Riverside County Sets Vote-By-Mail Record

More than 45-percent of registered voters in Riverside County have already requested mail-in ballots for the November 2 General Election.

Registrar of Voters Barbara Dunmore said more voters can request the mail-in ballot. They have until October 26.

“I urge every eligible voter to cast their ballot and exercise our nation’s most important right,” Registrar of Voters Barbara Dunmore said.

You can find a link to the Registrar’s Office in our Vote 2010 section on the side of this page.

Voters whose requests don’t reach the Registrar’s office by the deadline will not receive a vote-by-mail ballot and should vote at their polling place or at the Registrar’s office on Election Day.

The Registrar’s office has added temporary staff to begin processing vote-by-mail ballots so that votes can be counted and results released soon after the polls close on Election Day.

In an effort to not repeat the mail-in ballot problems that plagued the registrar’s office during the June 8 elections, officials with the Registrar of Voters and the U.S. Postal Service recently signed an agreement detailing the steps each agency will take to ensure smooth delivery of vote-by-mail ballots leading up to, and on, Election Day.

Registrar and Postal Service officials have met several times in recent weeks and will remain in frequent contact leading up to Election Day.