An additional 32 vote centers will open Saturday for Riverside County voters to cast their ballots in person for the Nov. 4 special election on Proposition 50.
Those centers join the 23 that opened Oct. 25, all with the hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday. All sites will be open on Election Day, Nov. 4, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Vote centers have replaced the traditional polling places and allow the public to:
— Vote in person or drop off a mail-in ballot;
— Vote using an accessible ballot marking device;
— Receive assistance and voting materials in multiple languages;
— Register to vote or update your voter registration and vote on the same day; and
— Use a touch screen to make their selections on ballot marking devices.
For voters who wish to return their vote-by-mail ballots at a secure drop box location, the Registrar of Voters has 96 official ballot drop-off locations throughout Riverside County. Secure drop boxes will remain through 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Voters throughout the state will decide whether to adopt Proposition 50, dubbed by supporters as “The Election Rigging Response Act,” which would redraw California’s congressional district lines for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections in an attempt to create more Democratic seats in the House — an effort Gov. Gavin Newsom says will offset a similar move in Texas designed to create more Republican seats.
Opponents say Proposition 50 “creates one of the most extreme partisan gerrymanders in modern American history” and is a “threat to democracy and fair elections in California,” according to the campaign against the measure.
A comprehensive list with dates and hours of operation, as well as a map of vote centers and secure ballot drop off locations in Riverside County is available at voteinfo.net.