Yorkville, California Public Records

Other major employers in Yorkville include agricultural operations, small businesses, and service-based industries that cater to the needs of both local residents and the influx of tourists to the region.

Law enforcement in Yorkville falls under the jurisdiction of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office, located at 951 Low Gap Road in Ukiah, California 95482, is responsible for providing police services and maintaining records related to arrests, incidents, and other law enforcement activities within the Yorkville community. Local residents can contact the Sheriff's Office at (707) 463-4086 to inquire about or access public records pertaining to law enforcement in the Yorkville area.

Yorkville voters are served by the Mendocino County Elections Office (also known as the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Elections Division), located at 501 Low Gap Road, Room 1020, Ukiah, CA 95482 (telephone: 707-234-6819; website: https://www.mendocinocounty.org/government/assessor-county-clerk-recorder/divisions/elections-division). This office administers all federal, state, county, and local district elections for Yorkville and all areas of Mendocino County, including voter registration, candidate filing, ballot preparation, polling place coordination, vote-by-mail processing, and election results certification.

Yorkville residents register to vote through the California Secretary of State's online voter registration portal at https://registertovote.ca.gov, which allows eligible citizens to complete registration entirely online if they have a California driver's license or identification card issued by the DMV. The registration deadline is 15 days before any election for online and mail registrations. California also offers conditional voter registration (also called Same Day Voter Registration) during the 14-day period before Election Day and on Election Day itself at vote centers and county elections offices, allowing eligible individuals to register and vote provisionally. To register, applicants must be U.S. citizens, California residents, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and not currently serving a state prison sentence for a felony conviction.

As an unincorporated community, Yorkville has no municipal government and therefore no city council, mayor, or local municipal elections. Residents vote in county-level elections for the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors (five districts), countywide offices including Sheriff, District Attorney, Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Auditor-Controller, and Treasurer-Tax Collector, as well as special district elections for water, fire protection, and resource conservation districts serving the area. Yorkville falls within one of the five supervisorial districts for county Board of Supervisors representation.

Voters can find their assigned polling place or vote center by visiting the Mendocino County Elections website at https://www.mendocinocounty.org/government/assessor-county-clerk-recorder/divisions/elections-division or by using the California Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place. Mendocino County has transitioned to a vote center model under the California Voter's Choice Act, offering multiple locations where any registered county voter may vote in-person during early voting periods and on Election Day, rather than being assigned to a single precinct polling place.

Election records that are public in California include voter registration lists (available for limited purposes to candidates, political parties, and committees under Elections Code section 2188), campaign finance disclosure reports filed by candidates and committees (searchable at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov for state-level campaigns and through the Mendocino County Elections Office for local campaigns), candidate statements and filings, initiative and referendum petitions, and precinct-level election results. The Mendocino County Elections Office publishes detailed election results by precinct and contest on their website following certification.

In the November 2024 presidential election, Mendocino County reported voter turnout of approximately 72% of registered voters, with detailed results available through the county Elections Office. The county showed typical patterns for a Northern California rural county with mixed political leanings.

On November 3, 2026, Yorkville and Mendocino County voters will decide several significant races. At the federal level, California's U.S. Senate seat (Class III) is up for election in 2026, as is California's gubernatorial race—Governor Gavin Newsom is term-limited, making 2026 an open gubernatorial election. Voters will also elect state legislators including members of the California State Assembly (two-year terms) and potentially California State Senate depending on district cycle. At the county level, the 2026 election will include some Mendocino County Board of Supervisors seats (staggered four-year terms) and potentially countywide constitutional offices such as Sheriff, District Attorney, or Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk depending on the election cycle. Special district seats and local measures may also appear on the ballot.

California is a universal vote-by-mail state; all registered voters automatically receive a vote-by-mail ballot before each election, typically mailed 29 days before Election Day. Voters may return their ballot by mail (postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days), drop it at any official ballot drop box location throughout the county, or drop it at any vote center. Voters may also choose to vote in person at vote centers during the early voting period or on Election Day. To request a replacement ballot or update vote-by-mail preferences, voters should contact the Mendocino County Elections Office at 707-234-6819 or visit https://www.mendocinocounty.org/government/assessor-county-clerk-recorder/divisions/elections-division.