2026 election is underway
Registered voters received their ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election in the mail, and can return them by mail, with no postage required; at any of the County Registrar’s official ballot drop boxes; or at any vote center.
Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 3. The Registrar of Voters must receive mailed ballots no later than seven days after Nov. 3 for them to be counted.
Ballots returned at official drop boxes or vote centers must be dropped by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. In-person voting has begun at the Registrar of Voters office at 5600 Overland Ave. in Kearney Mesa. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.
Vote centers open in phases to support early voting and reduce wait times: • Oct. 24 – Select vote centers open daily, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. • Oct. 31 – All vote centers open daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Nov. 3; Final day of voting, all vote centers, official ballot drop boxes and the Registrar’s office are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Visit sdvote.com or call (858) 565-5800 or toll-free (800) 696-0136.
Of interest: San Diego District 6 City Councilmember Kent Lee is running for re-election against challenger Mark Powell. The district includes these parts of Scripps Ranch: Hibert Street, Businesspark Avenue, most of Aviary Drive, the very southern end of Scripps Ranch Boulevard. The boundary loops south of Scripps Ranch, then north to include areas east of Cypress Canyon Park Drive and the eastern portion of Scripps Ranch, including Stonebridge/Rancho Encantada.
District 5 San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert, a Democrat and longtime Scripps Ranch resident currently representing most of Scripps Ranch, is running for the reconfigured 48th Congressional District against Republican Jim Desmond. This might determine who controls the House of Representatives.
Longtime Scripps Ranch resident Mara Elliott, the former San Diego City attorney and a Democrat, is running for the California State Senate District 40. She is running against Republican Kristie Bruce-Lane.
—County of San Diego Communications Office contributed to this report.