# Important Election-Related Dates
### October 6, 2026:
- Voter registration by mail and online closes. If you don't want to rely on same-day registration, register by **October 6, 2026**.
- Early in-person voting begins at Offices of the County Clerks. Voter registration is available at the Clerks' Offices.
- County Clerks begin sending mailed ("absentee") ballot.
### October 17, 2026: Expanded early voting begins
- In some expanded early voting locations, same day registration will be available. Contact the County Clerk to find out where.
- Voter registration available at every County Clerk office.
### October 31, 2026: Early voting ends.
### November 3, 2026: General Election Day
- Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- "Mailed ballots"(absentee ballots) due by 7 p.m. Individuals may either mail their completed ballots in before Election Day **OR** or on Election Day deliver their ballots in its official mailing envelope to any polling location in the county where the voter is registered to vote, before the polls close.
- Same day registration is availably at every polling place.
### November 24, 2026: Certification of Election Results (Statewide)