Lake Elsinore Encouraged to Vote in Special Election on May 2

From the City of Lake Elsinore: Tuesday, May 2nd is Election Day for residents in the City of Lake Elsinore who are registered to vote in the Special Election on Measure A. Voters will be able to cast ballots at 10 polling locations throughout the City; additionally, you may also cast a ballot in the Registrar of Voters office on Election Day. The Registrar of Voters office is located at 2724 Gateway Drive in Riverside. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. For assistance in locating your assigned polling place or if you have questions about your eligibility to vote, please go to www.voteinfo.net or call (951) 486-7200.

All ballots, including Vote-by-Mail ballots, must be received at the Registrar of Voters Office or any polling place within the City of Lake Elsinore, no later than the close of polls on Election Day; or, be postmarked on or before Election Day and received no later than three days after Election Day to be counted.

There are 24,561 registered voters in the City and 15,447 have opted to vote-by-mail. Voters who turn in ballots by Monday can be part of the Election Night excitement because results from their ballots are among the first released after the polls close. Approximately, 2,526 voters, have already cast ballots for the election. Vote-by-Mail ballots dropped off at polling places on Tuesday will be counted in the days following the election. A Ballot Drop off location is also located at the City Clerk’s Department in City Hall, 130 S. Main Street from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tentative schedule for ballot results on Election Night until completion:
Polls close Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.

Approximately 8:15 p.m. - Vote-by-Mail results will be released.

Approximately 10:00 p.m. - first polling place results will be released as workers continue transporting ballots from Lake Elsinore to Riverside for counting. This update will include polling place ballots arriving to the registrar’s office for tabulation prior to 9:30 p.m.

Hourly polling place results will be updated until 12:00 a.m. Depending on voter turnout, polling place ballot counts will likely continue until 12:00 a.m. Thursday.

For election results, check www.voteinfo.net, after the polls close. Results will be released via
the City’s Facebook, www.facebook.com/CityofLakeEls... as well.

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