Sample Ballots Mailed for Nov. 4 Election

Approximately 876,000 sample ballots and information pamphlets started going out to Riverside County voters Thursday for the consolidated general election on Nov. 4. The remainder will be sent this week.

Material in the pamphlet will help voters make informed choices. Voters may mark their selections on the sample ballot and use it as a guide to help them complete their official ballot at the polls. The Registrar of Voters recommends that voters review the materials before casting an official ballot. If voters do not receive an informational guide in the mail, it is available at www.voteinfo.net. Voters also may call the registrar’s office at (951) 486-7200 or (800) 773-8683 to request a mailed copy.

The Nov. 4 election is a countywide election. Registered voters in all areas of the county are eligible to cast votes in this election. For questions about your eligibility to vote, contact the registrar’s office at (951) 486-7200.

Voter polling place locations are printed on the back cover of the information pamphlet, which includes an application to request a vote-by-mail ballot. A Spanish-language version of the pamphlet also is available at www.voteinfo.net and a copy can be mailed upon request.

Below is a list of important deadlines for the June 3 election:

• Oct. 6 – First day of early voting in the Registrar of Voters’ office and first day the registrar is allowed to mail vote-by-mail ballots to voters.
• Oct. 20 – Last day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 election.
• Oct. 28 – Last day the registrar may accept mailed requests for vote-by-mail ballots. After Oct. 28, voters must go to the registrar’s office to request and pick up a vote-by-mail ballot. Voters who have requested but not received a vote-by-mail ballot by Oct. 28 should contact the registrar’s office at (951) 486-7200.
• Oct. 29 – Recommended as last day to mail a ballot locally with high likelihood the registrar will receive it in time to be counted in the Nov. 4 election.
• Nov. 4 – Election Day

Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Vote-by-mail ballots must be in the possession of the Registrar of Voters no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day. By law, ballots that are not in the registrar’s possession before 8 p.m. CANNOT be counted, even if they are postmarked before the deadline.

--Information from County of Riverside