Final hours of 2026 midterm voting: A procrastinator's guide

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Set us as preferred We’ve reached the final hours for voting in California, but there’s still time to cast your ballot in the midterm election.Here’s what you need to know on election day.Polling places and vote centers close at 8 p.m.

In California, any voter who is in line at 8 p.m.when the polls are scheduled to close is allowed to vote, according to the secretary of state.If there is a line when the polls close, a poll worker stands at the back of the line to let people who arrive after 8 p.m.

know that the polls have closed.The Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk’s website has a vote center locator online.By entering your address, the locator will create a list of voting centers that are less than a mile away.Included with the vote center address is how long the current wait time is at that specific location.The wait times are color coded as follows:Your unique “quick check-in code” — a number that verifies your voter registration — can be found on your mailed sample ballot and vote center postcard.You can take either of those hard copies to the vote center.If you forgot the hard copies, you can find the code online.

You retrieve it by verifying your voter registration here.You’ll need to input your last name, birth date, the house number of your residential address and your ZIP Code.For assistance call, (800) 815-2666, Option 2.Similar to vote centers, ballot drop boxes close at 8 p.m.

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