Vote Centers In San Ramon: Where To Vote In Person 2020

SAN RAMON, CA — Voting in the November Presidential Election may look a little different this year, with many ballots already cast by mail. But you can still cast or hand off your ballot in person this year — and you can do it early or on Election Day.

Dubbed “vote centers” rather than “polling places,” physical voting locations will also be a bit different than in years past.

The amount of in-person polling places in California will be limited compared to previous elections, in accordance with a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in August, but some vote centers already opened up as early as Oct. 24.

Centers are required to remain open Saturday through Monday Nov. 2 for at least eight hours each day and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Although every registered and active voter in California was already mailed a ballot in October, polling places will still be open for same day voter registration, for those who need assistance with language or disabilities — or for those who simply want to witness the historic election day unfold.

Contra Costa County has more than a dozen in-person voting locations across the county. At voting locations, you can register and vote on the same day, obtain a replacement ballot and return your mail-in ballot.

Voters can go to any in-person location. The polls will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 31, and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3.

San Ramon's lone early polling place is located at Amador Rancho Community Center (1998 Rancho Park Loop).

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Here are the Election Day polling places in San Ramon:

• Amador Rancho Community Center (1998 Rancho Park Loop)
• Church of the Valley (19001 San Ramon Valley Blvd.)
• Dougherty Station Community Center (17011 Bollinger Canyon Road)
• Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center (10550 Albion Road)
• Norris Canyon Estates Clubhouse (3051 Ashbourne Circle)
• San Ramon Community Center (12501 Alcosta Blvd.)
• San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (1500 Bollinger Canyon Road)
• Sunny Glen Senior Community (9000 Craydon Circle)

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Should you wish to drop off your ballot in San Ramon, visit the San Ramon Community Center (12501 Alcosta Blvd.) and Dougherty Station Community Center (17011 Bollinger Canyon Road).

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Track your absentee ballot here.

All of these changes to voting in California this year are to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Vote center volunteers and employees are required to space voting booths apart, sanitize surfaces and encourage those waiting in line to socially distance.

Voters are encouraged to arrive with a face covering, but those who show up without will be provided one.

Some of the first vote centers opened in California Oct. 21; in Los Angeles, hundreds lined up outside the Staples Center waiting to vote in person.

In California, more than 21 million ballots were mailed to voters, and an astonishing 7 million ballots have already been cast in the state in this historic election.

Stay tuned to Patch next week for election results.