Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, Calif. – Ballot drop boxes are now open throughout the state ahead of the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special ...

A voter leaves a primary ballot in the drop box outside the Whatcom County Courthouse in Bellingham, Wash., on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Robert Mittendorf The Bellingham Herald An alleged ...

Republicans are set to introduce a sweeping package of election bills this week that would allow for "Monday processing" and impose new security measures for ballot drop boxes statewide."We've worked ...

If your mail-in ballot for the Nov. 4 election is on your kitchen counter, you still have time to turn it in — but you shouldn't send it through the post. It's too late to drop your ballot in the mail ...