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Election Day is tomorrow, and if you still think you can’t vote in person, you need to know how to process your ballot so it gets counted. In a May press release, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber had alerted voters to changes in the U.S. Postal Service delivery timelines and processes, urging people to vote early for the primaries on June 2, 2026.

“You should never be mailing your ballot on election day,” the press release quoted a Postal Service spokesperson as saying.

“Postal delivery timelines have changed, and mailing your ballot on Election Day could mean it arrives too late,” Attorney General Bonta said in the release. “If you’re mailing it that day, ask the post office for a postmark. Or better yet, use a secure drop box or vote center ahead of time,” he said. 

The release warned that under the U.S. Postal Service’s new process, mail dropped off at post offices and mail collection boxes more than 50 miles from a U.S. Postal Service regional hub is collected the next day, instead of the same day. This means that, in some areas, ballots dropped off at a post office or mail collection box on Election Day won’t be postmarked until the day after, making them late. Late ballots are not counted, the release said.

So, if you haven’t voted yet, here’s how to get your vote counted:

• Vote in person on election day. Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours. Check your mail-in ballot to see where you can vote and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place. (Source: KQED)
• Drop off your ballot at a secure ballot drop-off box or vote center. Ballot drop-off boxes are open until June 2, Election Day.
• Drop off your completed mail ballot at a vote center on Election Day. 
• If mailing is your only option, go to a post office and ask at the counter for a postmark on your ballot to ensure that it’s clear that you mailed on time.