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County of Kern Elections Division County Building

Kern County
Elections
Registrar of Voters
Ann K. Barnett
1115 Truxtun Avenue, 1st Floor
Bakersfield, CA 93301-4639
Regular Office Hours 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mon-Fri
(661) 868-3590 or 1-800-452-8683
Fax # (661) 868-3768
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Permanent Vote By Mail Voting
Any registered voter may apply for permanent vote-by-mail voter status. If you are a permanent vote-by-mail voter, you will automatically receive a vote by mail ballot for each election. To become a permanent vote-by-mail voter, you must complete an application, which is available upon request from the Kern County Elections Office, or by downloading the form from the link provided below. You can also request to have a form sent to you by calling or sending a letter to:

Kern County Elections Office
1115 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301-4639

Phone# (661) 868-3590 or 1-800-452-8683
Fax# (661) 868-3768

If you complete an application and fail to cast a ballot in two consecutive statewide general elections in accordance with Section 3017 of the California Elections Code, you will be removed from the permanent absent voter list and will need to reapply in order to restore your status.

The link provided below will open the permanent vote by mail form which can be printed and mailed or faxed to:

Ann K. Barnett
Auditor-Controller-County Clerk
Kern County Elections Division
1115 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301-4639
Fax# (661) 868-3768

 

Permanent Vote By Mail Request Form


Request For 2ND Ballot

WARNING: VOTING TWICE IS A CRIME

DO NOT vote both ballots. A computer tracks the ballots sent and returned by you. Voting twice is a crime. If you try and vote twice your name will be turned over to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

Call the Elections Office, at (661)868-3590, for a second issue.