You can return your completed Vote-by-Mail Ballot securely through the mail to your Supervisor of Elections’ Office or in-person at designated secure ballot intake stations (drop boxes). For your vote to count, your Supervisor of Election must receive your voted ballot no later than 7 p.m. (local time) on Election Day. If sent by mail, it can be sent via the United States Postal Service (USPS) or any other private or commercial carrier, as long as it arrives at the Supervisor of Elections’ Office by 7 p.m. (local time) on Election Day. Online, email, and fax returns are not accepted. Special rules apply to overseas voters (both civilian and military) who can return their ballots by mail or fax. Click here for more information on Overseas and Military Voters.
Secure drop boxes are available for returning voted Vote-by-Mail Ballots at the main and permanent branch offices of the Supervisor of Elections (Click here for SOE main and branch offices) until 7 p.m. (local time) on election day. Additionally, during Early Voting, secure drop boxes are accessible at designated early voting sites (click here for SOE early voting sites).
Voted Vote-By-Mail Ballots cannot be returned at polling places on Election Day. If you wish to vote at a polling place on Election Day, bring your Vote-By-Mail Ballot with you to the polling place for it to be cancelled before you vote a regular ballot.