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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| HOW TO VOTE |
- First, you must go to the
polling place that is shown on the back cover of your sample
ballot pamphlet.
- Once at the polling place, you will announce your name and address to the Election
Officer who will check to see if your name is on the listing.
When your name and address are located, they will ask you
to sign next to your name in the roster. Sign it.
If your name is not on the list, you may be at the wrong
polling
place. Check the polling place address on the back cover
of your sample ballot. If you are sure that you are registered
and at the correct address, ask the Elections Officer to
call the Elections Office to verify your registration and
polling place.
- After signing in, ask the Elections Officer to show you
how to use the voting machine. The Election Officer will give you a
voter access card to which holds your ballot type. Insert it into the
touch screen unit and follow the directions on the screen. To practice
go to www.co.kern.ca.us/Elections and click on "Start Touch Screen Demo."
You do not have to vote on every candidate or issue to have your ballot counted.
To vote for a qualified write-in
candidate, you must fill in their name in the blank box
provided at the bottom of the appropriate office. The Elections Officer will
have a list of qualified write-in candidates for your reference.
You may take your sample ballot
and any other information that will help you make a decision
while voting into the voting booth. If you feel that you
need assistance, a person of your choice may be with you
while you vote.
- Printed Ballots Only: If you make a mistake on a printed ballot, return it
to the Elections Officer. The officer will put it into a
special envelope marked spoiled and will give you another
ballot to vote. Please take extra time and complete it very
carefully. There is a limit of 2 spoiled ballots.
- Printed Ballots Only: When you finish voting, place the printed ballot into
the secrecy envelope, the stub shall be retained by the voter. Hand the Election
Officer your ballot inside the secrecy envelope. Observe the Election Officer
putting your ballot into the ballot box.
- A request for a vote by mail
ballot must be made in writing. We cannot accept phone requests.
- You may use the application found online here,
on the back cover of your sample ballot pamphlet, a letter,
a form from a candidate or organization,
or you may apply in person at the Elections Office at 1115
Truxtun Avenue, 1st Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301.
- A vote by mail ballot request
must include:
- your printed name as stated on your registration card,
- your registered residence address,
- the address where you want the vote by mail ballot sent (if different than your
registered address),
- name and date of election,
- your written signature,
- current date,
- telephone number (not required, but helpful).
- You may apply by mail anytime between the 60th and 7th
day before the election or at our office until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
The Elections Office will begin processing vote by mail applications 29 days
before the election when ballots are available.
- You may return your voted ballot by mail or in person
at the Elections Office. On election day, you may return
your voted ballot to any polling place in Kern County. The ballot
must be received by 8:00 p.m. in our office or at the poll site in
Kern County the day of the election, in order for your vote to count.
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