Tri-County Election Protection
Every voter deserves to be heard.
805 EPIC helps voters find trusted information, understand their rights, prepare to vote, and respond when something goes wrong.
How can we help?
Choose the path that best matches what you need. We will take you to the right information without making you search through the entire site.
Get clear support for the problem in front of you.
Start with our voter-help pathway or call the national nonpartisan hotline when the issue is urgent.
- Registration questions
- Ballot or polling place problems
- Language or disability access
- Intimidation or interference
Make a voting plan with trusted information.
Review the election date, current phase, voting options, important deadlines, and official county and state resources.
- Election dates and phases
- Registration and voting options
- Local election information
- Official trusted resources
Use your skills to help protect voter access.
Find a role that matches your interests, time, experience, and comfort level. Training and clear responsibilities will be provided.
- Voter education
- Communications and media
- Election observation
- Coalition and community outreach
Access
Voting information should be usable by everyone.
Get directly to language assistance, disability and accessibility information, voter rights, or your county’s official resources.
Find language hotlines and trusted voting information.
Accessibility Disability & access resourcesFind accessible voting information and assistance.
Know Your Rights Understand your protectionsKnow what to do if you are challenged, intimidated, or need assistance.
November 3, 2026 General Election
The homepage shows only the essentials. The complete election calendar, Tri-County information, voting options, and official resources live in the Election Center.
View the Election CenterCommunity Pulse
What is happening across the 805 right now.
Current trainings, voter-education events and opportunities are pulled from the Action Center so the homepage stays current without duplicating an event list.
Live information refreshes automatically.
Protecting access. Building confidence.
805 EPIC brings community partners together around four practical commitments.
Protect the process
Identify and respond to barriers, interference, intimidation, and election administration concerns.
Empower every voter
Connect voters with accurate information, trusted assistance, and voting-rights resources.
Ensure access
Support registration, language access, accessibility, voter education, and participation.
Strengthen confidence
Promote transparency, preparedness, accurate information, and community trust.
Independent. Nonpartisan. Focused on every eligible voter.
A regional election-protection coalition serving the Tri-Counties.
805 EPIC helps voters across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties prepare, find trusted information, understand their rights, and connect with nonpartisan assistance when voting problems arise.
Our public work is centered on voter access, accurate information, transparency, preparedness, and confidence in the election process.
Learn About the CoalitionHaving trouble voting?
Call the nonpartisan Election Protection Hotline or open the Voter Help page for guided assistance.