Voting on Election Day? Here’s where to drop off your ballot in Stanislaus County

Angela Rodriguez
·3 min read

Do you plan on dropping off your vote-by-mail ballot in person on Tuesday, Election Day?

Here’s what you need to know about where to take your ballot and the deadline:

Where can you drop off your mail ballot in Stanislaus County?

“On Election Day, all drop boxes close by 8 p.m., or close of business if earlier,” the county website says.

Here’s a list of places to return a ballot in person on Election Day, according to the county website:

Ballot drop box locations in Stanislaus County

  • Ceres City Hall, 2220 Magnolia St., Ceres

  • Save Mart, 2920 E. Whitmore Ave., Ceres

  • Hughson City Hall, 7018 Pine St., Hughson

  • Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters Office, 1021 I St., Suite 101, Modesto

  • O’Brien’s Market, 4120 Dale Road, Modesto

  • Save Mart, 2100 Standiford Ave., Modesto

  • FoodMaxx, 2020 West Briggsmore Ave., Modesto

  • O’Brien’s Market, 839 West Roseburg Ave., Modesto

  • Stanislaus Veterans Center, 3500 Coffee Road, Suite 15, Modesto

  • Postal Connections, 1700 McHenry Ave., Suite 65B, Modesto

  • Modesto Junior College East Campus, 435 College Ave., Modesto

  • Maxx Value, 415 Paradise Road, Modesto

  • Postal Connections, 3430 Tully Road, Suite 20, Modesto

  • Garcia’s Market, 5013 Yosemite Blvd., Empire

  • Waterford City Hall, 101 E St., Waterford

  • Save Mart, 1449 East F St., Oakdale

  • Oakdale Library, 151 South First Ave., Oakdale

  • O’Brien’s Market, 6331 Oakdale Road, Riverbank

  • Save Mart, 2595 Geer Road, Turlock

  • Turlock Library, 550 North Minaret Ave.,Turlock

  • FoodMaxx, 1845 Countryside Drive, Turlock

  • Turlock City Hall, 156 South Broadway, Suite 230, Turlock

  • Save Mart, 1035 Sperry Ave., Patterson

  • Denair Library, 4801 Kersey Road, Denair

  • Yancey Home Center, 1632 N St., Newman

If you need help, look for “curbside voting” signs, call the number and poll workers will assist you, the county website says.

Outdoor drop boxes locations in Stanislaus County

All outdoor drop boxes close by 8 p.m., the website says.

  • Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters Office, 1021 I St., Suite 101, Modesto

  • California State University Stanislaus, 1 University Circle, Turlock

  • Salida Library, 4835 Sisk Road, Salida

  • Burchell Nursery, 12000 Highway 120, Oakdale

  • Bonita Elementary School, 425 Fink Road, Crows Landing

Curbside ballot drop-off locations in Stanislaus County

Curbside ballot drop-off will be open until 8 p.m. on Election Day, the website says.

  • Gallo Center for the Arts, 1000 I St., Modesto

  • Stanislaus Culinary Arts Institute, 1040 Wakefield Drive, Oakdale

  • CSU Stanislaus, 1 University Circle, Turlock

How late is too late to return a ballot in person?

According to California’s Voter Bill of Rights, you have the “right to vote if you are still in line when the polls close.”

“If a voter is in line to vote when the polls close they have the right to vote,” the California Secretary of State Press Office wrote in an email to The Sacramento Bee on Friday afternoon.

How late can I take my ballot to a drop-off location?

No later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, the website says.

What is the latest time to get in line?

Be in line by 7:59 p.m.

“The lines will be cut off at 8 p.m.,” the press office wrote.

How late can I mail in my ballot?

When mailing in your ballot, the California Secretary of State website says the ballot “must be postmarked on or before Election Day” and received no later than seven days after Election Day.

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