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This is a friendly reminder on how to return your Mail-In ballot. How you return it is up to you.
Select one of the following three ways:

Mail: It must be postmarked on or before 8:00 p.m. Election Day and be received by your county’s Board of Elections on or before 6 days after Election Day. To make sure your ballot is postmarked on time, put your ballot in the mail at least a few days before election day, or go up to the counter at a U.S. Post Office and have a clerk manually stamp the postmark on your ballot envelope.
Secure Ballot Drop Box: Place it in one of your county’s secure ballot drop boxes by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Secure Ballot Drop Box locations
Board of Elections Office: Deliver it in person to your county’s Board of Elections Office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. County Election Officials

Page Last Updated: 08/05/26

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