Register, vote for District 4 councilmember by May 28, 2024

Register by May 13 to get a mail-ballot, which you can complete and deliver immediately by mail or drop box. Starting May 18, register, vote, and deliver ballots in person to a vote center.

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U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old and live in District 4-which includes areas of downtown and central Berkeley-have until 8pm on May 28 to register and vote for their new City Councilmember.

Take the steps below to get started:

• See if you live in District 4 by using the City's council district lookup tool or online map.
• Register to vote online or in person by May 13 to receive a mail ballot and postage-paid return envelope.
• Use the City elections page for official information about the District 4 election, including candidate statements and campaign finance reports.

Vote by the 8pm May 28 deadline by submitting your ballot in one of three ways:

• Postmark by U.S. mail
• Deliver to one of two ballot drop boxes in Berkeley, open 24/7 until 8pm on May 28
• Starting May 18, visit the special election vote center - a site where adult U.S. citizens living in the district can both register and vote until the deadline.

Registering and voting is simple. You can help choose your next representative to the nine-member City Council.

Vote by mail, drop box, or in person

Eligible voters in District 4 can vote by mail, drop box, or at a vote center.

To return your ballot by mail, postmark it by May 28. The return envelope is postage paid, so you do not need to add postage to mail your return envelope. Remember to sign the back of your return envelope to ensure your vote will be counted.

You can also return your ballot at one of two drop boxes:

From May 18-May 28, you can also use a vote center to:

• Drop ballots off in person
• Register to vote if you missed the May 13 deadline
• Get a replacement ballot

Once you've submitted your ballot, you can sign up for Alameda County's Track My Ballotto get notified when your ballot has been received and counted.

Register to vote by May 13

U.S. citizens in District 4 at least 18 years old can register online or with paper applications available at any public library, the U.S. post office, DMV, or the City Clerk Department at 2180 Milvia Street. Paper applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by 5:00 pm on Monday, May 13 to:

Alameda County Registrar of Voters
1225 Fallon Street, Room G1
Oakland, CA 94612

You're eligible to vote in the District 4 special election if you are:

• a United States citizen
• a resident of District 4 (use the City's council district lookup tool to check by address)
• 18 years or older on Election Day
• not currently in prison for a felony conviction
• not presently judged mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law

After the May 13 registration deadline, eligible citizens can still register and vote in person at the Lutheran Church of the Cross vote center at 1744 University Avenue.

Avoid delay. To receive a convenient vote-by-mail ballot, register to vote online by May 13.

Official candidate information and results

In this District 4 special election, voters will elect their new representative on the Berkeley City Council to serve until November 2026. This will complete the term of Councilmember Kate Harrison, who resigned in February 2024.

Visit the City's elections page for official information, including candidate statements and campaign finance reports. The Council race uses "ranked choice voting," which allows voters to mark their first through fifth choice candidates in order of preference and avoids a runoff election.

Election results will be published on the Alameda County Registrar of Voters website after polls close on May 28. Keep in mind that it will take some time for all ballots to be counted, possibly changing outcomes from election night until a final tally is determined.

If you're a U.S. citizen who lives in the downtown and surrounding areas, you have until 8pm on May 28 to elect your next representative to the City Council.

District residents who've registered by May 13 will receive a mail ballot and a postage-paid return envelope, which they can submit via mail, a drop box or the vote center - a site where eligible voters can both register and vote until the deadline.

Links

• Register to vote (California Secretary of State)
• Alameda County Registrar of Voters
  • Track my ballot
  • Ranked Choice Voting
• Berkeley election information (City of Berkeley)
• Council District Lookup Tool (City of Berkeley)