Skyforest, California Public Records

Law enforcement in Skyforest falls under the jurisdiction of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The department's Crestline station, located just a few miles from Skyforest, is responsible for patrolling the local community and responding to emergency calls. Residents can contact the sheriff's department for non-emergency inquiries or to report any criminal activity or public safety concerns.

Skyforest voters are served by the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, located at 777 East Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415, phone (909) 387-8300, website www.sbcountyelections.com. This office handles all aspects of voter registration, election administration, and ballot counting for the unincorporated community. California residents can register to vote online at https://registertovote.ca.gov, the Secretary of State's portal, up to 15 days before any election; conditional voter registration is also available at county elections offices and polling places during the 14-day period before and on Election Day. Registration requires providing a California driver's license or ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number, along with residential address and date of birth. Because Skyforest is unincorporated with no municipal government, residents do not vote in city council or mayoral elections; instead, they vote for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors (Skyforest is in District 3), state legislative races, statewide offices, and federal positions. Skyforest residents can find their assigned polling place by entering their address at the County Registrar's website or by calling the office; California has transitioned to a Vote Center model in many counties, allowing voters to cast ballots at any Vote Center in the county during a multi-day voting period. In the November 2024 presidential election, San Bernardino County reported approximately 55-58% voter turnout among registered voters, with mail-in ballots comprising the majority of votes cast. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Skyforest and San Bernardino County voters will decide several major races: California's gubernatorial election (Governor Gavin Newsom's term expires in 2027, so this is the 2026 governor's race), all of California's 52 U.S. House seats, California State Senate and Assembly seats (Skyforest is in State Senate District 23 and Assembly District 33), county offices including Sheriff-Coroner, District Attorney, Assessor-Recorder-Clerk, and Board of Supervisors seats in districts where terms expire. No U.S. Senate seat from California is scheduled for election in 2026 (both seats were on the ballot in 2024 and 2022). California offers universal vote-by-mail; every registered voter automatically receives a ballot in the mail approximately 29 days before Election Day, which can be returned by mail (postage-paid), at official drop boxes throughout the county, or at any Vote Center. Voters can also cast ballots in person at Vote Centers beginning 10 days before Election Day. Public election records in California include voter registration files (without birthdates or driver's license numbers), which are available for purchase for political purposes; campaign finance reports searchable at cal-access.sos.ca.gov; candidate statements and filings; and precinct-level election results published after each election. The County Registrar's website posts detailed election results by precinct, showing vote totals for all candidates and measures.