To ensure a safe and healthy voting experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, San Luis Obispo County is offering several choices to vote in the November 3, 2020 election.
Drop Off Vote-By-Mail Ballot: You may drop off mail-in ballots at any of the 19 Official Ballot Drop Boxes in the County or at any of the 23 Voter Service Center during hours of operation. Make sure the identification envelope is signed before you return the ballot. Vote-By-Mail ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day and received within seventeen days of the election are eligible to be counted. However, Vote-By-Mail ballots that are personally delivered at a Voter Service Center, at a Vote By Mail ballot drop, or at the County Clerk-Recorder’s offices in San Luis Obispo must be RECEIVED by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
There are three Official Ballot Drop Box locations in San Luis Obispo.
Official Ballot Drop Boxes in San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly – Robert E. Kennedy Library
1 Grand Ave, Bldg 35
24/7 Book Drop
Clerk-Recorder Office – San Luis Obispo
1055 Monterey St.
(Monterey St. entrance, left side of door)
24/7 Book Drop
Department of Social Services
3433 S. Higuera St
Mon-Fri: 8am-1pm
Voter Service Centers are Now Open: You may vote in person at any Voter Service Center beginning October 31st. Please note that voters can go to any Voter Service Center located throughout the County instead of assigned polling places. Safe and secure COVID-19 protocols will be in place at all Voter Service Centers. Drive-by-Drop off of Vote-By-Mail ballots is available at all Voter Service Centers throughout the County. If you want to vote at the polls instead of voting by mail, take the ballot with you to surrender, but if you have misplaced your ballot, new legislation allows Vote-By-Mail voters to vote a regular poll ballot if it is determined that their ballots were not returned.
There are five Voter Service Centers in San Luis Obispo.
Voter Service Centers in San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly Performing Arts Center – Lobby
1 Grand Avenue
Sat 10/31 – Mon 11/2: 9am-5pm
Tue 11/3: 7am-8pm
County Clerk-Recorder Office – San Luis Obispo
1055 Monterey St.
Sat 10/31 – Mon 11/2: 9am-5pm
Tue 11/3: 7am-8pm
Ludwick Community Center Gym
864 Santa Rosa St-Off Mill St.
Sat 10/31 – Mon 11/2: 9am-5pm
Tue 11/3: 7am-8pm
Octagon Barn – Milking Parlor
4400 Octagon Way, San Luis Obispo
Sat 10/31 – Mon 11/2: 9am-5pm
Tue 11/3: 7am-8pm
San Luis Obispo Airport – Old Terminal
901 Airport Dr
Sat 10/31 – Mon 11/2: 9am-5pm
Tue 11/3: 7am-8pm
Register to Vote: Community members can still register to vote for the election by completing a Conditional Voter Registration and Cast a Provisional Ballot at any Voter Service Center now through 8:00 pm, November 3rd. For more information visit www.slovote.com/November2020
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