Under the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, every voter who casts a provisional ballot is entitled to find out from his/her county elections official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted.
Under California Elections Code sections 3017 and 3019.5, a voter who casts a vote-by-mail ballot can find out if the ballot arrived at his/her county elections office, if the ballot was counted, and, if not, the reason why it was not counted.
Each county elections official allows voters to check the status of his/her vote-by-mail and provisional ballot either through the county website, by telephone, or both.
To find out if your vote-by-mail or provisional ballot was counted, please click on the appropriate link below or call the phone number listed for the county elections office. For further information about the elections services provided in your county, visit our County Elections offices page.
| County | Check Vote-By-Mail Ballot Status | Check Provisional Ballot Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Alameda - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 834-6454 |
| Alpine | (530) 694-2281 | (530) 694-2281 |
| Amador | Amador - Vote-By-Mail | (209) 223-6465 |
| Butte | Butte - Vote-By-Mail | Butte - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Calaveras | Calaveras - Vote-By-Mail | (209) 754-6376 |
| Colusa | Colusa - Vote-By-Mail or (877) 458-0501 | Colusa - Provisional Voting Free Access or (877) 458-0501 |
| Contra Costa | Contra Costa - Vote-By-Mail | Contra Costa - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Del Norte | (844) 223-5328 | (844) 223-5328 |
| El Dorado | El Dorado - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 730-4322 |
| Fresno | Fresno - Vote-By-Mail | (559) 600-8683 |
| Glenn | Glenn - Vote-By-Mail | (530) 934-6414 |
| Humboldt | Humboldt - Vote-By-Mail or (707) 445-7481 | (707) 445-7481 |
| Imperial | (888) 994-8683 | (888) 994-8683 |
| Inyo | Inyo - Vote-By-Mail | (760) 878-0224 |
| Kern | Kern - Vote-By-Mail | Kern - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Kings | Kings - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 289-9981 | Kings - Provisional Voting Free Access or (800) 289-9981 |
| Lake | Lake - Vote-By-Mail or (888) 235-6730 | (888) 235-6730 |
| Lassen | Lassen - Vote-By-Mail or (866) 742-8445 | (866) 742-8445 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 815-2666, Option 6 | (800) 815-2666 |
| Madera | Madera - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 435-0509 | (800) 435-0509 |
| Marin | Marin - Vote-By-Mail | (415) 473-6456 |
| Mariposa | (866) 607-8241 | (866) 607-8241 |
| Mendocino | Mendocino - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 992-5441 ext. 4371 |
| Merced | Merced - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 561-0619 | (800) 561-0619 |
| Modoc | (877) 233-8838 | (877) 233-8838 |
| Mono | (760) 932-5537 | (866) 327-0201 |
| Monterey | Monterey - Vote-By-Mail or (866) 887-9274 | (866) 887-9274 |
| Napa | Napa - Vote-By-Mail or (888) 494-8356 | (888) 494-8356 |
| Nevada | Nevada - Vote-By-Mail or (530) 265-1298 | Nevada - Provisional Voting Free Access or (530) 265-1298 |
| Orange | Orange - Vote-By-Mail or (888) 628-6837 | Orange - Provisional Voting Free Access or (888) 628-6837 |
| Placer | Placer - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 824-8683 | (800) 824-8683 |
| Plumas | (530) 283-6256 | (530) 283-6256 |
| Riverside | Riverside - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 773-8683 | Riverside - Provisional Voting Free Access or (800) 773-8683 |
| Sacramento | Sacramento - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 762-8019 | (800) 762-8019 |
| San Benito | San Benito - Vote-By-Mail or (877) 777-4017 | (877) 777-4017 |
| San Bernardino | San Bernardino - Vote-By-Mail | San Bernardino - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| San Diego | San Diego - Vote-By-Mail | San Diego - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| San Francisco | San Francisco - Vote-By-Mail or (866) 325-9163 | San Francisco - Provisional Voting Free Access or (866) 325-9163 |
| San Joaquin | San Joaquin - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 400-5009 | San Joaquin - Provisional Voting Free Access or (800) 400-5009 |
| San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo - Vote-By-Mail | (800) 834-4636 ext. 5228 |
| San Mateo | San Mateo - Vote-By-Mail or (866) 830-8683 | (866) 830-8683 |
| Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 722-8683 | (800) 722-8683 |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara - Vote-By-Mail | Santa Clara - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz - Vote-By-Mail | (866) 282-5900 |
| Shasta | Shasta - Vote-By-Mail | Shasta - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Sierra | (888) 223-6443 | (888) 223-6443 |
| Siskiyou | (888) 854-2000 ext. 8084 | (888) 854-2000 ext. 8084 |
| Solano | Solano - Vote-By-Mail | (888) 933-8683 |
| Sonoma | Sonoma - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 750-8683 | (800) 750-8683 |
| Stanislaus | Stanislaus - Vote-By-Mail | Stanislaus - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Sutter | (530) 822-7122 | (530) 822-7122 |
| Tehama | Tehama - Vote-By-Mail or (866) 289-5307 | (866) 289-5307 |
| Trinity | (888) 698-1215 | (888) 698-1215 |
| Tulare | Tulare - Vote-By-Mail | Tulare - Provisional Voting Free Access |
| Tuolumne | Tuolumne - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 209-1811 | Tuolumne - Provisional Voting Free Access or (800) 209-1811 |
| Ventura | Ventura - Vote-By-Mail or (800) 500-3555 | Ventura - Provisional Voting Free Access or (800) 500-3555 |
| Yolo | Yolo - Vote-By-Mail or cntyclrk@yoloelections.org | (800) 649-9943 or cntyclrk@yoloelections.org |
| Yuba | Yuba - Vote-By-Mail | (530) 749-7855 |