Election Day arrives

Polls, drop boxes open to 8 p.m.

Voters in California who have not cast their ballots by mail yet can go to the polls today with polls scheduled to open at 7 a.m. and run through 8 p.m.

The Inyo County Office of Elections advises voters to bring their mail-in ballots to be exchanged for a regular ballot to be used at the voting machines.

For those who don’t know where there polling place is, go to www.elections.inyocounty.us to find out.

California law allows for same day voter registration, also known as conditional voter registration. Eligible citizens who need to register can complete the process and register to vote at their county Elections Office or polling place. Their ballots will be processed and counted once the county Elections Office has completed the voter registration verification process.

Polls today can be found at the following locations:

• Paiute Professional Building, 50 Tu Su Lane

• Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fairgrounds in Bishop

• Big Pine Town Hall, 150 Dewey St., Big Pine

• County Courthouse basement, 168 N. Edwards St., Independence.

• Statham Hall, 138 N. Jackson St., Lone Pine.

Ballots also can be deposited in drop boxes located throughout the county. Boxes can be found at:

• Bishop City Hall, 377 W. Line St., Bishop

• Big Pine Town Hall, 150 Dewey St., Big Pine

• Historic Courthouse (indoors), 168 N. Edwards St., Independence

• Statham Hall, 138 N. Jackson St., Lone Pine.

• Death Valley/Furnace Creek (indoors), Furnace Creek Visitor Center, multipurpose room, Death Valley

• Tecopa Senior Center, Tecopa Hot Springs Road, Tecopa

While the county Elections Office will be posting initial voting results this evening on its website after the polls close, the final election results for Inyo County will be certified on Nov. 23.

For more information, call the county Elections Office at (760) 878-0224.