Election Day, November 8, is Almost Here 

You Can Mail In or Drop Off Ballot or Vote in Person

As you head off into the weekend, we hope you will set aside time to VOTE and make your voice heard this election. You can mail in or drop off your ballot, or if you prefer, vote in person on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

There is a lot for Goleta voters to consider this election. For helpful information, go to our website at www.cityofgoleta.org/elections.

Do you know what District you live in? Please take time out to find out. This is our first ever By-District Election. The City is now divided into four districts and registered voters in Districts 1 and 2 will have the opportunity to elect a City Councilmember from the District in which they live. Watch our quick #KnowYourDistrict video in English (https://youtu.be/ehCrMXI-zQI) or Spanish (https://youtu.be/LueKsftkhD0). Find out which district you live in by going to our interactive map and plugging in your address at https://tinyurl.com/GoletaInteractiveMap.

Ballot drop boxes are open 24 hours a day through 8:00 p.m. on November 8, election night. In Goleta, there are two secure official ballot box locations: one at Goleta City Hall (130 Cremona Drive) and one at the Goleta Community Center (5679 Hollister Avenue) at the end of parking lot in front of the building. To find official secure Ballot Drop Box locations throughout the County, visit the interactive map here­­­ or view a list of locations here.

In addition to the secure official drop boxes, ballots can also be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day, November 8), returned in-person to one of three Santa Barbara County Election Offices (locations listed below) or to any polling place on Election Day. 

Voters can sign-up to track their ballot at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/.

Santa Barbara County Elections Offices are located at:

• Santa Barbara Elections Main Office: 4440-A Calle Real, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Santa Maria Elections Branch Office: 511 Lakeside Parkway, Ste. 134, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
• Lompoc Elections Branch Office: 401 East Cypress Avenue, Rm 102, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)

Voters can check their registration status, look up their polling place, and find their ballot’s status by using the look-up tool at https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ or calling the Santa Barbara County Elections Office at 1-800-722-8683.

For more information, visit the County of Santa Barbara’s election webpage at https://www.countyofsb.org/164/Elections.

Go vote Goleta and make sure your voice is heard!