You choose when, where, and how to vote. Elections are no longer a one-day event. Every active registered voter will receive a ballot in the mail nearly a month before Election Day and in-person voting opportunities are available over multiple days. There is no need to wait until Election Day to vote. You can vote in the comfort of your home or visit a vote center near you.

The choice is yours!

MORTGAGE RELIEF Webinar next Tuesday! Apply today.

Please join Assemblymember Dr. Akilah Weber in partnership with the Urban League of San Diego County and experts from @camortgagehelp for an informational webinar on April 26, 2022 from 6 p.m.-7 p.m.

Applications will be accepted through an online portal. Visit CaMortgageRelief.org and click on the "Apply Now" button to get started.

Register to attend and pre-submit questions: https://a79.asmdc.org/mortgage_relief by April 26th at noon.

CAREER-READINESS WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY LOCAL NONPROFITS; YOUTH IN SAN DIEGO PROMISE ZONE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE

The series of events includes: 

• Job-Readiness Workshop (March 22, 10 a.m.-Noon) – A virtual workshop held via Zoom, in collaboration with SBCS and Second Chance, to provide resume-building and other helpful tips to prepare youth for employment. Youth ages 16 to 24 years old are encouraged to participate; register by visiting sandiego.gov/jobready.
• Virtual Job Fair (March 24,10 a.m.-1 p.m.) – Nearly 30 employers offering full and part-time jobs as well as internships, including the City of San Diego. Youth ages 16 to 24 years old can register at sandiego.gov/jobfair and participate via Zoom.
  • For job fair attendees without internet access, the City will provide in-person support at three locations: Park de la Cruz Recreation Center at 3901 Landis St., Sherman Heights Community Center at 2258 Island Ave. and the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library at 5148 Market St. Attendees will receive on-site computer access and technical help to allow them to connect virtually so they can participate in the job fair and leverage other SD Access 4 All resources. 
• F.A.N.C.Y. Teen Girls Expo (April 24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.) – This in-person career expo, in collaboration with D.E.T.O.U.R. at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, 151 YMCA Way, will help girls from elementary school age through high school explore career or academic interests in science, technology, education, arts and mathematics. Youth can register at sandiego.gov/careerexpo. 

Postcards Go Out to Registered Voters

 The Registrar of Voters has mailed over 1.9 million postcards to registered voters in San Diego County informing them of their voting options for the June 7, 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election.

This will be the first countywide election conducted under the Voter’s Choice Act. Under the act, every active registered voter will automatically receive a ballot in the mail and will have three options for returning that ballot: by mail, to one of the Registrar’s secure ballot drop box locations, or at any vote center in the county. Ballots will start going out in the mail the week of May 9, giving voters nearly a month to mark their ballot and return it before Election Day.

Voters also have the choice to vote in-person at any one of over 200 vote centers located across the county, which will be open over multiple days. Elections are no longer a one-day event, and there is no need to wait until Election Day to vote.

The concept won’t be entirely new to San Diego County voters. The Registrar’s office used a similar format for the November 2020 presidential general and September 2021 gubernatorial recall elections.

The Registrar’s office anticipates opening approximately 130 ballot drop box locations starting May 9. Over 200 vote centers will open for four days starting June 4. Nearly 40 of those vote centers will open earlier, May 28, giving voters 11 days to cast their ballots.

A list of ballot drop box and vote center locations will be available by April 1 at sdvote.com.

What do you need to do?

Be vote ready!

• ·Check your voter registration information.Make sure your residence, and if different, your mailing address is up to date.
• ·Have you recently moved or changed your name? Whether you’re new to San Diego County or just moved down the street, you need to re-register to vote. You can do this by completing a new registration online at sdvote.com.
• ·Are you a first-time voter? Register to vote– it takes less than two minutes.

Learn more about voting in the gubernatorial primary election at sdvote.com, call (858) 565-5800 or toll free at (800) 696-0136.