This page lists civic facts for California. Only facts checked against an official page are filled in.
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Governor
- Name: Gavin Newsom
- Office: Governor of California
- Address: 1021 O Street, Suite 9000, Sacramento, CA 95814
- Phone: (916) 445-2841
- Email: Not confirmed yet. The contact page says to use a form and does not print an email address.
Source: https://www.gov.ca.gov/ and https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
Legislature
California has an Assembly and a Senate. This page does not copy the member lists. The official directories are below. Leadership names: Not confirmed yet.
- Assembly members: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
- Senators: https://www.senate.ca.gov/senators
Source: those two pages.
Important voting dates
From the California Secretary of State key dates for the November 3, 2026 General Election. Dates still ahead as of October 2, 2026.
- October 5, 2026: Counties begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots. Early voting sites open. Counties open ballot drop-off locations, which stay open through November 3, 2026.
- October 19, 2026: Last day to register to vote for the general election.
- October 20 through November 3, 2026: Same-day registration. Voters can conditionally register and vote a provisional ballot.
- October 24, 2026: Voter's Choice Act counties open vote centers. The Secretary of State notes this date falls on a weekend and does not move.
- November 3, 2026: Election Day. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- November 10, 2026: Vote-by-mail ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the county elections office by this date.
- December 3, 2026: Last day for county elections officials to certify election results.