In between running errands to prep for her Halloween party, 31-year-old Kirsten Hubbard stopped in Kearny Mesa to cast her ballot Friday at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Office. The University Heights resident prefers voting at her polling place but will be out of town this Election Day.
“I was like no matter what, I’m going to make the effort to come all the way out here,” she said, after receiving her "I Voted" sticker.
If you'll be out of town like Hubbard, or just too busy Nov. 4, there's plenty of ways to vote before Tuesday. The registrar's office offers early voting Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Just be sure to bring your mail-in ballot with you if you received one.
Or if you’re among the 55 percent of San Diegans who do vote by mail, Registrar of Voters Michael Vu said this gubernatorial election, the county is making it even easier for you to turn your ballot in ahead of time.
“We normally have had only one location where you can drop off your mail ballots in advance of the election," he said. "Well, what we’ve done now for this election, we’ve introduced 14 different locations where you can drop your mail ballots."
Locations include the Oceanside City Clerk’s Office, the Poway Senior Center and the Carlsbad Dove Library — that’s actually where Vu dropped off his ballot.
Each drop-off location’s operating hours varies, so be sure to double check online, and it’s only an option through Monday.
You can also just drop it in the mail of course, but Vu says it must be received — not post-marked — by Election Day at 8 p.m. Otherwise, it’ll go uncounted along with all the other procrastinators’ ballots.
