{"id":11653,"date":"2026-06-02T18:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11653"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:02:29","slug":"busy-riverside-county-registrars-office-aims-to-calm-election-integrity-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11653","title":{"rendered":"Busy Riverside County registrar\u2019s office aims to calm election integrity \u2018fears\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

To say there\u2019s a calm before the storm implies there\u2019s a calm.<\/p>\n

Rather than enjoy an election eve lull, workers at the Riverside County Registrar of Voters had lots to do Monday, June 1, a day before the statewide primary election \u2014 all while dealing with a criminal investigation from its own sheriff that adds even more scrutiny to its inner workings.<\/p>

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Outside the two-story complex in eastern Riverside, workers in orange and bright yellow safety vests guided a steady stream of cars along a roped-off route to hand over mail-in ballots in 85-degree heat to staff in bucket hats, shorts and sunglasses.<\/p>\n

Inside, stacks of ballots went through a gauntlet of technology and tables, where workers took them from envelopes for inspection. Other employees played detective, discerning who voters meant to pick on ballots where the markings were not filled out properly.<\/p>\n