Voting Underway For March 2020 Election In Marin County

MARIN COUNTY, CA — Voting is underway for the March 2020 Election in Marin County.

Ballots for the March 3 Presidential Primary Election have been sent to vote-by-mail voters in Marin. Voting is taking place at the Elections Department at the Marin County Civic Center.

Registered voters can cast a ballot in person between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays or until 8 p.m. on Election Day at the Elections Department. The office is in Suite 121 at 3501 Civic Center Drive in San Rafael.

Eligible residents can still register by Feb. 18 to vote-by-mail or vote at the polls. Starting Feb. 19, residents can register online at registertovote.ca.gov or visit the Elections Department to cast a provisional ballot in the office. On Election Day, late registration and provisional voting can take place at a voter's polling place or until 8 p.m. at the Elections Department.

Polling place workers are still needed for Election Day.

"Now that people can register late and vote provisionally at their polling place, we need more poll workers and would like to hire up to 100 people for Election Day," Registrar of Voters Lynda Roberts said.

Voters who want to get a ballot in the mail must apply by Feb. 25 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 regular hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays
• 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.

Voters who miss the deadline can get a vote-by-mail ballot at the Elections Department.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day. A secure ballot box decorated in red, white and blue will be 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," Roberts said. "I can't emphasize enough that voters need to sign their return envelope to avoid a delay in processing the ballot."

Check voter registration status through the Voter Information Portal at marinvotes.org or call 415-473-6456.