Voting Underway For June 5 Primary Election In Marin County

MARIN COUNTY, CA – Voting for the June 5 primary election is underway in Marin County.

Voting is taking place at the Elections Department at the Marin County Civic Center. Registered voters can cast a ballot between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays or until 8 p.m. on Election Day at the department, located in Suite 121 at 3501 Civic Center Drive in San Rafael.

May 21 is the deadline to register to vote. Prospective voters who miss the deadline can register at registertovote.ca.gov or visit the county's Elections Department. During the late registration period, from May 22 through 8 p.m. on Election Day, registered voters will have to cast ballots in the Elections Department.

The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is May 29. People who miss the deadline can receive a vote-by-mail ballot at the Elections Department.

People who want to receive a ballot in the mail must apply in one of the following ways:

• Online at www.marinvotes.org
• By phone at 415-473-6441 or 415-473-6444
• In person at the Elections Department during the regular hours, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• In writing by using the application on the back cover of the voter information guide, or mailing or faxing a request to the Registrar of Voters, Marin County Civic Center, P.O. Box E, San Rafael, CA 94913. The fax number is 415-473-6447.

Mail-in ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day. For convenience, a secure ballot box decorated in red, white and blue is located at the main entrance to the Civic Center through 8 p.m. Election Day. The entrance is on Peter Behr Drive under the Civic Center's south archway.

"We check the box every afternoon and retrieve ballots so we can process them right away," Registrar of Voters Lynda Roberts said.

She reminded voters to sign their return envelope so the Elections Department can process the ballot.

To check your voter registration status, access your voter information guide or learn more about the June 5 election, check the voter information portal at www.marinvotes.org or call 415-473-6456.

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