Riverside County voters gained access to 131 additional vote centers on Saturday, Oct. 31. The expansion brings the countywide total to 152 locations ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election, according to Patch.

That matters for Temecula-area residents who haven't yet voted. A full list of locations is available at voteinfo.net.

The county's Registrar of Voters opened an initial wave of early vote centers on Oct. 24. Patch reported 21 opened in that first round, while KESQ reported 20. The 131 additional sites scheduled for Oct. 31 are consistent across both accounts.

How to vote

Vote centers offer Dominion touchscreen electronic voting machines, according to the registrar's office. Voters may also "opt to mark a paper ballot and then cast it into a ballot box," bypassing the machines, the registrar's office said.

More than 100 secure ballot drop boxes have been available across Riverside County since early October. KESQ reported the county has identified 107 drop-off locations. Voters can return ballots at those sites until 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 3, according to the California Secretary of State's Office. The county confirmed that mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day will be accepted up to seven days later, by Nov. 10.

Voters who mail ballots must sign their designated return envelope, the registrar's office said. That signature is used during ballot verification.

Tracking and contact

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters encourages residents to use BallotTrax to track whether their ballot has been received and accepted for counting. Residents who have not received a ballot or need a replacement can call 951-486-7200 or email [email protected].

Election spending and turnout

Riverside County has approximately 1.43 million registered voters, according to the registrar's office. Turnout in the June primary was 38%.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors, chaired by Jose Medina, had $14,553,406 in proposed election spending on its Oct. 27 agenda. The proposal included $12,096,406 from the General Fund and $2,457,000 in state revenue under Senate Bill 111. The agenda required a four-fifths vote for approval.

In-person voting and ballot drop-off locations close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.