Standard deadline to register to vote in March Presidential Primary Election is February 20

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The standard deadline to register to vote in the upcoming March 5, Presidential Primary Election, is February 20, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto reminded residents. However, eligible voters who miss this deadline still have the option to “conditionally register and vote” in person through Election Day at the Registrar of Voters office or any vote center.

For a list and map of all vote centers and official ballot drop boxes, including addresses and dates/times they will be open, visit the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters homepage and click on the list of Official Ballot Drop Boxes and Vote Centers link under the “March 2024 Presidential Primary Election” heading.

To be eligible to register to vote, you must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older on Election Day, and not in prison for the conviction of a felony. You can check to see if you are registered using the California Secretary of State’s My Voter Status lookup tool or by calling our office. If your name, residence address, or political party preference is different from how you are currently registered, you should re-register.

There are two primary ways to register to vote:

1. Fill out and submit the California Secretary of State’s Online Voter Registration form by 11:59 p.m. on February 20
2. Obtain a paper registration form at any post office or public library in Sonoma County (or at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office) and either:
   • Send it in the mail with a postmark of February 20 or earlier
   • Drop it off inside the Registrar of Voters Office by 5 p.m. on February 20

Notice: No drive-thru drop box at Registrar of Voters Office

The 24/7 drive-thru drop box that used to be located in front of the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office at 435 Fiscal Drive in Santa Rosa is no longer available. As a result, paper registration forms cannot be dropped off between 5p.m. and midnight on the voter registration deadline (February 20).

The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters office is located at 435 Fiscal Drive in Santa Rosa. Until further notice, the office will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (excluding county holidays). In addition, the office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the two weekends prior to Election Day (February 24-25, March 2-3) and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day itself. For more information, please visit SoCoVotes.com, call (707) 565-6800 (Toll-Free: [800] 750-VOTE [8683]; TDD: [800] 565-6888), email rov-info@sonoma-county.org, or visit the office in person.

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Contact Information:
Wendy Hudson
Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters
Wendy.Hudson@sonoma-county.org
(707) 565-6800­­

Media Contact:
Gina Stocker
Communications Specialist
publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org
(707) 565-3040
575 Administration Drive, Suite 104A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403