Alameda County voting guide: 10-day vote centers are open, more open Oct. 31, and Oct. 27 is the replacement-ballot deadline
Key dates from the Registrar of Voters for the Nov. 3 general election, from vote centers to the post-election manual tally.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
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Here are the key dates for the Nov. 3 general election from the Alameda County Registrar of Voters:
Now open: 10-day vote centers, which opened Saturday, Oct. 24.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m.: last day to request a replacement vote-by-mail ballot.
Saturday, Oct. 31: 4-day vote centers open and stay open through Election Day.
Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day.
Nov. 16 and 18: random selection of batches for the 1% manual tally, followed by the tally itself.
The Registrar's office is at 1225 Fallon St., Room G-1, in Oakland. Any vote center in the county can register you, replace your ballot or give you an accessible voting machine. Use the county's vote center map to find the closest one.
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Twenty Alameda County vote centers opened Oct. 24, and 80 more open Saturday, Oct. 31. Drop boxes are open 24 hours a day until 8 p.m. on Election Day, and mailed ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3.
San Mateo County has 10 vote centers open daily through Oct. 30. That grows to 46 on Oct. 31 and all 50 by Nov. 2. Outdoor drop boxes are open 24 hours until 8 p.m. Nov. 3.
Santa Cruz County voters can use any vote center in the county. More centers open Oct. 31, and a ballot returned without its envelope can be counted on election night.
Cynthia Cornejo, who started as a temp in the registrar's office in 1996, is running her first major election as Alameda County registrar. She plans to count ballots through election night and add more result updates.
