SJSU Elections Center

Register to Vote and Make a Plan to Vote

• Register to vote or confirm your voter registration status.
• Watch a video from the County of Santa Clara on how to register.
• Learn more on how you can work at a Vote Center.
• Make a voting plan.
• Track your ballot.

Key General Election Dates (Santa Clara County)

• All California active registered voters will receive a ballot for the November 3, 2026,
  General Election.
  
  
• September 15, 2026. National Voter Registration Day. Celebrate NVRD at the SJSU
  Votes Festival on the 7th St. Paseo 10am-3pm.
  
  
• October 5-9. National Voter Education Week. See events posted at SJSU Votes.
  
  
• October 5, 2026. County elections offices will begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots today
  to all California active registered voters for the November 3, 2026 General Election.
  
  
• October 6, 2026. Secure ballot drop-off locations open today. Vote-by-mail ballots can
  be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
  
  
• October 19, 2026. Last day to register to vote for the November 3, 2026 General
  Election and receive a vote by mail (VBM) ballot.
  
  
• October 20, 2026. Missed the registration deadline? Same-day or conditional voter
  registration begins today.
  
  
• October 24, 2026. The first vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter’s
  Choice Act counties, including Santa Clara County, today.
  
  
• October 31, 2026. In person early voting locations throughout California will be open
  today, including the on-campus vote centers in the Martin Luther King Jr. Library AND
  in the Provident Event Center, Room 1035.
  
  
• November 3, 2026. Election Day (the last day to vote). Polls are open on Election Day
  7am-8pm.
  
  
• November 3, 2026. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked no later than today. If
  mailing on Election Day, get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside a
  United States Post Office.

SJSU Votes

SJSU students and faculty, under the direction of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (IPACE), facilitate campus-wide efforts to mobilize the Spartan community to register and to turn out to vote. Visit SJSU Votes to learn about their programming and upcoming events.

SJSU Vote Centers

There are two on-campus vote centers for this election:

One vote center is a 4-day vote center. 

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. 150 E. San Fernando St. San Jose, CA 95112

Open October 31-November 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Election Day, November 3,  from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

One vote center is an 11-day vote center. 

• SJSU Provident Credit Union Event Center, Room 1035. 290 S. 7th St. San Jose, CA 95112

Open October 24-November 2, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and November 3, Election Day, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Find a vote center near you

Ballot Box Locations

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
• Dudley Moorhead Hall 
• The Villages

*All ballot boxes are located outside the buildings

Post Election

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