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&nbsp;We Get Support From:&nbsp;We Get Support From:If You’re Short On TimeDon’t Wait Until The Last MinuteA new state law requires counties to count ballots that arrive up to 17 days after Election Day, so long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3.&nbsp;Voters can place their ballot in a drop off box, bring it to a voting location, election office or mail it up to and including on Election Day. For those dropping it in a mailbox on Election Day, check to see if the mail has already been picked up for that box. If it has, your ballot won’t be postmarked on Nov. 3 and will be rejected.But officials say waiting until the last minute can lead to rejected ballots and slow election results. During the March primary, counties , with 70% rejected because they arrived late, the Associated Press reported.Given the added concerns about possible , elections staff and voter advocates recommend mailing your ballot at least a week early, which means Oct. 27 at the latest.“Go ahead and fill that ballot out, get it in a drop box or put it in the mail as soon as you possibly can so that we have on our end more time to process the volume of ballots that are coming in,” said Janna Haynes, spokesperson for the Sacramento County elections office.Voters can find the location of authorized ballot drop boxes on the California Secretary of State’s .A new law allowed counties to begin processing mail-in ballots on Oct. 5, meaning election staff can check for valid signatures, remove envelopes, sort, and, in some cases, start feeding ballots into a counting machine, .Sacramento County Registrar of Voters Courtney Bailey-Kanelos told CapRadio in early October that the new law, , means the county will be able to include the votes of those who drop off their mail-in ballots early in their initial release of results at 8 p.m. on election night.You Must Sign The Outside Of Your Ballot EnvelopeHow Are Signatures Verified?&nbsp;How Can I Make Sure My Signature Is Valid?What Happens To Ballots With Incorrect Or Missing Signatures?What Happens If Officials Can’t Read My Ballot?Tracking Your Mail-In BallotCapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. &nbsp;As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.Delivered to your inbox every Friday.Thank you for signing up for the ReCap newsletter! We'll send you an email each Friday with the top stories from CapRadio.We Get Support From:

&nbsp;We Get Support From:&nbsp;We Get Support From:If You’re Short On TimeDon’t Wait Until The Last MinuteA new state law requires counties to count ballots that arrive up to 17 days after Election Day, so long as they are postmarked by Nov. 3.&nbsp;Voters can place their ballot in a drop off box, bring it to a voting location, election office or mail it up to and including on Election Day. For those dropping it in a mailbox on Election Day, check to see if the mail has already been picked up for that box. If it has, your ballot won’t be postmarked on Nov. 3 and will be rejected.But...

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