The Warriors Basketball Facility in Downtown Oakland will serve as an official polling location and ballot drop-off site for the 2020 General Election. Only voters residing in Alameda County are eligible to use this polling location.
Please follow the directions below to vote at the Warriors Basketball Facility or simply drop off your completed ballot.
The hours of operation are listed below:
Saturday, October 31: 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 1: 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.
Monday, November 2: 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 3: 7:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.
Please consider the following safety guidelines when coming to the Warriors Basketball Facility in Oakland to drop your completed ballot, or vote in person:
- Bring your own blue or black ink pen
- Wear a mask
- Maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet from others
- Wash and/or sanitize your hands throughout the queuing process, and after you cast your ballot
In Person Voting
If arriving via public transportation, on foot, or ride share drop off:
- Check in with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters to sign in at the corner of Broadway and 10th Street. You can opt to receive a text message to notify you when you can vote.
- Line up along 10th Street and enter through the Oakland Convention Center entrance, where a staff member will motion you to the elevators.
- An elevator will take two people at a time to the 5th floor and line up in our lobby area.
- Go down “Blue Mile” to gymnasium, where you will check in and be directed to a voting station to cast your ballot.
If arriving via personal vehicle:
- Enter into the convention center parking garage from 11th Street and proceed to the 4th floor to park your vehicle. Parking will be free for all persons voting.
- Proceed into the convention center via the 4th floor parking garage entrance point and check in with election staff. You can opt to receive a text message to notify you when you can vote.
- Once notified, you can head into the elevator to head to the 5th floor and line up in our lobby area.
- Go down “Blue Mile” to gymnasium, where you will check in and be directed to a voting station to cast your ballot.
- Head back to your vehicle via the same path by which you entered.
Ballot Drop Off
If arriving via public transportation or on foot:
- Walk along 10th Street toward Clay Street up to the booth, where an election worker will check your ballot for a signature and accept it.
If arriving via personal vehicle or ride share:
- From Broadway, turn onto 10th Street and head toward Clay Street.
- An election worker will check your ballot for your signature and accept it.
