Alameda Election Information
The Alameda Post does not take positions in elections on any candidates or measures to be voted on by the public. We provide unbiased information below to help Alameda voters to become better informed about local elections.
In addition to the information we provide, we strongly encourage voters to review election information from ACVote.org, SOS.CA.gov, Vote411.org, and CalMatters, to carefully study voter guides, and to attend information sessions about candidates and measures before making their decision.
This page is a continuing work in progress. We will regularly update with the most current Alameda Election information as it becomes available. Please contact us with any additions or corrections.
Last updated at 11:00 A.m., September 22, 2025.
Alameda Special Election 2025 Information
The Special Statewide Election to consider Proposition 50 will be held November 4, 2025. The last day to register to vote for the General Election is October 20, 2025. Vote-by-mail ballots will start being sent out by October 6, 2025. Ballot drop-off locations will open on October 6, 2025 and vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 11, 2025.
A full list of candidates running in the General Election will be made available from the CA Secretary of State website. The statewide Official Voter Information Guide [PDF] is available online and is mailed to registered voters.
California Special Election Information for November 4, 2025
The last day to register to vote in the November 4, 2025 Special Election is October 20, 2025.
All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot. The Alameda County elections office will begin mailing ballots no later than October 7, 2024.
You may return your ballot by mail in the included no-postage-necessary envelope (must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 11), deposit it in a secure ballot drop box, or take it in person to a voting location or to the Alameda County elections office by 8 p.m. on November 4, 2025.
Same Day Registration is available between October 21 and November 4, 2025. Voters can “conditionally” register and vote a provisional ballot through November 4.
Make Sure Your Vote Counts
If you are not already registered to vote, visit RegisterToVote.ca.gov. Visit the CA Secretary of State Voter Status page or your Alameda County ROV Voter Profile to check your voter information, registration status, and polling place. The ROV also operates a 24-hour telephone hotline at 510-267-8683. If you register with the BallotTrax website, it will allow to track your ballot on its way to you and, once you have voted, to ensure your vote gets counted.
Where and how to vote in the California General Election
Once you have filled out your ballot, you may deposit it in any of the 24-hour drop boxes across Alameda County until the polls close at 8 p.m. on November 4, 2025. Alameda has three drop box locations that will be open starting Monday, October 6:
- City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave.
- Bay Farm Island Library, 2331 Mecartney Rd.
- College of Alameda, 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy.
Accessibility: Voters who are disabled, hospitalized, or homebound may request help receiving, marking, and returning their ballots.
One vote center in the city of Alameda will allow early voting starting October 25, 2025, at Independence Plaza, 703 Atlantic Ave. The following Saturday, November 1, 2025, the county will open an additional five vote centers in the city:
- South Shore Center 2130 Otis Drive (near Office Max).
- College of Alameda 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway.
- 1st Congregational Church of Alameda 1912 Central Ave.
- Bohol Circle Incorporated 1815 Union St.
- California Historical Radio Society 2152 Central Ave.
In the days leading up to November 4, voters may cast their ballots at any of these centers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and may also register to vote, resolve any issues concerning ballots, or even receive a replacement ballot. The centers will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, Election Day.
Alameda voters are not limited to depositing their completed ballots at locations in the City of Alameda; they also may choose to submit them at any of the locations in Alameda County listed on the ACVote.org website.
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