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City voters will elect a mayor and councilmembers for Districts 4, 5 and 6. Those four seats are a majority of the seven-member Santa Barbara City Council.
Local candidates must complete the required filing documents by 5:00 PM.
County officials begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots to active registered voters.
Last day to register online or by mail before conditional registration begins.
Polls are open from 7:00 AM through 8:00 PM.
Search by office or filter by level. SBWPC endorsements remain clearly labeled apart from official candidate status.
Read the newest City of Santa Barbara candidate and committee filings from the official NetFile campaign feed.
Search filings for County offices, County ballot measures, school districts and special districts through CampaignDocs eRetrieval.
Open the official County, City and California election pages for dates, filing information, registration and voting guidance.
The newest items load from NetFile when this section opens. Older records remain available through the City search portal.
Official NetFile feed. Open this section to load the newest filings.
Source distinction: NetFile supplies the City's live campaign-filing feed. Santa Barbara County's CampaignDocs system is a searchable records portal rather than an RSS feed. California's Secretary of State currently lists no active RSS feeds, so statewide information is linked directly to the official election page.
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Local candidate filing period. Most candidate lists remain provisional until filing closes.
Santa Barbara City candidate statements are available for the required 10-day public review.
State and county voter-information materials begin reaching households.
All active registered California voters receive a ballot. Local drop-off locations begin opening.
Register online or ensure mailed registration is postmarked by this date.
Eligible voters may still register and cast a provisional ballot at designated locations.
Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Personally delivered ballots must arrive by 8:00 PM.
Vote-by-mail ballots must have been postmarked on or before November 3.
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