Registered voters across Sacramento County should be receiving their vote by mail ballots in their mail boxes this week for the 2024 Primary Election. Election Day is Tuesday, March 5 but voters can return their ballots by mail or drop them off at various ballot drop box locations that have opened this week.
In the city limits of Folsom, the following are where residents can find official ballot drop boxes.
Folsom City Hall
Address: 50 Natoma St., Folsom, CA 95630
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, closed Monday, Feb. 19 (Presidents’ Day)
Election Day hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Folsom Public Library
Address: 411 Stafford St., Folsom, CA 95630
Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays
Election Day hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
West Coast Sourdough
Address: 2784 East Bidwell St. Suite 200, Folsom, CA 95630
Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays
Election Day hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Prairie City Landing Senior Living Community
Address: 645 Willard Drive, Folsom, CA 95630
Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays
Election Day hours: 8a.m. to 5 p.m.
Those living outside of the city, can find additional voter boxes by visiting the Sacramento County Elections website and entering their address online here.
Days and operation for access to the official ballot drop boxes vary and can be found on the Sacramento County Elections website as well.
No postage is necessary for voters returning their ballots by U.S. Mail using the pink Vote by Mail envelope. In accordance with California Election Code 14422 and California Code of Regulations 20142, Sacramento County will be picking up voted ballots at all Vote Center locations between 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Election Day.
For more information, contact VRE at (916) 875-6451, email voterinfo@saccounty.gov, or use the toll-free voter assistance hotline at (800) 762-8019. The hotline has the ability to connect voters with disabilities with TTY (Text Telephone).
Key Election Dates
| Monday, February 5 | Mailing of official ballots to all registered voters has begun. |
| Monday, February 5 | Official Ballot Drop Boxes located throughout the County are now open |
| Tuesday, February 20 | Close of voter registration for this election. Voter registration forms must be postmarked by this date or delivered to the VRE Office at 7000 65th Street, Suite A, Sacramento 95823 by 5:00 p.m. Online voter registration must be completed before midnight on this date at www.registertovote.ca.gov |
| Wednesday, February 21 | Conditional Voter Registration (CVR) begins |
| Saturday, February 24 | 11 Day Vote Centers open |
| Tuesday, February 27 | Last day a Vote by Mail (VBM) ballot can be mailed to you. After this date, VBM ballots are only available at the VRE Office or at any of the 88 Vote Centers located throughout the County. Please for days and hours of operation. |
| Saturday, March 2 | All Vote Centers open throughout the County |
| Tuesday, March 5 | Election Day |