Landers, California Public Records

Law enforcement in Landers falls under the jurisdiction of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. This agency is responsible for providing police services, responding to emergency calls, and investigating criminal activities within the unincorporated community. The Landers community is served by the Morongo Basin Station of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, located at 63665 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252. Residents can contact the Morongo Basin Station for non-emergency inquiries or to report any public safety concerns.

Landers voters are served by the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters/Clerk-Recorder, located at 222 West Hospitality Lane, 1st Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0770 (phone: 909-387-8300, website: https://www.sbcounty.gov/rov). The Elections Division operates voter registration services, polling place assignments, vote-by-mail ballot distribution, and official election results publication for all Landers residents. California residents can register to vote online at https://registertovote.ca.gov, which requires a California driver's license or ID card number. The registration deadline is 15 days before any election, though California offers conditional voter registration allowing eligible persons to register and vote up through Election Day at designated locations. Voters must be U.S. citizens, California residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not currently serving a state or federal prison term for a felony conviction. Because Landers is an unincorporated community, there are no municipal elections for mayor or city council; residents vote in San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors elections (Landers is in District 3), state legislative races, statewide constitutional offices, and federal elections. County Supervisor elections are held in gubernatorial election years with four-year terms. Landers voters can find their assigned polling location by visiting the County Registrar website or using the state's polling place lookup at https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov. California is a vote-by-mail state where every registered voter automatically receives a mail ballot approximately 29 days before each election; voters may return ballots by mail (postmarked by Election Day), at secure drop boxes throughout the county, or at any vote center. In the November 2024 presidential election, San Bernardino County reported approximately 52-54% voter turnout with over 580,000 ballots cast from roughly 1.1 million registered voters. On November 3, 2026, Landers and San Bernardino County voters will decide contests that may include the California gubernatorial race (Governor Gavin Newsom's term expires January 2027), all statewide constitutional offices including Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and others, one of California's U.S. Senate seats (no regularly scheduled Senate race in 2026 unless a special election), U.S. House of Representatives (Landers is in California's 23rd Congressional District represented by Congressman Jay Obernolte), State Senate and Assembly seats (depending on district cycle), San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 3, Superior Court judges, county offices such as Assessor, Auditor-Controller, District Attorney, and Sheriff-Coroner, plus local ballot measures and school board elections. California election records that are public include voter registration information (name, address, party preference, voting history—but not how someone voted), campaign finance disclosures searchable at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov, candidate statements and filings, precinct-level election results published by the Registrar of Voters, and official canvass reports. Vote-by-mail ballot applications are available at https://www.sbcounty.gov/rov or by calling 909-387-8300; all registered voters automatically receive mail ballots without requesting them under California law.