February 6, 2026
Salinas, CA – The candidate filing period for elective offices in the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election opens Monday, February 9, 2026. Candidate forms will be available only during the official filing period and must be completed and submitted by the deadline 5 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026.
February 4, 2026
SALINAS, CA – The Declaration of Intention filing period for Judge of the Superior Court, Seat 17, is extended until 5 p.m., February 9, 2026.
Salinas, CA – The Monterey County Elections Office reminds potential candidates that important deadlines for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election are approaching
January 23,2026
Salinas, CA – January 26th marks the opening of the Declaration of Intention filing period for Judicial Seats in the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election.
January 15, 2026
December 10, 2025
December 10, 2025
Salinas, CA – The Signatures In Lieu of Filing Fee Petition Period for the June 2, 2026, Statewide Primary Election opens on December 19, 2025 and will run until 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2026. This period is open to candidates for offices that require a filing fee including all judicial, nonpartisan county, and voter-nominated state and federal offices appearing on the primary ballot.
December 2, 2025
SALINAS, CA – Final certified results for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election are available at https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/elections/election-results. Final results include 108,532 votes cast with a turnout of 49.64% based on a registration of 218,619 voters. Urgency legislation for this election required certification on December 2.
November 21, 2025
SALINAS, CA – The Monterey County Elections Department will certify the final results of the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. The certification deadline is established by emergency legislation provided by Senate Bill No. 280, Chapter 97.
November 7,2025
SALINAS, CA – The updated results report No. 5 for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election is now available on the Monterey County Elections website. As of Friday, November 7th, the estimated number of ballots left to count include:
November 5, 2025
SALINAS, CA – Monterey County Elections will conduct the 1% Manual Tally for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election on the following schedule:
• Random selection of batches begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
• The 1% Manual Tally begins Thursday, November 13, 2025.
October 29, 2025
SALINAS, CA – Official semifinal results for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election will be released on the following schedule
October 29, 2025
SALINAS, CA – Starting October 31, Monterey County voters will have expanded access to election services at the satellite Elections Office located at Embassy Suites, 1441 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Seaside. Services available include in-person voting, mail ballot drop-off, and same-day voter registration-provisional voting.
October 22, 2025
SALINAS, CA – October 28th is the last day election offices will mail vote-by-mail ballots for the upcoming November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election. Any Monterey County voter who needs a replacement mail ballot can call (831) 796-1499 by the deadline to have one mailed directly. Early in-person voting locations are available for voter assistance.
October 20, 2025
October 15, 2025
SALINAS, CA – The last day to register to vote for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election is Monday, October 20, 2025.
September 30, 2025
SALINAS, CA – The November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election is here and this is what our voters should know to get vote ready. The combined Monterey County Elections Ballot and local Voter Information Pamphlet will begin mailing later this week. State Voter Information Guides are now in the mail and will continue to mail into next week. All active voters will receive a ballot in the mail and in-person voting options will be available.
September 12, 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Statewide Special Election to vote on Proposition 50 Congressional Redistricting (ACA 8, Chapter 156, Statues of 2025) shall be held on Tuesday, the 4th day of November 2025.
September 5, 2025
April 16, 2025
SALINAS, CA – The United States Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) announced that the County of Monterey: Books and Ballots program was selected to be honored for excellence in election administration with a national Clearinghouse Award for Innovation and New Practices in Election Administration. Also known as the “Clearies,” the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) presents the awards program annually to celebrate the hard work of election offices across the country. Now in its ninth year, this year’s Clearie Awards honored programs that took place during the 2024 presidential election year.
