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Elections officials must receive vote-by-mail ballots by 8 p.m. on Nov. 4. Postmarks will not be counted, so voters who wish to vote by mail are encouraged to mail their ballots in early to allow for postal transit times, elections officials said.

For more information from the Alameda County registrar, see this website: http://www.acgov.org/rov/votebymail.htm