against Las Vegas Aces<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles and Riverside counties also operate under the Voter\u2019s Choice Act and use electronic poll books to confirm a person has not yet voted and pull the correct ballot for them.<\/p>\n<p>Local polling places that cannot confirm right away a voter\u2019s status may issue a provisional ballot, which would be counted after the county elections official has confirmed that the person is registered to vote in that county and has not already voted, according to the California secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>Only the registered voter can ask for a replacement ballot. Requesting a replacement ballot for someone other than yourself is a criminal offense, the California secretary of state says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11414\">Alexander: Rams are operating the way a Southern California team should<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many counties use electronic poll books, which allow election workers to confirm, in almost real time, whether someone has already voted. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can I vote in person without a ballot in California\u2019s June 2 primary election? 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