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It’s the morning after Election Day and ballots are still being counted across the country, including right here in Riverside County.  County representatives shared that ballot counting continued well into the night, with election workers leaving the Registrar around 4 a.m. Ballot counting will resume at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. The Registrar posted several overnight

The presidential race for the White House is too close to call just yet — many votes are still being counted in battleground states. According to the Associated Press, Former President Joe Biden is currently leading in electoral votes 238-213. Both candidates had major victories declared Tuesday evening: President Donald Trump took Florida, Ohio, Iowa,

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, took an early lead tonight in his quest for a fifth term representing much of Riverside County in the U.S. House of Representatives. Early election results for the 36th Congressional District show Ruiz collected 63.8% of the vote compared to 36.2% gathered by his Republican challenger, Erin Cruz of Palm

Palm Springs City Councilwoman Mayor Pro Tem Christy Holstege jumped out to an early lead tonight in the race to represent District 4, gathering nearly 60% of the vote. Early vote totals show Holstege’s 59.6% surpassed totals of her two challengers — Mike McCulloch, a former Palm Springs councilman and small business owner, who notched

Assemblyman Chad Mayes, I-Yucca Valley, took a sizable early lead tonight in the race to represent a chunk of the Inland Empire in the Assembly, gathering 63% of the vote compared to his Republican challenger’s 37%. Mayes is attempting his first reelection to the 42nd Assembly District, which include parts of both Riverside and San

It’s Election Day — Riverside County Voter Assistance Centers are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Voters can drop off their mail-in ballots or vote in-person at any one of 130 Voter Assistance Centers countywide. According to the Registrar, as long as a voter is in line by 8 p.m., they will be allowed

News Channel 3’s Peter Daut took a look at some of the valley’s key races. One of the biggest races is the 36th Congressional District. The winner will represent a district that encompasses most of Riverside County, including the Coachella Valley. Democratic incumbent Raul Ruiz is running against Republican Erin Cruz. Ruiz is a former

This election, Riverside County does not have its traditional 600 polling places due to the pandemic. Instead, there are 130 ‘Voter Assistance Centers’ countywide where voters can cast their ballot in-person.  Riverside County Voter Assistance Centers will be open Saturday October 31st through Election Day, November 3rd.  “An individual is not assigned to a specific

Day one of Riverside County Voter Assistance Centers being open showed some technical issues due to a high volume of voters. “I think with the first-day opening and then right at opening every one and their uncle was trying to process from the beginning and I think that’s what just overwhelmed the server,” Edward Holzhauer,

Saturday was the first day of in-person voting as 130 Voter Assistance Centers opened throughout Riverside County, but the process of voting experienced several delays. “We did see some significant volume in our voter registration look-up system and that has experienced some intermittent delays,” said Riverside County spokesperson, Brooke Federico. State Senator Melissa Melendez tweeted

Assistant US attorney Mack Jenkins joined Peter Daut during our 6:30 p.m. newscast on Fox and CBS to discuss how the Department of Justice is working to make sure there’s no voter fraud or crimes committed at the polls. Jenkins mentioned in the interview that there will be a federal task force and command post

KESQ News Channel 3 is a part of a nationwide media collaboration with ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative news organization, and its Electionland project. The project will track voting problems and election integrity. Voting problems would be things like mail ballot delivery problems, changed voting locations, long lines, registration problems, purged voter rolls, broken machines and

It’s #YourVote2020: Election Day is next Tuesday, November 3rd.  This election, the county will not have its traditional 600 polling places due to the pandemic. Instead, there will be 130 ‘Voter Assistance Centers’ countywide where voters can cast their ballot in-person.  Riverside County Voter Assistance Centers will be open Saturday October 31st through Election Day,

Nearly 450,000 mail-in ballots have been returned to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office as of today, just over one-third of the total sent out countywide for Tuesday’s general election. A total 1,243,154 mail-in ballots have been distributed, intended for every one of the county’s registered voters. Compared to four years ago, the registration