Voting and Election Resource Guide

Election Day 2024 will occur on Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Election Calendars and Important Dates:

• Important Dates in the 2024 Presidential Election (Ballotpedia)

(Includes primary election and caucus dates as well as information about the major party conventions.

• Last day to register to vote: October 21, 2024.
• Ballot drop off locations open October 8, 2024.
• Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
• Vote centers open for early in-person voting at all Voter's Choice Act counties beginning on October 26, 2024.
• Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2024.

Click on the presidential candidate's name to be brought to their official campaign website.

A number of candidates from both parties will be campaigning over the next months, hoping to secure their party's nomination during the primary elections and caucuses.

Ballotpedia keeps a running list of people who have declared their candidacy for each party.

• Presidential Candidates, 2024

Information on presidential candidates and primaries for the 2024 election provided by Ballotpedia. Regularly updated through the election cycle. 

Adapted by Bentley University.

Party Primaries and Caucuses will be held throughout Spring 2024 in each state.

Based on outcomes of the primary elections and caucuses, party delegates from each state will be sent to the national party conventionas,

The following links from Ballotpedia contain the rules for delegates for each party and how presidential nominees will be chosen:

• Democratic Delegate Rules, 2024 (Ballotpedia)
• Republican Delegate Rules, 2024 (Ballotpedia)

Check out the following primary election results and awarded delegate counts:

• 2024 Presidential Delegate Count (USA Today)

Primary caucuses and elections culminate at the major party conventions when the presidential nominee and platform for each party will be officially announced. 

Adapted by Bentley University.

U.S. Senate

About 1/3 of the 100 Senate seats will be up for elections in 2024.

• United States Senate Elections, 2024

Information from Ballotpedia on Senate seats up for election in 2024, partisan breakdowns, and more. 

U.S House of Representative

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives will be up for election in 2024.

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2024

Information on U.S. House races for the 2024 election cycle provided by Ballotpedia.

Adapted from Bentley University.

Across the United States, elections at the state and local level will be taking place in 2024. In addition to elected positions, ballot questions and more will be voted on. To find out information for your state and local elections, consult your state's Secretary of State website or local election office:

• Find My State or Local Election Office Website (USA.gov)

Adapted from Bentley University.

From the presidential election to key U.S. House races, California votes will also decide on 10 statewide ballot measures in November.

Proposition:

(2) Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities. Legislative Statute.

(3) Constitutional Right to Marriage. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

(4) Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks. Legislative Statute. 

(5) Allows Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

(6) Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

(32) Raises Minimum Wage. Initiative Statute.

(33) Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property. Initiative Statute.

(34) Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers. Initiative Statute.

(35) Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services. Initiative Statute.

(36) Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes. Initiative Statute.