November 5, 2024 General Election 

Register to vote or update your voter registration information at www.registertovote.ca.gov.

If you miss the registration deadline you still have voting options. Contact the San Mateo County Elections Office to learn about Conditional Voter Registration, available between October 22 and November 5.

Voters without a fixed address are encouraged to register by providing a description of where you live including cross-streets. This allows the County Elections office to issue you a ballot that includes all of the contests that you are eligible to vote for based on where you live.

For questions about voter registration or to request a paper voter registration application, contact the San Mateo County Elections Office.

Ways to Vote

Vote by Mail

Beginning in early October, the San Mateo County Elections Office will start mailing ballots to all registered voters. We encourage you to mark and return your voted ballot promptly. Be sure to sign the return envelope. Ballots can be returned by U.S. mail or in-person at any official ballot drop box or Vote Center in San Mateo County.

Track your ballot and sign up for ballot status alerts at wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov.

Vote Centers and Ballot Drop Boxes

If you would like to use an accessible voting machine, need assistance with voter registration, or need a replacement ballot you can visit any Vote Center in San Mateo County.

Vote Centers in Redwood City

Open now through Tuesday, November 5

• San Mateo County Clerk-Assessor-Recorder (555 County Center)
• Fair Oaks Community Center (2600 Middlefield Road)

Open Saturday, November 2 through Tuesday, November 5

• American Legion Post 105 (651 El Camino Real)
• Community Activities Building (CAB), Room 1 (1400 Roosevelt Avenue)
• Downtown Library, Community Room (1044 Middlefield Road)
• San Mateo County Office of Education, California Suite (101 Twin Dolphin Drive)

For more information about Vote Centers and Ballot Drop Boxes and to find one near you, visit https://www.smcacre.org/elections/vote-centers.

Redwood City Councilmembers Elected by District

During the November 5, 2024 election, Redwood City voters who live in City Council Districts 1, 3, 4, and 7 will see a contest for City Councilmember on their ballot, along with all other local, state, and federal contests. Voters who live in Districts 2, 5, and 6 will have all local, state, and federal contests but will not vote for a City Councilmember until 2026.

Find your district by searching your address here.

Local Measures

The City Council submitted a measure to modernize the City’s business license tax on the November 5, 2024 ballot for voter consideration. All Redwood City voters will have an opportunity to vote on the measure.

Visit the Local Measures page for more information.

Federal, State, and County Elections

For federal, state, and county election information contact San Mateo County Elections at (650) 312-5222 or registrar@smcacre.org.

More information is available from the California Secretary of State https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections.