2020 General Elections In Sonoma County - All Inclusive Guide - Update on Voters Impacted by Disaster
Voting Options After a Disaster
If your residence has been destroyed by a disaster in Sonoma County, you should take action to preserve your voting options.
Ballots and other election materials cannot be forwarded to other addresses.
You have two options for updating your voting information:
1. You may choose to stay registered at your current address and update your mailing address.
- This option is for those who are planning on rebuilding or reoccupying the existing property, and want to continue voting in their current districts.
- There is not a time limit on this option (you do not need to rebuild or move back in a specified period of time).
You may contact our office directly by phone at (707) 565-6800 or email at ROV-VoterReg@sonoma-county.org to update your mailing address.
You will need to provide your name, the address of your disaster-impacted residence, and your current mailing address.
2. You may choose to register at your new address >>
This option is for those who do not plan to return to their disaster-impacted property, or who wish to vote in the districts in which they temporarily reside.
If your plans are uncertain at this time, you may choose either option.
For the November 2020 Election,
Información en español:
Consulta De Registro Del Votante2.pdf
Immediate Red Cross Financial Assistance Available for Glass Fire Survivors
Households severely impacted by the Glass Fire may apply to the Red Cross for immediate financial assistance. The Red Cross is providing $450 to households whose homes have been destroyed or sustained major damage. Apply at redcross.org/apply or call 800-733-2767 by October 31.
Spanish: Solicita ayuda financiera
Fire-Damaged Tree Removal
Find additional recovery information at srcity.org/GlassFireRecovery.
City to Consider Adding Glass Fire-Impacted Properties into Resilient City Combining District
On October 27, City Council will consider amending an urgency ordinance to include properties impacted by the Glass Fire. Originally adopted to assist residents following the October 2017 wildfires, the Resilient City Combining District ordinance updated City zoning code to allow properties impacted by a wildfire to enter into a streamlined permitting process to better facilitate their rebuild. To date, this ordinance has spurred the completion or the construction of over 2,200 homes within the City. If passed, this amended urgency ordinance will expand this process to those homes and properties damaged or destroyed by the Glass Fire. READ MORE
Information in Spanish / Información para votantes en español
Consulta De Registro Del Votante2.pdf
See Various Organizational Ballot Measure Recommendations at the end of the Article
Ballots for the 2020 General Election will be mailed to all active registered voters in Sonoma County during the first week in October. An “I Voted” sticker will be included with each ballot and you can save your postage stamps. The return envelope is postage pre-paid first-class. Return your ballot to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters with one of these following options:
• MAIL IN your ballot using the first-class postage paid envelope included with your ballot
• PLACE INTO ONE OF THE 24-HOUR SECURE DROP-BOX LOCATIONS:
Available starting October 6 and to be open through November 3, 2020 (Election Day).
SECURE DROP-BOX LOCATIONS:
Use official NEW drop box locations*. You can now find the nearest ballot box with a LIVE MAP >>
ADDITIONS / UPDATES OCT 15
Additions/ Drop Box Location changes:
Roseland Community Center, 779 Sebastopol Road, Santa Rosa - Central
Bluebird Center, 25 Bluebird Dr, Windsor
Changes to original listing in bold - these changes are from the current information on the Registrar of Voters website, and are changes due to lighting or wifi issues
.~ Bodega Bay Fire Station, 510 Highway 1, Bodega Bay
~ Cloverdale Veterans Memorial Building, 205 West 1st Street, Cloverdale
~ Cotati Veterans Memorial Building, 8505 Park Avenue, Cotati
~ Geyserville Fire Station, 20975 Geyserville Avenue, Geyserville
~ Glen Ellen Fire Station, 13445 Arnold Drive, Glen Ellen
