Anonymous
Source: County of Santa Barbara
Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor & Registrar of Voters announced that Santa Barbara County Voter Information Guides are currently being mailed to all registered voters who should start seeing them in their mailboxes in the next few days. State Voter Information Guides are also being mailed to households listing a registered voter.
The County Voter Information Guide contains a sample ballot that can be used by the voter to mark his/her vote choices in advance and be taken to mark the Official Ballot at the polling place; information specific to the voter’s ballot such as candidates’ statements of qualifications and local measure information; and instructions and information on voter assistance, language assistance, voting by mail and voting at the polls.
The voter’s polling place location is printed on the back cover of the County Voter Information Guide. If a polling place is not listed, it means a polling place has not been established for the voter and they will be mailed a ballot. Vote by Mail ballots will be mailed to voters and available at County Elections offices starting October 8, 2018, listed below:
Santa Barbara – 4440-A Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Lompoc – 401 E. Cypress Ave, Room 102, Lompoc, CA 93436
Santa Maria – 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Suite 134, Santa Maria, CA 93455
If a voter has opted out of receiving a printed County Voter Information Guide, or misplaces their guide, there is a Polling Place and Sample Ballot lookup available online at www.sbcvote.com, or voters can get this information by calling the County Elections Office toll free at (800) SBC-VOTE or (805) 568-2200.
Though there are many lookups available on third party websites, so to ensure correct information is provided, Holland encourages voters to contact his office directly for information on polling place locations, or if there is any question as to why they are receiving a Vote by Mail ballot.
Voters can also look up their registration status, Vote by Mail status, and polling place location via the Secretary of State website at https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/.
