Corona, California Public Records

Residents can register online at registertovote.ca.gov up to 15 days before an election, or use same-day conditional voter registration during the 14-day period before and including Election Day. Registration requires a California driver's license or ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. California's automatic voter registration through the DMV simplifies the process, though mail and in-person registration remain available. Municipal elections occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years, following California's consolidated election requirement. Candidates must file nomination papers with the City Clerk at Corona City Hall, 400 S. Vicentia Avenue, typically beginning in July of the election year. Local ballot measures addressing tax increases or bond issues appear when placed by the city council or through citizen initiative petitions. Voters can locate their assigned vote center through the Registrar's website at voteinfo.net by entering their address, or by calling 951-486-7200. Riverside County adopted the Voter's Choice Act model beginning with the 2020 election, replacing traditional precinct polling places with vote centers. This allows any county resident to cast a ballot at any vote center during the early voting period or on Election Day, rather than being restricted to a single assigned location. Vote centers open up to 11 days before Election Day. Election records in California are extensively public documents. Voter registration lists, excluding confidential voters, are available to candidates and political committees. Campaign finance reports for city candidates are filed with the City Clerk and open for public inspection, detailing contributions and expenditures. State and federal candidates file with the California Fair Political Practices Commission at fppc.ca.gov. The Registrar of Voters publishes precinct-level election results showing vote totals by geographic area. 24 million registered voters. California will hold elections for statewide constitutional offices including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and other executive positions. Riverside County voters will elect county supervisors in certain districts depending on term rotations, along with the Sheriff-Coroner, District Attorney, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, and other county officers. U.S. House of Representatives elections will include the city's congressional district seat. California's two U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Corona voters are published by the California Secretary of State (https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections). Corona city races for council districts and potentially mayor will also appear on California provides mail-in voting, with all registered voters automatically receiving vote-by-mail ballots beginning 29 days before Election Day. Voters can complete and return ballots by mail (postmarked by Election Day and received within 7 days), drop them at official ballot drop boxes throughout Riverside County, or surrender the mail ballot and vote in person at a vote center. Residents can track their ballot status through the state's Where's My Ballot system at wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov, which sends notifications when ballots are mailed, received, and counted.