Janesville, California Public Records

Residents can register to vote online through the California Secretary of State's website at https://registertovote.ca.gov. California offers same-day voter registration during the early voting period and on Election Day through Conditional Voter Registration. The standard voter registration deadline is 15 days before Election Day. To register, California residents must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and residents of California. A California driver's license or ID number is required for online registration, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. As an unincorporated community, Janesville does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council, as there is no incorporated city government. Residents vote in Lassen County elections for the Board of Supervisors, with District 3 representing the Janesville area. They also vote for countywide offices including Sheriff, District Attorney, Assessor-Recorder, Auditor-Controller, and Treasurer-Tax Collector, along with state and federal races and ballot measures affecting Lassen County. Voters can find their assigned polling place or vote center by visiting the Lassen County Elections website or using the California Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place. California has transitioned to a Vote Center model in many counties, allowing voters to cast ballots at any vote center in Lassen County during early voting periods. Public election records in California include voter registration lists, available with restrictions under California Elections Code Section 2194, and campaign finance disclosure reports available through the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access database at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov. Candidate statements and declarations, precinct-level election results, and ballot measure information are also public. The Lassen County Elections office publishes election results on its website following each election, with precinct-level detail available for research. All of California's 52 U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Janesville voters are published by the California Secretary of State (https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections). Half of the 40 California State Senate seats, which serve four-year terms, may include District 1 depending on the cycle. Statewide constitutional offices may include Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Controller, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, depending on term cycles. At the Lassen County level, some Lassen County Board of Supervisors seats, the Sheriff, and other county offices may be on the ballot depending on term expirations. California is a universal vote-by-mail state, meaning all registered voters automatically receive a vote-by-mail ballot before each election. Residents will receive their ballots by mail approximately 29 days before Election Day. Voters can return their ballots by mail, postmarked by Election Day and received within 7 days, drop them at official ballot drop boxes located throughout Lassen County, or deliver them in person to the Elections office or any vote center. Voters can also choose to vote in person at vote centers during the early voting period or on Election Day. California provides ballot tracking through the "Where's My Ballot?" system at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter, allowing voters to track their mail ballot from the time it is mailed to them through to its receipt and counting by the elections office.