California is all Vote-by-Mail. Your usual means of sending outgoing mail is safe to mail in your ballot. If you prefer you may use a drop box for your ballot. Remember to put the ballot in a signed return envelope even if using a drop box. The ballots MUST be in a signed envelope to be counted.
Best to mail them in well before November 4th. Use a drop box on election day itself if you have not yet mailed in your ballot.
Scroll down for drop box and voter assistance center locations and hours.
1. When will the Butte County Elections Office mail my ballot?
Ballots for elections in Butte County generally go out four weeks before election day. For the Special Prop 50 election...ballots go out on October 6th. If you don't receive a ballot please go to a Voter Assistance Center to get and vote a ballot.
2. Do Ballots Require Stamps?
No, postage for your ballot is prepaid, making mailing your ballot free of expense.
3. Is a Signature required on the back of the envelope?
Yes. For your ballot to be officially counted you must sign and date the back of your envelope. Your signature on your ballot will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure that they match.
4. Must the ballot be in an envelope if putting the ballot in a drop box?
Yes. A ballot in a drop box which is not in its envelope will not be counted. The signed envelope is required. If you have done this, please go to a Voter Assistance Center for a new ballot.
5. Can I vote at my usual polling place?
No. There are no traditional polling places with rosters of voters. There are only Voter Assistance Centers and ballot drop boxes and mail-in options.
Voter Assistance Centers have more services available than traditional Polling Places. A voter is able to register to vote and then vote with a conditional or provisional ballot. A voter is also able to drop off a voted ballot, get a replacement ballot, get language assistance, or mark a ballot using ADA accessible devices. The Voter Assistance Centers staff have real-time access to the County’s Election Management System, allowing them to update the status of each voter (for example, if you’ve moved recently, or were displaced by a wildfire and still want to vote as a resident of that address). A key difference between a Voter Assistance Center and a polling place is that any voter can go to any Voter Assistance Center in Butte County and get the same services no matter which precinct they reside in.
Ballot Drop Box Locations (secure and theft proof)
Proposition 50 election – November 4, 2025
Secure Ballot Drop Box Availability:
October 6th thru November 3rd – 24 Hours a Day
November 4th , Election Day – Closes at 8pm
Chico
Butte County Library – Chico, 1108 Sherman Avenue
Chico State BMU, W 2nd St and Chestnut
Department of Employment and Social Services (DESS), 765 East Avenue
Durham
Butte County Library ‐ Durham, 2545 Durham‐Dayton Hwy
Gridley
Butte County Library ‐ Gridley, 299 Spruce Street
Oroville
Butte County Library – Oroville, 1820 Mitchell Avenue
Hall of Records, 155 Nelson Avenue
Paradise
Butte County Library ‐ Paradise, 5922 Clark Road
Paradise Town Hall, 5555 Skyway Road
Voter Assistance Center Locations
You can drop off your voted ballot, get a replacement ballot, get assistance with
your ballot, update your voter registration or vote in person at ANY Voter
Assistance Center.
11 ‐ Day Voter Assistance Centers
Hours of Operation:
October 25th thru November 3rd ‐ 9am to 5pm
November 4th, Election Day ‐ 7am to 8pm
Oroville
Hall of Records, 155 Nelson Avenue
Chico
Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Avenue
4 ‐ Day Voter Assistance Centers
Hours of Operation:
November 1st thru November 3rd ‐ 9am to 5pm
November 4th, Election Day ‐ 7am to 8pm
Chico
Chico State BMU (Room 203), W 2nd and Chestnut
Gridley
Veterans Memorial Hall, 267 Sycamore Street
Paradise
Veterans Memorial Hall, 6550 Skyway Rd