Vote by mail ballots available on Monday

Vote by mail ballots for the Nov. 4 general election will be available from the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office beginning Monday, Oct. 6.

Voters who would like to vote by mail must submit a personally signed request for the ballot to the Registrar of Voters Office by either mail or in person.

Registered voters should receive a Sonoma County Sample Ballot/Voter Information pamphlet prior to the election. The application form on the back of the sample ballot can be used to request a vote by mail ballot.

Requests may also be made by sending a personally signed letter to the Registrar of Voters, Vote by Mail Division, P.O. Box 11485, Santa Rosa, CA 95406.

If a letter contains the request of more than one voter, each voter must personally sign the request.

The last day to request a vote by mail ballot is Oct. 28. For situations after Oct. 28, applications can be made up to the day of the election at the Registrar of Voters Office, 435 Fiscal Drive, Santa Rosa.

Vote by mail ballots must be received by the Registrar of Voters Office by Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Voters may also return their ballots to any polling place in Sonoma County on Election Day. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.