Make your voice heard in the November General Municipal Election! If you haven’t already, be sure to vote – this is your chance to have a say on a local and national level.
What’s On the Goleta Ballot
This is another historic election for the City of Goleta – do you know what district you live in? The City is divided into four districts and registered voters in Districts 3 and 4 will be voting for a Councilmember in their District for the first time. Voters in Districts 1 and 2 elected a Councilmember from their Districts in 2022. No matter which of the four districts you live in, ALL Goleta residents will vote on the Mayor’s seat (elected at-large) and on a City sponsored ballot measure (G2024).
If you don’t already know, find out what district you live in by putting your address in the interactive map at https://tinyurl.com/GoletaInteractiveMap.
Take a moment to learn more about the upcoming General Municipal Election in Goleta by watching this short video from veteran City Clerk Deborah Lopez. The video is also available in Spanish featuring the City’s Spanish Engagement Specialist.
For Goleta-related election information, please visit our website at www.cityofgoleta.org/elections.
Ballot Return Options
Once the ballot is voted and the envelope is signed, the voter has several options for returning the ballot so that it can be counted.
- Voters may choose to return their voted ballot by utilizing the United States Postal Service, no postage necessary. Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, November 5.
- The Elections Office provides several drop boxes located throughout Santa Barbara County that are available 24 hours a day until 8 p.m. on Election Day, November 5. To avoid concerns about postal delivery delays, voters are encouraged to utilize a drop box to return their ballot. There are two ballot drop box locations in the City of Goleta. A list of all drop box locations can be found here.
- Goleta City Hall (130 Cremona Drive)
- Goleta Community Center (5679 Hollister Ave)
- Each of the three Elections Offices in Santa Barbara County also accepts voted ballots and can help with a full range of voter services including the option to vote in person, if a voter chooses.
- Voters may also choose to return a voted ballot to a polling location on Election Day, November 5.
The Santa Barbara County Elections Office can be reached at www.sbcvote.com or by calling 800-722-8683.
You can track your ballot through the State of California’s “Where’s My Ballot” program.
Results
Election results are available after the polls close at 8:00 p.m. on election night, November 5. On election night and during the canvas period, follow Santa Barbara County’s semi-official results at https://www.countyofsb.org/3294/Election-Results. Statewide results can be found on the California Secretary of State’s website https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/. Vote by mail and provisional ballots will continue to be processed through the canvas period, or the 30 days following the election, and the County and State will continue to post updated results during that timeframe. Results for the City of Goleta are expected to be certified at the December 17, 2024, City Council Meeting.
Goleta’s District Map
City Clerk Deborah Lopez at a ballot box in front of Goleta City Hall