Voters across California will be receiving their vote-by-mail ballots in the coming days.
The ballots were sent out Monday across Central California.
“Voters can expect them here in the next two to three days, and and then can begin to make their choices,” Merced County Registrar of Voters, Mel Levey said.
Those ballots can be returned by mail, at the county’s elections office or in a drop box starting Monday.
“Ballots from those boxes will brought in and processed later this week,” Fresno County Clerk and Registrar of Voters, James Kus said.
All drop box locations in Kings, Tulare and Fresno counties are open 24 hours a day, but that is not the case for all drop boxes in Mariposa, Madera and Merced counties.
“Certain drop boxes have hours that align with the facility they are located in,” Levey explained. “So, for instance, if a city hall is open only from 8 am until 5 pm, then that drop box would be available during those business hours.”
Merced and Fresno counties have similar security measures in place at many drop boxes to ensure your ballot is safeguarded.