Map:  Where to drop off your ballot in Santa Clara County before 8 p.m. Tuesday

Santa Clara County voters have 111 official ballot drop boxes and 110 vote centers where they can turn in a mail ballot before the polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the California Secretary of State's early voting and drop-off locator, which lists the locations the county Registrar of Voters provides.  The map above shows every one, and the numbered lists below match the map.

A drop box is a locked, official county mailbox for ballots only.  Each of the county's 111 boxes is open 24 hours a day until 8 p.m. on Election Day, the state data shows.  San Jose has 55 of them.  Using one skips the post office, which matters this late:  the Secretary of State advises mailing a ballot at least five days before Election Day to make sure it is postmarked in time.

How to return your ballot

• Fill out your ballot, put it in the return envelope and complete everything the envelope asks for, including your signature.  The county compares that signature with the one on your voter registration before your ballot is counted, according to the Secretary of State.
• Drop it in any official drop box in the county by 8 p.m. Tuesday, or hand it in at any vote center during its open hours.
• Mailing it still works if it is postmarked on or before Nov. 3 and arrives no later than seven days after Election Day, under state rules.  If you mail it on Election Day, the state suggests asking a postal worker inside a post office for a hand-stamped postmark.
• You can return ballots for other people, such as roommates or family members.  State rules say anyone may return your ballot for you, as long as they are not paid per ballot.

Vote centers

Santa Clara County is one of the California counties that run elections under the Voter's Choice Act.  Instead of one assigned neighborhood polling place, voters can use any of the county's vote centers.  Vote centers are staffed sites where you can vote in person, get a replacement ballot, use an accessible voting machine, get language help or drop off a ballot, the Secretary of State says.

Most of the 110 vote centers are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday, Nov. 2, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, the state data shows.  Exceptions are noted in the list.  All 110 offer same-day voter registration, known in state law as conditional voter registration.  It lets people who need to register or update their registration within 14 days of an election, such as a student who just moved to town, register and vote there.  Those ballots are counted once the county verifies the registration.

Track your ballot

California's free Where's My Ballot? service, run by the Secretary of State and powered by a tracking system called BallotTrax, sends email, text or voice alerts when your mail ballot is sent, received and counted.  Sign up at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov.

Locations and hours can change.  Check the Registrar of Voters' drop box finder or the state locator before you go.  Questions can go to the Secretary of State's voter hotline at (800) 345-VOTE (8683).

Official drop boxes in San Jose (blue circles 1 to 55)

All drop boxes are open 24 hours a day until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

• 1.  2635 Aborn Rd (same address as vote center 1)
• 2.  3090 Alum Rock Ave (same address as vote center 4)
• 3.  1555 Berger Dr
• 4.  1610 Bird Ave
• 5.  1450 Blossom Hill Rd (same address as vote center 10)
• 6.  101 Branham Ln E (same address as vote center 11)
• 7.  330 Branham Ln E
• 8.  65 Cahill St
• 9.  6445 Camden Ave (same address as vote center 13)
• 10.  4711 Campbell Ave
• 11.  3590 Cas Dr (same address as vote center 14)
• 12.  5585 Cottle Rd
• 13.  491 E Empire St (same address as vote center 15)
• 14.  150 E San Fernando St (same address as vote center 16)
• 15.  200 E Santa Clara St
• 16.  1102 E Santa Clara St
• 17.  2200 Eastridge Loop
• 18.  1772 Educational Park Dr
• 19.  4001 Evergreen Village Sq (same address as vote center 20)
• 20.  921 Fox Ln
• 21.  2930 Gay Ave
• 22.  1600 Hopkins Dr (same address as vote center 26)
• 23.  Hwy 87 & W Capitol
• 24.  4115 Jacksol Dr
• 25.  2039 Kammerer Ave (same address as vote center 28)
• 26.  3434 Marten Ave
• 27.  4450 Mccoy Ave
• 28.  19550 Mckean Rd
• 29.  1157 Minnesota Ave
• 30.  2100 Moorpark Ave (student Center) (same address as vote center 40)
• 31.  N Capitol Ave & Camino Del Rey
• 32.  1580 Naglee Ave
• 33.  3355 Noble Ave (same address as vote center 45)
• 34.  1781 Olivetree Dr
• 35.  4270 Pearl Ave
• 36.  3300 Quimby Rd
• 37.  880 Ridder Park Dr
• 38.  921 S 1st St
• 39.  751 S Bascom Ave
• 40.  6203 San Ignacio Ave
• 41.  1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd (same address as vote center 51)
• 42.  Santa Teresa Ave & Miyuki Dr
• 43.  5632 Santa Teresa Blvd
• 44.  880 Tully Rd (same address as vote center 54)
• 45.  3235 Union Ave (same address as vote center 56)
• 46.  5175 Union Ave
• 47.  70 W Hedding St
• 48.  525 W Santa Clara St
• 49.  525 W Santa Clara St
• 50.  110 W Tasman Dr
• 51.  1 Washington Sq
• 52.  1 Washington Sq
• 53.  3200 Water St
• 54.  645 Wool Creek Dr
• 55.  3095 Yerba Buena Rd

Official drop boxes elsewhere in the county (blue circles 56 to 111)

• 56.  Alviso:  5050 N 1st St
• 57.  Campbell:  77 Harrison Ave
• 58.  Campbell:  70 N 1st St (outside City Clerk office)
• 59.  Campbell:  1 W Campbell Ave (same address as vote center 61)
• 60.  Campbell:  4805 Westmont Ave
• 61.  Cupertino:  10185 N Stelling Rd
• 62.  Cupertino:  21250 Stevens Creek Blvd (same address as vote center 65)
• 63.  Cupertino:  10300 Torre Ave
• 64.  Cupertino:  10800 Torre Ave (same address as vote center 66)
• 65.  Gilroy:  7475 Camino Arroyo
• 66.  Gilroy:  8755 Kern Ave
• 67.  Gilroy:  7351 Rosanna St
• 68.  Gilroy:  5055 Santa Teresa Blvd
• 69.  Gilroy:  350 W 6th St
• 70.  Los Altos:  1975 Grant Rd
• 71.  Los Altos:  1 N San Antonio Rd
• 72.  Los Altos:  13 S San Antonio Rd
• 73.  Los Altos Hills:  12345 El Monte Rd (lot 8 Student Drop off)
• 74.  Los Altos Hills:  26379 Fremont Rd (same address as vote center 73)
• 75.  Los Gatos:  110 E Main St
• 76.  Los Gatos:  100 Villa Ave
• 77.  Milpitas:  455 E Calaveras Blvd
• 78.  Milpitas:  1331 E Calaveras Blvd (same address as vote center 78)
• 79.  Milpitas:  160 N Main St (same address as vote center 79)
• 80.  Monte Sereno:  18041 Saratoga Los Gatos Rd
• 81.  Morgan Hill:  15600 Concord Cir
• 82.  Morgan Hill:  17300 Depot St
• 83.  Morgan Hill:  1425 E Dunne Ave
• 84.  Morgan Hill:  17575 Peak Ave
• 85.  Morgan Hill:  660 W Main Ave (same address as vote center 84)
• 86.  Mountain View:  500 Castro St
• 87.  Mountain View:  585 Franklin St
• 88.  Mountain View:  1401 N Shoreline Blvd
• 89.  Mountain View:  231 N Whisman Rd
• 90.  Palo Alto:  50 Embarcadero Rd
• 91.  Palo Alto:  250 Hamilton Ave
• 92.  Palo Alto:  3700 Middlefield Rd (same address as vote center 91)
• 93.  Palo Alto:  1213 Newell Rd
• 94.  Palo Alto:  300 Pasteur Dr
• 95.  Santa Clara:  2635 Homestead Rd (same address as vote center 96)
• 96.  Santa Clara:  680 Hubbard Ave
• 97.  Santa Clara:  1098 Lexington St
• 98.  Santa Clara:  3000 Mission College Blvd
• 99.  Santa Clara:  695 Moreland Way (same address as vote center 97)
• 100.  Santa Clara:  1930 Townsend Ave
• 101.  Santa Clara:  1500 Warburton Ave
• 102.  Saratoga:  13777 Fruitvale Ave
• 103.  Saratoga:  14000 Fruitvale Ave
• 104.  Saratoga:  13650 Saratoga Ave (same address as vote center 101)
• 105.  Sunnyvale:  550 E Remington Dr (same address as vote center 105)
• 106.  Sunnyvale:  1160 Kern Ave
• 107.  Sunnyvale:  1180 N Fair Oaks Ave
• 108.  Sunnyvale:  660 S Fair Oaks Ave
• 109.  Sunnyvale:  728 W Fremont Ave
• 110.  Sunnyvale:  456 W Olive Ave
• 111.  Sunnyvale:  665 W Olive Ave

Vote centers in San Jose (orange squares 1 to 59)

Unless noted, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 2 and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.

• 1.  Evergreen Branch Library, 2635 Aborn Rd
• 2.  Italian Gardens Apartments, 1524 Almaden Rd
• 3.  Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave
• 4.  Dr. Roberto Cruz Alum Rock Branch Library, 3090 Alum Rock Ave
• 5.  ERCA Neighborhood Center, 255 Azucar Ave
• 6.  Anthony Dorsa Elementary School, 1290 Bal Harbor Way
• 7.  Registrar of Voters, 1555 Berger Dr, Building 2 (hours not listed in the state data; check the Registrar's page)
• 8.  Birchwood Elementary School, 3435 Birchwood Ln
• 9.  Pioneer High School, 1290 Blossom Hill Rd
• 10.  Vineland Branch Library, 1450 Blossom Hill Rd
• 11.  Edenvale Branch Library, 101 Branham Ln E
• 12.  St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, 5100 Camden Ave
• 13.  Almaden Community Center, 6445 Camden Ave
• 14.  Seven Trees Community Center, 3590 Cas Dr
• 15.  Joyce Ellington Branch Library, 491 E Empire St
• 16.  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 150 E San Fernando St
• 17.  Roosevelt Community Center, 901 E Santa Clara St
• 18.  Olinder Community Center, 848 E William St
• 19.  San Jose Odd Fellows Community Center Hall, 1035 Emory St
• 20.  Village Square Branch Library, 4001 Evergreen Village Sq
• 21.  Moreland Community Center, 1850 Fallbrook Ave
• 22.  Taiwanese American Center, 4413 Fortran Ct
• 23.  Cherrywood Elementary School, 2550 Greengate Dr
• 24.  Sikh Gurdwara Sahib, 3636 Gurdwara Ave
• 25.  Cambrian Branch Library, 1780 Hillsdale Ave
• 26.  Hillview Branch Library, 1600 Hopkins Dr
• 27.  Santa Teresa Branch Library, 290 International Cir
• 28.  Mayfair Community Center, 2039 Kammerer Ave
• 29.  Sierramont Middle School, 3155 Kimlee Dr
• 30.  Community Church, 4250 Kirk Rd
• 31.  Creekside School, 5629 Lean Ave
• 32.  San Jose Unified School District, 855 Lenzen Ave
• 33.  Ramblewood Elementary School, 1351 Lightland Rd
• 34.  Willow Glen Community Center, 2175 Lincoln Ave
• 35.  Los Arboles Literacy & Technology Academy, 455 Los Arboles St
• 36.  Vietnamese American Cultural Center, 2072 Lucretia Ave
• 37.  McKinley Elementary School, 651 Macredes Ave
• 38.  San Jose Masonic Center, 2500 Masonic Dr
• 39.  Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1550 Meridian Ave
• 40.  San Jose City College, 2100 Moorpark Ave
• 41.  Berryessa Youth Center, 1970 Morrill Ave
• 42.  Italian American Heritage Foundation Cultural Center, 425 N 4th St
• 43.  African American Community Service Agency, 304 N 6th St
• 44.  Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, 101 N Bascom Ave
• 45.  Berryessa Branch Library, 3355 Noble Ave
• 46.  Taiwanese American Presbyterian Church, 3675 Payne Ave
• 47.  Santa Clara County Office of Education, 1290 Ridder Park Dr
• 48.  Evergreen Islamic Center, 2486 Ruby Ave
• 49.  SJSU Provident Credit Union Event Center, 290 S 7th St
• 50.  United Food & Commercial Workers Local 5, 240 S Market St
• 51.  West Valley Branch Library, 1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd
• 52.  Church of Scientology of Los Gatos, 650 Saratoga Ave
• 53.  Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Rd
• 54.  Tully Branch Library, 880 Tully Rd
• 55.  Houge Park Community Center, 3962 Twilight Dr
• 56.  Campbell Union High School District, 3235 Union Ave
• 57.  Center for Employment Training, 701 Vine St
• 58.  Alma Community Center, 136 W Alma Ave
• 59.  UFC Fit Gym Oakridge Mall, 5540 Winfield Blvd Ste 1000

Vote centers elsewhere in the county (orange squares 60 to 110)

• 60.  Campbell:  Santa Clara County Library District, 1344 Dell Ave
• 61.  Campbell:  Campbell Community Center, 1 W Campbell Ave
• 62.  Cupertino:  Rancho Rinconada, 18000 Chelmsford Dr
• 63.  Cupertino:  Odd Fellows Cupertino Lodge 70, 20589 Homestead Rd
• 64.  Cupertino:  Seven Springs Club House, 21125 Seven Springs Pkwy
• 65.  Cupertino:  De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd
• 66.  Cupertino:  Cupertino Library, 10800 Torre Ave
• 67.  Gilroy:  Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey Rd
• 68.  Gilroy:  South Valley Middle School, 7881 Murray Ave
• 69.  Gilroy:  Gilroy Veterans Memorial Building, 74 W 6th St
• 70.  Los Altos:  Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1715 Grant Rd
• 71.  Los Altos:  Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave
• 72.  Los Altos:  Los Altos Masonic Lodge, 146 Main St
• 73.  Los Altos Hills:  Town of Los Altos Hills, 26379 Fremont Rd
• 74.  Los Altos Hills:  Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Redeemer, 380 Magdalena Ave
• 75.  Los Gatos:  Belwood Cabana Club, 100 Belwood Gtwy
• 76.  Los Gatos:  The Pavilion at Redwood Estates, 21450 Madrone Dr
• 77.  Milpitas:  Ivy Park at Milpitas, 80 Cedar Way
• 78.  Milpitas:  Milpitas Unified School District, 1331 E Calaveras Blvd
• 79.  Milpitas:  Milpitas Library, 160 N Main St (open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through Nov. 2; Election Day 7 a.m.-8 p.m.)
• 80.  Milpitas:  Pioneer Mobile Home Park, 60 Wilson Way
• 81.  Morgan Hill:  Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey St
• 82.  Morgan Hill:  Morgan Hill Masonic Center, 380 W Dunne Ave
• 83.  Morgan Hill:  Morgan Hill Centennial Recreation Center, 171 W Edmundson Ave
• 84.  Morgan Hill:  Morgan Hill Library, 660 W Main Ave
• 85.  Mountain View:  St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 2094 Grant Rd
• 86.  Mountain View:  Church of Scientology Silicon Valley, 1066 Linda Vista Ave
• 87.  Mountain View:  Mountain View Community Center, 201 S Rengstorff Ave
• 88.  Palo Alto:  Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real
• 89.  Palo Alto:  Palo Alto Lawn Bowls Club, 474 Embarcadero Rd
• 90.  Palo Alto:  Palo Alto Buddhist Temple, 2751 Louis Rd
• 91.  Palo Alto:  Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Rd
• 92.  Palo Alto:  Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd
• 93.  Palo Alto:  Ventura Community Center, 3990 Ventura Ct
• 94.  Santa Clara:  UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, 3175 Bowers Ave
• 95.  Santa Clara:  North Valley Baptist Church, 3520 De La Cruz Blvd
• 96.  Santa Clara:  Central Park Library, 2635 Homestead Rd
• 97.  Santa Clara:  Northside Branch Library, 695 Moreland Way
• 98.  Santa Clara:  Valley Village Retirement Community, 390 N Winchester Blvd
• 99.  Santa Clara:  Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave
• 100.  Saratoga:  Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 12770 Saratoga Ave
• 101.  Saratoga:  Saratoga Library, 13650 Saratoga Ave
• 102.  Stanford:  Stanford University Graduate Community Center, 750 Escondido Rd
• 103.  Stanford:  Stanford University Tresidder Memorial Union, 459 Lagunita Dr
• 104.  Sunnyvale:  Braly Park, 704 Daffodil Ct
• 105.  Sunnyvale:  Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E Remington Dr
• 106.  Sunnyvale:  Cherry Chase Elementary School, 1138 Heatherstone Way
• 107.  Sunnyvale:  Ponderosa Park, 811 Henderson Ave
• 108.  Sunnyvale:  Columbia Middle School, 739 Morse Ave
• 109.  Sunnyvale:  Fair Oaks Park, 540 N Fair Oaks Ave
• 110.  Sunnyvale:  Raynor Park, 1565 Quail Ave

Source:  California Secretary of State, early voting and ballot drop-off locations for Santa Clara County, checked Nov. 1, 2026; Secretary of State, vote-by-mail rules, Where's My Ballot? and same-day voter registration; Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, drop box finder.