Vote-by-Mail Ballots Sent In Riverside County For Nov. 3 Election

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Approximately 1,200,000 vote-by-mail ballots began being mailed out Monday to Riverside County voters for the Nov. 3 presidential general election, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters confirmed.

On Monday, early voting also began at the registrar's office.

In order to be counted, completed ballots must be received at the Registrar of Voters Office or any voter assistance center or ballot drop-off location within Riverside County no later than the close of polls on Election Day — or be postmarked on or before Election Day and received no later than 17 days after Election Day, the registrar's office said.

Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned through the postal service or deposited in vote-by-mail drop-off boxes at 80 participating locations throughout Riverside County. Ballot drop‐off locations and hours of operation can be found on the registrar’s website at www.voteinfo.net.

A 24-hour drop box is available outside the main entrance of the registrar’s office at 2720 Gateway Drive in Riverside.

Vote-by-mail ballots can also be dropped off at any voter assistance center within Riverside County starting Oct. 31 through Election Day.

Early voting continues Monday through Friday (excluding county holidays), from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 31 through Nov. 2.

Early voting also will be offered Oct. 23-25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Galleria at Tyler, 1299 Galleria at Tyler in Riverside; at Westfield Palm Desert, 72-840 Highway 111 in Palm Desert; and the Promenade in Temecula, 40820 Winchester Road.

The registrar’s office will be open to voters on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Nov. 3 election is a countywide election. Registered voters in all areas of the county are eligible to cast votes in the election.

For questions about your eligibility to vote, contact the registrar’s office at 951-486-7200.

If you want to register, update your address or change your political party preference, you must complete a voter registration application and submit it by October 19. You can register online at registertovote.ca.gov or request a paper application by calling 951-486-7200.