Temecula Valley USD Recall Election: What To Know About Ballots

TEMECULA, CA — On June 4, registered voters in the Temecula Valley Unified School District's Trustee Area 4 will decide whether to recall TVUSD board member Dr. Joseph Komrosky, and early ballot casting has started.

The early voting at the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office began May 6 and continues 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday through Election Day. The registrar’s office will be open extra hours on Election Day: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Approximately 21,600 vote-by-mail ballots for the recall elections were sent to Trustee Area 4 voters, according to the registrar. Residents can expect ballots to arrive this week.

Those who have not registered to vote or need to update their address can submit a voter registration application by May 20. Eligibility verification and registration can be done online at registertovote.ca.gov. Alternatively, paper applications can be requested by calling 951-486-7200.

In order to be counted, Trustee Area 4 voters must complete their ballots and get them to the Registrar of Voters office (2720 Gateway Drive in Riverside) or local vote centers no later than the close of polls at 8 p.m. Election Day.

Ballots can also be placed in official blue vote-by-mail drop-off boxes situated in Trustee Area 4. For ballot drop-box and vote center locations, including hours of operation, visit the registrar’s website at www.voteinfo.net.

Alternatively, ballots can be mailed with a postmark on or before Election Day and received no later than June 11.

For the June 4 Recall Election, voters in the TVUSD's Trustee Area 4 are being asked a single yes-or-no question: "Shall JOSEPH WAYNE KOMROSKY be recalled (removed) from the office of Governing Board Member, Temecula Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 4?"

Komrosky was voted into office in 2022 to serve a four-year term. He currently serves as the TVUSD Governing Board's president.

Related article: TVUSD's Dr. Joseph Komrosky To Face Recall Election