Four Options to Submit Your June 2nd Ballot

All vote-by-mail ballots in California come with First Class, prepaid postage return envelopes.
Once you have delivered or mailed your ballot tracking is available at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov. and L.A. County voters: Vote by Mail Status Tool.

The California Elections Code permits voters to return their voted vote-by-mail ballots in the following ways: 

1. County elections official’s office (Norwalk)
2. Polling place - Days and Hours
   1. May 23 - June 1: 10 AM - 7 PM
   2. Election Day, June 2: 7 AM - 8 PM
   3. FIND A VOTE CENTER Vote center throughout the state.  Vote.ca.gov. 

3. Authorizing a third party to return the ballot on your behalf, subject to requirements set forth below. Attorney General Bonta Issues Bulletin on Third-Party Collection of Voter Ballots and Unofficial Ballot Drop-Off Containers 
   1. The designated person to whom the ballot is entrusted must include their name and signature on the vote-by-mail ballot return envelope as the person authorized to return the ballot.
   2. The designated person must return the ballot in person, or put the ballot in the mail, no later than three days after receiving it from the voter or before the close of the polls on election day, whichever time period is shorter.
   3. The designated person may not receive any form of compensation based on the number of ballots that the person returns, and no party may compensate them on this basis.
   4. The designated person may not engage in other criminal acts related to that ballot.
4. L.A. County Registrar Ballot drop-box location Details Ballot Drop Box

• Drop Boxes close at 8 PM on Election Day
• Drop Boxes are bolted securely into cement or chained in place
• Drop Boxes are designed with security features identified in state regulations
• Drop Boxes have an exterior coating to reduce permanent graffiti or damage
• Ballots are picked up regularly by two Election Workers (THIS IS CONTRARY TO STATE LAW)
• The County works with law enforcement agencies, cities, local stakeholders, and community-based organizations to monitor and safeguard all boxes
• Ballot Return Checklist - Before you drop off your Vote by Mail ballot make sure:
  • Place your voted ballot card(s) inside the Official Return Envelope
  • Securely seal the Official Return Envelope
  • Sign and date the back of the Official Return Envelope

The CA State Attorney General is more specific concerning the requirements of the Drop Box. Ballots shall be retrieved from drop boxes at times determined by the elections official, but shall be subject to the following:

• Ballots shall be retrieved from both staffed and unstaffed drop boxes at least every 96 hours, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, between the 29th day before the election and the 10th day before an election.
• Ballots shall be retrieved from staffed drop boxes at least every 72 hours, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, after the 10th day before the election through the closing of the polls on Election Day. The elections official shall develop procedures for contacting locations of staffed drop boxes between ballot retrieval periods to determine if an additional retrieval is needed.
• Ballots shall be retrieved from unstaffed drop boxes every 48 hours, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, hours after the 10th day prior to an election through the closing of the polls on Election Day.
• Los Angeles County Registrar of Voter requirements: Voters who need or require a representative to pick up a Vote by Mail ballot must complete and return the Representative Replacement Vote by Mail Ballot Application.

98.5% of vote-by-mail ballots were counted in the March 2020 Presidential Primary   Ballots were rejected because they were 

• Late or
• Missing a signature or
• Signature did not match the one on the voter’s registration

Ballot Return Checklist - Before you drop off your Vote by Mail ballot make sure:

1. Place your voted ballot card(s) inside the Official Return Envelope
2. Securely seal the Official Return Envelope
3. Sign and date the back of the Official Return Envelope
   

Official Ballot Drop Boxes and Unofficial Drop-Off Containers

Only city and county elections officials may establish official ballot drop boxes. The regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State’s office provide extensive requirements for the design, use, and security of vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes.

Certain conduct related to unofficial ballot drop off containers, or ballot drop boxes not established by elections officials, is prohibited. For example:

• It is a crime to display a container to collect ballots with the intent to deceive any voter into casting a ballot into an unofficial container. Evidence of intent to deceive voters may include using the word “official” on the container or other features that are likely to deceive voters into thinking that an unofficial container is an official drop box approved by election officials.
• It is a crime to direct or solicit a voter to place a ballot in containers described in the bullet above.

This conduct is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for up to three years, or by both fine and imprisonment. It is also a crime to aid or abet anyone in the commission of these offenses, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for six months or in the state prison for up to three years.

The bulletin can be found here.

Ballot Drop Box

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