Fact-check: Voting basics
Checked 2026-10-28 (pass 2 complete). Claims: 17. Verified: 14. Corrected: 1. Unsupported: 2. Pending: 0. Links fixed: 0 (all links confirmed on the county page; 1 source added: SoS Quick Facts).
Note: file had no inline tags; all claims were UNSOURCED. Each is now tagged San Bernardino County ROV (Sources label renamed to start "San Bernardino County ROV") or Secretary of State, Quick Facts.
| # | Claim (short) | Source checked | Status | Evidence / change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 5 mail ballots sent; early voting opened at ROV | SB County ROV Key Dates (elections.sbcounty.gov/elections/2026/1103/) | Verified | "Mail Ballots delivered to U.S. Post Office" Oct 5; "Vote early at the Registrar of Voters beginning October 5, 2026." Tag added |
| 2 | Oct 19 registration deadline | SB County ROV | Verified | "postmarked no later than October 19, 2026." Tag added |
| 3 | Oct 27 last day to request replacement mail ballot | SB County ROV | Verified | "Deadline to request a replacement mail ballot" Oct 27. Tag added |
| 4 | Sat Oct 31 ROV open 8-5 | SB County ROV | Verified | Saturday, October 31, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tag added |
| 5 | Nov 3 polls 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; drop boxes close 8 p.m. | SoS Quick Facts; SB County ROV | Verified | SoS: "open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day"; county: returned "no later than 8 p.m." County page doesn't give opening time, so SoS source added |
| 6 | Nov 25 signature cure deadline | SB County ROV | Verified | "up until November 25, 2026." Tag added |
| 7 | Mail: no stamp needed | SB County ROV | Verified | "No postage required." |
| 8 | Postmarked by Nov 3, arrive within 7 days | SB County ROV | Verified | "postmarked on or before Tuesday, November 3" and "received ... within seven days following the election" |
| 9 | Ask clerk to hand-postmark | SB County ROV; SoS Quick Facts | Verified | county: ask for a manual postmark at any U.S. Post Office; SoS: "get a manual postmark from a postal employee" |
| 10 | Drop off at any county drop box/polling place/early site by 8 p.m. | SB County ROV | Verified | drop boxes, early voting locations, any polling place on Election Day; 8 p.m. |
| 11 | Vote in person at assigned polling place or early at "ROV office in San Bernardino" | SB County ROV | Unsupported (partly) | Early voting at ROV verified; office city not stated on page, "in San Bernardino" removed |
| 12 | "Bring your mail ballot if you have it" | SB County ROV; SoS Quick Facts | Unsupported | Neither page says this; removed |
| 13 | Conditional registration through Election Day at ROV, early site, or polling place | SB County ROV; SoS | Corrected | County: ROV or Early Voting Location through Election Day, "or at a polling place on Election Day". Wording aligned |
| 14 | Polling place lookup URL | SB County ROV | Verified | link on county page matches |
| 15 | Mail ballot tracking URL | SB County ROV | Verified | link matches |
| 16 | County VIG and drop box PDFs; early voting URL | SB County ROV | Verified | all three links on county page match |
| 17 | ROV phone 909-387-8300; state guide URL | SB County ROV; voterguide.sos.ca.gov | Verified | "(909) 387-8300"; state guide domain is the official SoS voter guide (Quick Facts page served from it) |