Fairfield, California Public Records

The registration deadline is 15 days before any election, though the state offers conditional voter registration allowing eligible citizens to register and vote provisionally through Election Day at designated locations. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and California residents. Online registration requires a driver's license number or California ID number. The city operates under a council-manager form of government with a mayor and six council members elected at-large. City council elections occur in November of even-numbered years with staggered terms. The next municipal election is scheduled for November 2026, when three council seats will be on the ballot. Local ballot measures specific to the community, such as taxes, bonds, or charter amendments, also appear on municipal election ballots. Residents can find their assigned polling place or vote center location using the lookup tool at solanocounty.com/elections or at the California Secretary of State website at sos.ca.gov/elections. Under California's Voter's Choice Act, Solano County has transitioned to a vote center model where any registered county voter can vote at any vote center during the early voting period or on Election Day, rather than being restricted to a specific precinct polling place. Publicly accessible election records in California include voter registration rolls (available for purchase for political purposes under Elections Code § 2188), campaign finance reports filed with the city clerk or county elections office and searchable at local websites or the California Fair Political Practices Commission at fppc.ca.gov, candidate statements and filings, precinct-level results after certification, and election result summaries. Individual voter history (whether someone voted, not how they voted) is also public. In the November 2024 presidential election, Solano County reported approximately 65-68% voter turnout, with over 150,000 ballots cast from approximately 230,000 registered voters. The city's portion of that turnout mirrored county trends. On November 3, 2026, voters in the area and throughout Solano County will decide several important races. While 2026 is not a presidential year, California will hold elections for Governor (four-year term), all statewide constitutional offices including Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Insurance Commissioner, one U.S. Senate seat (the Class III seat currently held by Alex Padilla, up for election in 2026), all California State Assembly seats (80 districts, two-year terms), and half of the California State Senate seats (20 of 40 districts, four-year staggered terms). The community is located in California's 8th Congressional District (not up in 2026 as Congressional elections occur in even years but Representatives serve two-year terms with all seats up in 2024, 2026, 2028, etc.), State Senate District 3, and State Assembly District 11 (boundaries subject to redistricting). Locally, voters will decide county offices including some Solano County Supervisor seats (five districts, four-year staggered terms), and potentially the mayor and three city council seats. School board elections for Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District and Solano Community College may also appear on the ballot. California is a universal vote-by-mail state: every registered voter automatically receives a vote-by-mail ballot in the mail before each election. Voters may return their ballot by mail (postage-paid), drop it in an official ballot drop box, or bring it to any vote center. Vote centers open several days before Election Day for in-person voting. To request a replacement ballot, voters can contact the Solano County Registrar of Voters at 707-784-6675.