Starting on October 5, 2020, Riverside County Registrar of Voters will begin mailing out 1.2 million ballots to every registered voter in the county. Voters have the choice of filling out their ballots and returning the ballots in a postage paid envelope that will accompany the ballots being mailed; OR voters can decide to deposit their ballots at one of 80 ballot drop-off locations throughout the county which will be available starting October 5, 2020 if they do not want to mail their ballots; OR they can choose to bring their ballot to one of 120 Voter Assistance Centers throughout Riverside County which will be available no later than Saturday, October 31, 2020 through November 3, 2020.
If you decide to mail-in your ballot, it is suggested that you do so early, but you have until Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Your mail return ballot’s envelope must be postmarked by November 3, 2020 and the envelope containing your ballot must be received by the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office within 17 days after the election day.
Voters will also receive a Voter Information Guide approximately 40 days from election day (late September). The Guide will have the list of 120 Voter Assistance Center locations and the 80 drop-off locations throughout Riverside County. It will also contain a sample ballot, candidate statements, and any measure materials.
Riverside County Registrar of Voters has a great video providing more details at https://youtu.be/tQY72ZAZe-I. Additionally, they have released an election update memo available at https://www.cathedralcity.gov/home/showdocument?id=9861
Cathedral City will be electing two members to the City Council, one to District One and one to District Two. Both Terms are for four years and will expire in November 2024.
Qualified Candidates for November 2020 Election
District One
Rita Lamb (Incumbent)
Alan Carvalho
District Two
JR Corrales
Nancy Ross
Please note that October 19, 2020, is the last day to register to vote or transfer registration for this election. Voter registration is available on the Registrar of Voters website at www.voteinfo.net.
