Ballot Drop Box

about the vote-by-mail drop box program

The Vote-by-Mail Drop Box Program began in 2017 as an initiative to provide voters with a safe alternative option to return their ballot.

Ballot Drop Boxes provide voters with a secure, accessible, contactless method to return their voted ballot.

what you need to know

• drop boxes are available to voters starting 29 days before and on Election Day
• drop boxes close at 8 p.m. or chained in place
• mailboxes are designed with security features identified in state regulations
• mailboxes have an exterior coating to reduce permanent graffiti or damage
• Ballots are collected regularly by two poll workers
• County works with law enforcement agencies, cities, local stakeholders and community organizations to monitor and safeguard all polls

return ballot checklist

Before you drop off your vote-by-mail ballot, be sure to:

• place your voted ballot(s) inside the official return envelope
• securely seal the official return envelope
• sign and date the back of the official return envelope

how to check if your ballot was received and counted

After returning your voted ballot through a drop box or by mail, you can check your ballot to make sure it was received and counted through our vote-by-mail status tool.

report a problem with a ballot box

It is our mission to uphold the integrity of all elections in a transparent and accessible manner. if you see something that looks suspicious, report it!

report a problem

Forbidden to campaign!

Violations may result in fines and/or prison sentences

where?

• Within the immediate vicinity of a person in line to cast a vote or within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling place, curbside voting, or drop box, the following activities are prohibited.

what activities are prohibited?

• do not ask a person to vote for or against any candidate or ballot measure.
• do not display a candidate’s name, image, or logo.
• do not block access or loiter near the polls.
• do not provide any materials or audible information for or against any candidate or measure near any polling place, ballot or ballot box.
• do not circulate any petitions, including initiatives, referendums, recalls, or candidate nominations.
• do not distribute, display, or wear clothing (hats, shirts, signs , buttons, stickers) that include a candidate’s name, image, logo, or endorse or oppose any candidate or ballot measure.
• do not display information or speak to a voter about his or her eligibility to vote.
• The electoral prohibitions summarized above are established in article 7 of chapter 4 of the division 18 of the california electoral code.

It is forbidden to corrupt the voting process!

Violations may result in fines and/or prison sentences

what activities are prohibited?

• do not commit or attempt to commit voter fraud.
• do not provide any kind of compensation or bribe, or in any way or by any means induce or attempt to induce any person to vote or abstain from voting .
• not to vote illegally.
• not to attempt to vote or help another to vote when they do not have the right to vote.
• not to participate in electoral campaigns; photographing or recording a voter entering or leaving a polling place; or obstruct entry, exit, or parking.
• does not challenge a person’s right to vote or prevent voters from voting; delay the voting process; or fraudulently inform any person that he or she is not eligible to vote or is not registered to vote.
• do not attempt to determine how a voter voted their ballot.
• do not possesses or arranges for someone to possess a firearm in the vicinity of a polling place, with some exceptions.
• failing to appear or arranging for someone to appear in the uniform of a law enforcement officer public, guard or security personnel in the vicinity of a polling place, with some exceptions.
• do not tamper with or interfere with any component of a voting system.
• do not tamper, falsify or alter the results of an election.
• do not tamper with the results of an election.
• do not tamper with, destroy or alter any voting list, official ballot or ballot container.
• do not display any unofficial ballot collection container that could trick a voter into believing r that it is an official collection box.
• do not alter or interfere with the copying of the results of the votes cast.
• do not force or deceive a person who cannot read or an elder to vote for or against a candidate or measure contrary to your intent.
• Do not act as an election official when you are not.
• Employers do not they can require or ask their employees to bring their vote-by-mail ballot to work or ask their employees to vote their ballot at work. At the time of payment of wages or salaries, employers may not include materials that are intended to influence their employee’s political views or actions.
• Precinct board members may not attempt to determine how a voter voted their ballot or, if that information is discovered, reveal how a voter voted their ballot.
• The prohibitions on activities related to corruption of the voting process summarized above are set forth in Chapter 6 of Division 18 of the california electoral code.

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