SBWPC supports nonpartisan voter education and connects voters with trusted election-protection resources, official election information and trained assistance across the 805 region.
866-OUR-VOTE
Call or text
866-687-8683 · Nonpartisan voter assistance
Help is available now. Election Protection provides trained, nonpartisan assistance with registration, ballots, voting locations, accessibility, intimidation and other voting problems.
866-OUR-VOTE
English
866-687-8683 · Call or text
888-VE-Y-VOTA
Spanish / English
888-839-8682
888-API-VOTE
Asian Languages / English
888-274-8683
844-YALLA-US
Arabic / English
844-925-5287
805 EPIC is an independent, nonpartisan voter-protection coalition serving Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties. It connects voter education, trusted election information, community coordination and practical voter-protection support across the 805 region.
Federal and state law protect voters from intimidation, threats, coercion and interference. Federal law prohibits intimidation, threats and coercion throughout the voting process, including registration, voting and ballot counting. If a problem is happening, contact the election official or supervisor at the voting location and call or text 866-OUR-VOTE for nonpartisan assistance.
California provides accessible polling places, accessible voting equipment and Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail. California requires polling places and vote centers to be accessible and to provide accessible voting equipment. RAVBM allows eligible voters to access and mark ballot selections using compatible technology, then print and return the ballot selections by mail or in person.
California provides official voting assistance in ten languages (English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese), while Election Protection offers additional multilingual nonpartisan hotlines for English, Spanish, Asian-language and Arabic voter assistance.
Register or update your California voter registration through the official state service.
Check registration status, address, districts and ballot-related information.
Sign up for official California notifications about the status of your vote-by-mail ballot.
The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division enforces federal laws protecting the right to vote and provides guidance on voter intimidation and interference.
SBWPC maintains its own candidate endorsements, Elections & Appointments process, voter guide and advocacy work.
805 EPIC is the independent, nonpartisan Tri-Counties coalition focused on voter help, trusted election information and election protection across the 805.
