Danville, California Public Records

The office maintains regular business hours Monday through Friday, with extended hours before elections. Residents can register to vote online through the California Secretary of State's website at registertovote.ca.gov. Same-day voter registration is available through Election Day at vote centers and county elections offices. To register, 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. No documentary proof of citizenship is required, though voters provide their California driver license or ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. The registration deadline for most elections falls 15 days before Election Day, though conditional voter registration extends through Election Day itself. Municipal elections in Danville determine Town Council seats and the mayor's position. The council selects the mayor from among its own members on a rotating basis. Town Council elections are consolidated with statewide general elections each November in even-numbered years. Candidates must file nomination papers with the Town Clerk at Danville Town Hall during the filing period, which runs from July through August before the November election. Campaign disclosure statements are required, filed with the town, and available for public inspection. Any local ballot measures appear on the same ballot. Contra Costa County operates under California's Voter's Choice Act, meaning registered voters aren't assigned to specific precinct polling places. Instead, any voter can visit any vote center in Contra Costa County during the 3-11 day period before and including Election Day. Vote center locations are listed on the Contra Costa County elections website at cocovote.us, and residents can call the elections office for assistance. These centers offer same-day voter registration, accessible voting equipment, and language assistance. All registered voters automatically receive a vote-by-mail ballot approximately 29 days before each election. Voters may return mail ballots by U.S. Mail (no postage required if mailed within California, must be postmarked by Election Day), at official ballot drop boxes located throughout Contra Costa County including multiple locations in Danville, or at any vote center. California law makes certain election records public, including voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance disclosure statements such as Form 460 and others filed with local and state agencies, candidate statements and nomination documents, precinct-level election results, and ballot arguments. These records are accessible through the Contra Costa County elections office and the California Secretary of State. At the federal level, California's Class III U.S. All of California's 52 U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Danville voters are published by the California Secretary of State (https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections). At the state level, all 80 California State Assembly seats and 20 of the 40 State Senate seats in even-numbered districts will appear on the ballot. Residents vote in State Senate District 7 and Assembly District 15. At the Contra Costa County level, voters will elect Contra Costa County Supervisors, with District 2 which includes the town potentially up depending on the current supervisor's term, along with District Attorney, Sheriff-Coroner, Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, and Treasurer-Tax Collector depending on term expiration dates. Superior Court judges may also appear if seats are open. State propositions and local measures are determined closer to the election.