News Index
Nomination period opens for Nov. 7, 2023 Consolidated Election
Candidate nominations open on Monday, July 17, for various special district offices scheduled for election on Nov. 7, 2023. Candidates residing in Sonoma County who are interested in running for one of the more than 20 available positions must file nomination papers between July 17 and August 11 to have their names placed on the Nov. 7 ballot, according to Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto. Read full story
Registrar of Voters announces virtual public meetings on Election Administration Plan
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office announced today that it will hold virtual public meetings on July 10 and 11 to accept feedback on the county’s new draft Election Administration Plan and answer questions from the public. Read full story
Sonoma County Registrar of Voters seeking public feedback on updated Election Administration Plan
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office announced today that it is taking public comment through June 21 on its updated draft Election Administration Plan. The draft is available online in English and Spanish by going to socovotes.com and clicking on the View New Draft Election Administration Plan link. Read full story
Registrar of Voters announces public meetings on Election Administration Plan
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office announced today that it is planning to hold four public meetings in the coming weeks to provide feedback or answer questions about the new draft Election Administration Plan, which is a document informing voters how elections will be conducted under the Voter’s Choice Act. Read full story
Public Notice of 1% Manual Tally for March 7, 2023, Special Election
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office will begin the steps needed to conduct a 1% manual tally as a check of the ballot counting equipment on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Registrar of Voters Office, 435 Fiscal Dr., Santa Rosa. Read full story
March 7 is Election Day for two fire districts
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters is reminding voters who reside in the Schell-Vista Fire Protection District and the Timber Cove Fire Protection District that there is an election on Tuesday, March 7. This election only applies to approximately 3,000 voters registered in these two districts. All other Sonoma County voters do not have an election this spring. Read full story
County to begin mailing voter information guides, ballots to voters in March special election
Voter information guides and official ballots for the March 7 special election will begin going out in the mail on Monday, Feb. 6, the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters announced today. Please note that this election applies to fewer than 3,000 voters residing in the Schell-Vista Fire Protection District and the Timber Cove Fire Protection District. Read full story
Nomination deadline approaches for two new potential Timber Cove Fire Protection District seats in March
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters is reminding voters residing in the Timber Cove Fire Protection District that the deadline to file for two new potential seats on the district’s Board of Directors in the upcoming March 7, 2023 Special Election is 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. Read full story
Registrar of Voters Announces November 30 Deadline for Voters to “Cure” Ballot Signature Issues from November General Election
Sonoma County Registrar of Voters (ROV) Deva Marie Proto is alerting Sonoma County voters who participated in the November 2022 General Election and were notified that their ballots were challenged due to missing or mismatched signatures that their ballots will likely not be counted unless the ROV Office receives the appropriate signature “cure” forms by 5 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on November 30. Read full story
Public Notice of 1% Manual Tally for November 8, 2022, General Election
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office will begin the steps needed to conduct a 1% manual tally as a check of the ballot counting equipment on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. at the Registrar of Voters Office, 435 Fiscal Dr., Santa Rosa. Read full story