{"status":"ok","citation_id":"deadline-ca-election-day-general-2026","kind":"deadline","title":"California general election polls open 07:00 to 20:00, November 3, 2026","statement":"California general election polls open 07:00 to 20:00: November 3, 2026 at 20:00 America/Los_Angeles. Official source: California Secretary of State. This record covers regular civilian voters using the in person method. This row states ordinary in-person polling hours; military or overseas voting and vote-by-mail return rules are separate.","record_date":"2026-11-03","record_date_label":"Deadline date","official_source":{"label":"California Secretary of State","url":"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines"},"last_checked":"2026-09-25","last_checked_basis":"Official source and later court orders last reviewed by VoteFiles","permalink":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ca-election-day-general-2026","votefiles_url":"https://votefiles.com/midterms.php?state=CA#calendar","publisher":"Vote Files","formats":{"ap":"Vote Files, \"California general election polls open 07:00 to 20:00, November 3, 2026,\" last checked Sept. 25, 2026, citing California Secretary of State, https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ca-election-day-general-2026","apa":"Vote Files. (2026, September 25). California general election polls open 07:00 to 20:00, November 3, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ca-election-day-general-2026","chicago":"Vote Files. \"California general election polls open 07:00 to 20:00, November 3, 2026.\" Last modified September 25, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ca-election-day-general-2026.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_deadline_ca_election_day_general_2026,\n  author       = {{Vote Files}},\n  title        = {{California general election polls open 07:00 to 20:00, November 3, 2026}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ca-election-day-general-2026}},\n  note         = {Citation ID deadline-ca-election-day-general-2026; official source: California Secretary of State, https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines; last checked 2026-09-25; accessed 2026-09-28}\n}","link":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ca-election-day-general-2026"}}