Danville, California Public Records

The bond and bail process in California allows for the posting of bail through cash, bond, or property, and information on recently arrested individuals can be accessed through the sheriff's office website.

Law enforcement in Danville is primarily handled by the Danville Police Department, which can be accessed at https://www.danville.ca.gov/162/Police-Services. The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, found at https://www.firedepartment.org/, also serves the local community. For broader public safety resources, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate search at https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ciris/ and the California Department of Justice's missing persons and most wanted lists at https://oag.ca.gov/missing and https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/losangeles/wanted are available.

Danville voters are served by the Contra Costa County Elections Division, located at 555 Escobar Street, Martinez, CA 94553 (phone: 925-335-7800, website: cocovote.us). The Elections Division, part of the County Clerk-Recorder's Office, administers all federal, state, county, and local elections for Danville residents including voter registration, ballot processing, vote-by-mail services, polling place operations, and official canvassing of results. The office is open Monday through Friday during regular business hours with extended hours before elections.

Danville residents can register to vote online through the California Secretary of State's website at registertovote.ca.gov. California offers same-day voter registration through Election Day at vote centers and county elections offices. 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 for registration, but voters provide their California driver license or ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. The voter registration deadline for most elections is 15 days before Election Day, though conditional voter registration is available through Election Day.

Danville holds municipal elections for Town Council seats and mayor. The Town Council consists of five members elected at-large to four-year staggered terms. The mayor is selected by the council from among its members on a rotating basis. Town Council elections are consolidated with statewide general elections in November of even-numbered years. The next Danville Town Council election will be held November 3, 2026, with two or three council seats on the ballot. Candidates for Town Council must file nomination papers with the Town Clerk at Danville Town Hall during the filing period (July-August before the November election). Campaign disclosure statements are required and filed with the town and are public records available for inspection. Local ballot measures, if any, appear on the same ballot.

Contra Costa County is a Vote Center county under California's Voter's Choice Act. Rather than assigned precinct polling places, registered voters can vote at any vote center in the county during the 3-11 day period before and including Election Day. Voters can find vote center locations through the county elections website at cocovote.us or by calling the elections office. Vote 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 the county (including multiple locations in Danville), or at any vote center.

Election records that are public in California include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance disclosure statements (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 county elections office and the California Secretary of State. Individual voter history (whether a person voted, but not how they voted) is public record. Actual ballot choices are secret.

In the November 2024 presidential election, Contra Costa County reported approximately 64% voter turnout with over 450,000 ballots cast from approximately 704,000 registered voters. Danville precincts historically show higher turnout rates, often exceeding 75%.

On November 3, 2026, Danville and Contra Costa County voters will decide numerous important races. At the federal level, California's two U.S. Senate seats are Class I and Class III; the Class III seat (currently held by a senator whose term expires January 2027) will be on the 2026 ballot. All of California's 52 U.S. House seats will be contested; Danville is in California's 10th Congressional District. At the state level, all 80 California State Assembly seats and 20 of the 40 State Senate seats (even-numbered districts) will be on the ballot; Danville is in State Senate District 7 and Assembly District 15. Constitutional officers on the 2026 ballot include Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction (all four-year terms). At the county level, voters will elect Contra Costa County Supervisors (District 2, which includes Danville, may be up depending on the current supervisor's term), 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. Danville Town Council seats will be contested as noted above. State propositions and local measures are determined closer to the election.