Cedar Ridge, California Public Records

Public safety in Cedar Ridge is primarily managed by the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, which oversees law enforcement and emergency response services for the 95370 ZIP code area. The Sheriff's Office maintains a station in Cedar Ridge, where deputies patrol the community and respond to calls for assistance. Crime statistics and incident reports for the area are available through the Sheriff's Office website, providing local residents with information about public safety concerns and law enforcement activities.

Cedar Ridge voters are served by the Nevada County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, located at 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959, phone (530) 265-1298, website https://www.mynevadacounty.com/1441/Elections. This office administers all federal, state, county, and special district elections for Cedar Ridge residents. California residents can register to vote online at https://registertovote.ca.gov, which requires a California driver's license or state ID number; the registration deadline is 15 days before any election, though California offers conditional voter registration allowing registration and voting through Election Day at designated locations. Voters must be U.S. citizens, California residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not currently serving a state prison term for a felony conviction. Because Cedar Ridge is an unincorporated community, it has no municipal elections for mayor or city council; instead, residents vote in Nevada County Board of Supervisors elections (five districts, four-year staggered terms), special district elections (including fire protection districts, water districts, and cemetery districts), and all federal and state elections. Nevada County supervisorial elections are held in even-numbered years; Cedar Ridge falls within one of the five supervisorial districts with the next elections in November 2026. Polling place assignments can be found through the County Elections Office website at https://www.mynevadacounty.com/1441/Elections or by calling (530) 265-1298; California has transitioned to a Vote Center model in many counties where voters can use any vote center in their county rather than assigned precinct polling places. In the November 2024 presidential election, Nevada County reported voter turnout of approximately 76% of registered voters, with roughly 45,000 ballots cast from approximately 59,000 registered voters, reflecting the county's historically high civic engagement. On November 3, 2026, Cedar Ridge voters will decide several key races including: California's gubernatorial election (Governor and Lieutenant Governor, four-year terms); all 80 seats in the California State Assembly (two-year terms); 20 of 40 California State Senate seats (four-year staggered terms); one or more Nevada County Supervisor seats; county offices including Assessor, District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner, and Treasurer-Tax Collector depending on the election cycle; and various local special district board positions. No U.S. Senate seat from California is scheduled for election in 2026 as both seats were last elected in 2024 and 2022. California voters can request vote-by-mail ballots online through the County Elections website or by submitting written requests; California automatically sends mail ballots to all registered voters unless they opt out. Mail ballots are sent beginning 29 days before Election Day and must be postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days after Election Day to be counted. Public election records in California include voter registration rolls (available with restrictions under California Elections Code Section 2194), campaign finance disclosure forms accessible at https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov for state candidates and through the County Elections Office for local candidates, candidate statements and filings, precinct-level election results, and ballot measure information. Voter registration lists may be purchased for political purposes only and cannot be used for commercial purposes.