Step 5 of 8
See who or what you can vote for
A ballot has two kinds of choices. Most are people — you pick a person for a job, like Mayor or judge. Some are questions — the ballot asks you to decide something. Those are called ballot measures.
What is a ballot measure?
Usually you pick a person to make decisions for you. Sometimes the ballot asks you to decide — a yes-or-no question about a rule (a proposition), or about the city borrowing money to build something like a road or a park (a bond). Both are ballot measures.
See your own ballot
Every address gets a slightly different ballot. As an election gets close, your county posts a sample ballot on its elections website. Find yours here:
Not sure which county is yours? Go back to Step 2.
The next step helps you decide who and what to vote for.
⚠ Watch out — common mistakes
- Looking at your ballot is not voting. This is only a preview to help you plan. You still must vote in person or by mail.
- You vote on people and on ballot measures. The questions are often at the bottom of the ballot — do not miss them by accident.
- Your ballot depends on your address. If you looked up the wrong county or address, you are seeing the wrong ballot.