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Resources to Help Spartans Vote

SJSU encourages its campus community members to exercise their right to vote. Various departments at SJSU provide resources to ensure voters can make informed decisions. You can find information about how to register and where to vote here.

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Register to Vote

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Key Statewide Primary Election Dates (Santa Clara County)

  • The last day to register to vote for the June 2, 2026 California Primary Election and receive a vote by mail (VBM) ballot is May 18, 2026.

  • Missed the registration deadline? Same-day or conditional voter registration begins on May 19, 2026.

  • All Santa Clara County active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the June 2, 2026 Primary Election. Your county elections office began mailing ballots starting the week of May 4, 2026.

  • Secure ballot drop-off locations opened on May 5, 2026.

  • Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.

  • Election Day (the last day to vote in the California Primary Election) is June 2, 2026. Polls are open on Election Day 7am-8pm.

  • Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked no later than June 2. If mailing on Elections Day, get a hand-stamped postmark from a postal employee inside a United States Post Office.
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SJSU Votes

SJSU students and faculty, under the direction of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (IPACE), facilitate campus-wide efforts to mobilize the Spartan community to register and to turn out to vote. Visit SJSU Votes to learn about their programming and upcoming events.

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SJSU Vote Center

There are two vote centers on campus for the June 2 California Primary Election.

They are both 4-Day Vote Centers open May 30-June 1, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Election Day, June 2, from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library 150 E. San Fernando St. San Jose, CA 95112

SJSU Provident Credit Union Event Center, Room 1035. 290 S. 7 th St. San Jose, CA 95112

Find a vote center near you

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Ballot Box Locations

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
  • Dudley Moorhead Hall 
  • The Villages

*All ballot boxes are located outside the buildings

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Post Election

Learn more about available resources for wellness and counseling as well as our speech and advocacy space.