By the City of Goleta
The Goleta November election is here. By now you should have received, or soon will be receiving, your ballot in the mail. Ballot drop boxes are officially open 24 hours a day through 8:00 p.m. on November 8, election night. In Goleta, there are two secure official ballot box locations: one at Goleta City Hall (130 Cremona Drive) and one at the Goleta Community Center (5679 Hollister Avenue) at the end of parking lot in front of the building. To find official secure Ballot Drop Box locations throughout the County, visit the interactive map here or view a list of locations here.
In addition to the secure official drop boxes, ballots can also be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day, November 8), returned in-person to one of three Santa Barbara County Election Offices (locations listed below) or to any polling place on Election Day.
This is an historic election for Goleta as it is our first ever By-District Election. The City is now divided into four districts and registered voters in Districts 1 and 2 will have the opportunity to elect a City Councilmember from the District in which they live. If you live in Goleta, make sure to find out what district you are in. Watch our quick #KnowYourDistrict video in English here: https://youtu.be/ehCrMXI-zQI and in Spanish here: https://youtu.be/LueKsftkhD0. Go to our interactive map and plug in your address at https://tinyurl.com/GoletaInteractiveMap.
All Goleta voters city-wide will decide upon two ballot measures: Measure B (B2022) is for a 1% Sales and Transaction Use Tax and Measure C (C2022) is for a Flavored Tobacco Ban Ordinance. Go to our Know your Goleta Ballot Mailer for helpful information on the Goleta November election or go to our website at www.cityofgoleta.org/elections.
Don’t miss out on making your voice heard this election. You have until October 24th to register to vote at https://www.registertovote.ca.gov/.
If you do not receive your ballot by October 16, 2022, please contact 1-800-SBC-VOTE. Voters can sign-up to track their ballot at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/.
Santa Barbara County Elections Offices are located at:
- Santa Barbara Elections Main Office: 4440-A Calle Real, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Santa Maria Elections Branch Office: 511 Lakeside Parkway, Ste. 134, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
- Lompoc Elections Branch Office: 401 East Cypress Avenue, Rm 102, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)
Voters can check their registration status, look up their polling place, and find their ballot’s status by using the look-up tool at https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ or calling the Santa Barbara County Elections Office at 1-800-722-8683.
For more information, visit the County of Santa Barbara’s election webpage at https://www.countyofsb.org/164/Elections.