October 23, 2026

Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Alternate: Jim Irizarry, Asst. Chief Elections Officer & Asst. Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder

(Redwood City, CA) Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, announced today that an additional seven Vote Centers will open on Saturday, October 24, in preparation for the November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election.

The opening of seven additional Vote Centers in Burlingame, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, Redwood City, and San Carlos will expand the number of locations available to voters. Vote Centers in Redwood City, San Mateo, and South San Francisco have been operating since October 5.

The following Vote Centers are currently open for the November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election:

Redwood City
Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, 555 County Center

San Mateo
Registration & Elections Division, 40 Tower Road

South San Francisco
Public Library, 901 Civic Campus Way

Seven additional Vote Centers will open beginning October 24, 2026:

Burlingame
Community Center, STEAM Lab, 850 Burlingame Avenue

Daly City
City Hall, Training Room, 333 90th Street

East Palo Alto
Lewis & Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA, Gymnasium, 550 Bell Street

Half Moon Bay
Emergency Operations Center, 537 Kelly Avenue

Pacifica
St. Peter Catholic Church, Gymnasium, 700 Oddstad Boulevard

Redwood City
Fair Oaks Community Center, 2600 Middlefield Road

San Carlos
Library, Community Room, 610 Elm Street

Hours of operation:
Saturday, October 24 through Monday, November 2 (Daily), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, November 3 (Election Day), 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

At Vote Centers, San Mateo County voters can cast their ballots, use accessible voting machines to mark their ballots, register or re-register to vote, request replacement ballots, receive multilingual assistance, and register and vote on the same day.

Voters can track the status of their Vote by Mail ballots by visiting My Election Info or signing up for ballot status notifications through Where’s My Ballot?.

Early Voting Period October 5 to November 2, 2026
San Mateo County began mailing Vote by Mail ballots to all registered voters during the first week of October 2026 for the November 3, 2026, Statewide General Election.

For more information about the November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election, call or text (650) 312-5222, visit www.smcacre.gov, or follow us on X @smcvote and Instagram @sanmateocountyvote

Related Contacts

Mark Church

Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer
555 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063-1665Get Directions
Phone:
(650) 363-4988

Jim Irizarry

Asst. Assessor-Clerk-Recorder & Asst. Chief Elections Officer
555 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063-1665Get Directions
Phone:
(650) 363-4988