Yosemite National Park, California Public Records

Law enforcement within Yosemite National Park is primarily managed by the Yosemite National Park Police Department, which is dedicated to maintaining public safety and enforcing park regulations. Outside of the park, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 5099 Bullion Street in Mariposa, 95338, is responsible for providing law enforcement services to the local community. This includes responding to emergency calls, conducting investigations, and making arrests as necessary to uphold the law and protect residents.

Yosemite National Park has no municipal government or city elections, as it is a federally-managed national park without incorporated status. Seasonal employees and year-round workers residing in park housing are typically registered voters in their home counties or states, though some may register using the Mariposa County address where they maintain residence. Voter registration and election services for the Yosemite area are provided by the Mariposa County Clerk and Registrar of Voters, located at 4982 10th Street, Mariposa, CA 95338 (phone: 209-966-3222, website: www.mariposacounty.org/147/Clerk-Recorder). California residents can register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov up to 15 days before an election, or use conditional voter registration and same-day registration at vote centers through Election Day. Voter registration requires providing a California driver's license or ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number, along with a residential address. Since Yosemite National Park is unincorporated federal land, voters residing within the park participate in Mariposa County Board of Supervisors elections, California State Assembly District 5 elections, California State Senate District 8 elections, and U.S. Congressional District 5 (currently represented by Tom McClintock). Mariposa County transitioned to the Voter's Choice Act model, establishing vote centers accessible to all county voters regardless of residential precinct. Polling place and vote center locations for Yosemite-area voters can be found using the county lookup tool at www.mariposacounty.org/147/Clerk-Recorder or the statewide tool at caweb.sos.ca.gov/county-lookup. In the November 2024 general election, Mariposa County reported approximately 62% voter turnout, with 6,847 ballots cast from 11,032 registered voters. For the November 3, 2026 general election, California voters including Yosemite-area residents will decide races for Governor (Gavin Newsom's term expires 2027), all 80 California State Assembly seats, 20 even-numbered State Senate seats, all 52 U.S. House seats, statewide ballot propositions, and Mariposa County Board of Supervisors seats in Districts 2 and 4 (depending on rotation). California does not have a U.S. Senate seat up in 2026 (Senator Alex Padilla's term expires 2029; Senator Adam Schiff's term expires 2025 but was just elected in 2024). All California registered voters automatically receive vote-by-mail ballots under AB 37; voters can request ballots be mailed beginning 29 days before Election Day by contacting the Mariposa County Registrar of Voters at the address above or through the state portal at caweb.sos.ca.gov/ovsta. Public election records available in California include voter registration rosters (with addresses redacted for privacy under California Elections Code Section 2194), campaign finance filings searchable at cal-access.sos.ca.gov, candidate statements of economic interests (Form 700), and precinct-level election results published by the Mariposa County Clerk and the California Secretary of State at sos.ca.gov/elections. Voter history (whether an individual voted, not how they voted) is public record. Candidate filing information for local Mariposa County offices is available at the County Clerk's office 88 days before each election.