Approximately 45-60 days before Election Day, VBM packets are delivered to all registered military and
overseas voters via email, fax, or mail, according to each voter’s preferred delivery method.
Approximately 29 days before Election Day, the United States Postal Service (USPS) begins delivering VBM
packets to all local registered voters. By law, VBM packets cannot be forwarded, so if a VBM packet is
returned as “undeliverable”, the Department of Elections will flag the voter’s registration record as
“inactive” and attempt to notify the voter.
The Department of Elections regularly updates its voter registration files with information from
authorized third party sources, including the National Change of Address database and the Department of
Motor Vehicles. If such a source indicates a voter has moved, the Department of Elections will update the
voter’s record and attempt to notify the voter.
To check address in your voter registration record, visit voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.
To update your residential or mailing addresses up through 15 days before Election Day, visit
registertovote.ca.gov.
To learn about military and overseas voting, visit sfelections.gov/MILOS.