A ballot drop box located outside of Scappoose City Hall.

Election Day is around the corner — do you know where to drop off your ballot in Columbia County?

Ballots for the May 20 election were mailed to voters April 30. This time around, Columbia County voters will weigh in on school board races, property tax levies and more.

Completed ballots can either be mailed or dropped off in person at an official ballot drop site. No postage is necessary to mail the ballot, but it must be postmarked by May 20. To drop off a ballot in person, bring it to an official drop site by 8 p.m. May 20.

Oregon voters can drop off their ballots at any official drop site in the state, not just within the county where they are registered to vote. After election day, those ballots are delivered to the correct counties and counted. Ballots are not valid unless the official ballot envelope is signed. Those that are submitted without a signature or with a non-matching signature are returned to the sender, but are counted if signed and re-submitted.

Ballot drop sites in Columbia County

Columbia County has six official ballot drop sites at the following locations:

• Clatskanie Library
  Located at 11 Lillich St. in Clatskanie, there is a 24-hour ballot drop box outside the the Clatskanie Library District building.
• Columbia County Courthouse
  Located at 230 Strand St. in St. Helens, there is a 24-hour ballot drop box outside the Columbia County Courthouse. Voters can also turn in their ballots to the elections office inside during business hours.
• Mist-Birkenfield Regional Fire Protection District, Station 1
  Located at 12525 Highway 202 in Mist, Mist-Birkenfield RFPD has a 24-hour ballot drop box outside its main fire station.
• Rainier City Hall
  Located at 106 W. B St. in Rainier, there is a 24-hour ballot drop box outside Rainier City Hall.
• Scappoose City Hall
  Located at 33568 E. Columbia Ave. in Scappoose, there is a 24-hour ballot drop box outside Scappoose City Hall.
• Vernonia Public Library
  Located at 701 Weed Ave. in Vernonia, there is a 24-hour drop box located outside the Vernonia Public Library.