I received my ballot last week. Most of us will have it by the end of this week.

What is the better course of action?

Drop it off now so it sits in a basket on a shelf somewhere for another three weeks?

Or do you wait to drop it in a couple of days before or even the day of the election?

Which situation would it seem less likely to be "accidentally" misplaced?

I have looked around a bit and can't determine when the ballots are actually opened and ran through the machines.