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Madera Rebecca Martinez, Clerk/Recorder/ROV Elections Division 200 W. 4th Street Madera, CA 93637 (559) 675-7720 (559) 675-7870 Fax Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. votemadera.com E-Mail: electionsinfo@maderacounty.com

Madera Rebecca Martinez, Clerk/Recorder/ROV Elections Division 200 W. 4th Street Madera, CA 93637 (559) 675-7720 (559) 675-7870 Fax Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. votemadera.com E-Mail: electionsinfo@maderacounty.com

Madera Rebecca Martinez, Clerk/Recorder/ROV Elections Division 200 W. 4th Street Madera, CA 93637 (559) 675-7720 (559) 675-7870 Fax Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. votemadera.com E-Mail: electionsinfo@maderacounty.com

To register to vote in California, you must be: A United States citizen and a resident of California (for information on voters in the military or overseas, please see Military and Overseas Voters), 18 years old or older on Election Day, Not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony (for more information, please see Voting Rights Restored: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction), and Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court (for more information, please see Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship).

You must provide: A California Driver's License or state ID number, or The last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN) (if you do not have a CA ID). If you don't have either, you can still register. You'll be assigned a unique identifier to validate your registration.

In California, the deadline to register to vote for any election is 15 days before Election Day, so please register early!

In elections conducted by your county elections official, you can “conditionally” register and vote at your county elections office after the 15-day voter registration deadline. For more information please go to Same Day Voter Registration.

You can apply to register to vote right now by filling in the online application. The application is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.

If you are enrolled in California's confidential address program, Safe At Home, please do not apply to register to vote using this site. Contact the Safe At Home program toll-free at (877) 322-5227 or by the Safe At Home email.

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To pre-register to vote in California, you must: Be 16 or 17 years old, and Meet all of the other eligibility requirements to vote. You will automatically be registered to vote on your 18th birthday.

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Marriage licenses are issued from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. Appointments are required.

Fee is $50.00 - Public License $55.00 - Confidential License

Fee is $50.00 - Public License $55.00 - Confidential License

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Separate appointments are required for the license and the ceremony.

If divorced within the last 6 months, a certified copy of dissolution/decree will be required.

If both or either party does not speak English or Spanish, a third-party translator that is fluent in both English and the couple's native language must be present when the license is purchased.

File a fictitious business name statement in accordance with this chapter not later than 40 days from the time the registrant commences to transact such business.

A fictitious business name statement shall be filed with the clerk of the county in which the registrant has his or her principal place of business in this state or, if the registrant has no place of business in this state, with the Clerk of Sacramento County.

Within 45 days after a fictitious business name statement has been filed pursuant to this chapter, the registrant shall cause a statement in the form prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 17913 to be published pursuant to Section 6064 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the fictitious business name statement was filed or, if there is no such newspaper in that county, in a newspaper of general circulation in an adjoining county.

Publication of notice pursuant to this section shall be once a week for four successive weeks.

An affidavit showing the publication of the statement shall be filed with the county clerk where the fictitious business name statement was filed within 45 days after the completion of the publication.

Unless the statement expires earlier under subdivision (b) or (c), a fictitious business name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the county clerk.

If a refiling is required because the prior statement has expired, the refiling need not be published unless there has been a change in the information required in the expired statement, provided the refiling is filed within 40 days of the date the statement expired.

If the registrant has a place of business in this state, insert the street address, and county, of the registrant’s principal place of business in this state.

If the registrant is an individual, insert the registrant’s full name and business mailing address if it differs from the business address.

Fictitious Business Name

Filing Fictitious Business Name Statement- $25.00

each additional business name or owner name: $7.00

Fictitious Business Statement Form - for New or Renewing businesses

COMING SOON - ONLINE FILING!!!

The forms below are "fillable" but must be printed and signed before submitting.

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Property Recording Courtesy Notification Program

Documents are accepted for recording Monday through Friday beginning at 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM , with the exception of holidays.

The original recorded document will be mailed to the address indicated on the first page within 2-3 weeks (after completion of adding your record to our database for archival retention.)

The Assessor's Parcel Number is required on all conveyance documents (i.e. deeds).

Copies of the recorded document may be purchased for a fee of $3.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page at any time.

Copies of the recorded document may be purchased for a fee of $3.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page at any time.

Certified copies are also available for an additional $2.00, per document.

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Definition of services available: Early Voting: A voter may pick up and/or vote a vote-by-mail ballot at this location. Same Day Voter Registration: Voters can conditionally register and vote after the 15-day voter registration deadline at this location. For more information please go to Same Day Voter Registration Ballot Drop-Off: A secured box where vote-by-mail ballots may be dropped off.

The last day to register to vote online for November 3, 2026, General Election is October 19.

Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by November 3, 2026; ballots returned at a secure ballot drop box must be deposited by 8:00 p.m. on November 3, 2026.

The first vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter’s Choice Act counties on October 24. In-person early voting locations throughout California will be open on Saturday, October 31.

Madera Rebecca Martinez, Clerk/Recorder/ROV Elections Division 200 W. 4th Street Madera, CA 93637 (559) 675-7720 (559) 675-7870 Fax Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. votemadera.com E-Mail: electionsinfo@maderacounty.com