How to Vote in Palm Desert — Jonathon Polly for Palm Desert City Council

How to Vote in Palm Desert

Your mail ballot should have already arrived. Here’s everything you need to know: when it’s due, where to drop it off, and where to vote in person if you’d rather do it that way.

When Is It Due?

By mail: Postmarked by November 3 and received by November 10. Postage is prepaid — but with that little time left, a drop box is safer than the mail.
Drop box: Open until 8:00 pm on November 3. Any official Riverside County drop box works, not just the ones nearest you.
In person: Vote centers are open October 31–November 2 (9 am–5 pm) and on Election Day (7 am–8 pm). Any county vote center works, regardless of where you live.
Not registered yet? You can register and vote at the same time at any vote center, through November 3.

Check Where Your Ballot Is

A Few Things to Double-Check

Sign the envelope — a missing signature is the most common reason ballots don’t get counted.
Make sure your signature matches what’s on file with your voter registration.
Only one ballot per envelope.
Returning a ballot for someone else? Fill in the “authorized” section on the envelope.

One More Thing: Find the City Council Race

The City Council contest is in the city section of your ballot, after the state and federal races. It only appears for District 4 voters — look for “City of Palm Desert” and “Member, City Council, District 4.”

Your Ballot

Governor, Congress, Assembly…

• • •

City of Palm Desert · Member, City Council, District 4 · Vote for One

Jonathon Polly

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School Board, Special Districts…

Where to Drop Off Your Ballot

Palm Desert City Hall

73510 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert · City business hours

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Portola Community Center

45480 Portola Ave, Palm Desert · Mon–Fri 10 am–3 pm

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CSU San Bernardino – Palm Desert

37500 Cook St, Palm Desert · Mon–Fri 10 am–3 pm

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Sun City Palm Desert

38180 Del Webb Blvd, Palm Desert · Mon–Fri 10 am–3 pm

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Indian Wells City Hall

44950 Eldorado Dr, Indian Wells · City business hours

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Where to Vote in Person

Vote centers are open October 31–November 2 (9 am–5 pm) and Election Day (7 am–8 pm). If you vote in person, your mail ballot is automatically canceled. Registered voters don’t need an ID. If you’re in line by 8 pm, you’ll still get to vote.

Palm Desert Community Center (Gym)

43900 San Pablo Ave, Palm Desert

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Palm Desert Greens (Recreation Center)

73750 Country Club Dr, Palm Desert

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CSUSB Palm Desert (Health Science Lobby)

37500 Cook St, Palm Desert

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Bermuda Dunes Community Center (MPR A)

78400 Avenue 42, Bermuda Dunes

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Indian Wells City Hall (Council Chamber)

44950 Eldorado Dr, Indian Wells

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See every vote center and drop box in the county: voteinfo.net

Want a Reminder?

Tell us your voting plan and we’ll send you a copy along with a deadline reminder.

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If You Run Into a Problem

I’m not on the voter list.

You can still request a provisional ballot at any vote center. It will be counted once the county confirms your registration.

I lost my ballot, or never received one.

Go to any vote center and request a replacement ballot.

Someone is harassing voters.

Don’t engage. Tell a poll worker, then call Election Protection at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) or the California Secretary of State at (800) 345-VOTE.

I can’t get time off work to vote.

California employees can take up to two hours of paid time off to vote, as long as you give your employer two working days’ notice.

Questions? Contact the Riverside County Registrar of Voters at (951) 486-7200 or visit voteinfo.net.

Palm Desert City Council · District 4

Jonathon Polly

A geoscientist and sustainability auditor who has also taught science and worked in housing and homeless services, Jonathon lives right here in District 4. His priorities: emergency preparedness, protecting our air and water, and a city budget focused on residents’ safety and quality of life.

Endorsed By

Riverside County Democratic Party Desert Stonewall Democrats Harvey Milk Democrats of the Coachella Valley Equality California Victory Fund Inland Empire Labor Council Planned Parenthood Fund of the Pacific Southwest PAC Dr. Raul Ruiz

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