Coronado voters who want to cast a ballot in person can do so starting Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Coronado Public Library's Winn Room, 640 Orange Ave.

The four-day vote center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday, Nov. 2, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, hours extend to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Coronado's center is not among the select locations opening a week earlier on Saturday, Oct. 24. Voters who want to cast a ballot before Oct. 31 can visit the Registrar of Voters office at 5600 Overland Ave. in Kearny Mesa, which is listed as a vote center starting Oct. 24 and operates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Two ballot drop boxes are already accepting returns in Coronado, The Coronado News reported. The City Hall box is accessible 24 hours a day through 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. The library drop box is available during regular library hours through Monday, Nov. 2, then from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Library hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

Under the California Voter's Choice Act, every active registered voter in San Diego County receives a ballot by mail, according to the county's election information page. Ballots mailed back must be postmarked no later than Nov. 3.

As we reported Oct. 16, the voter registration deadline was Monday, Oct. 19.

What's on the ballot

Two Coronado City Council seats are up for election, each carrying a four-year term ending in December 2030. Four candidates qualified, according to the city's election information page: Andrew Gade, a small business owner; Kelly Purvis, an appointed Coronado councilmember; Ricky Hoyt, listed as an aviator and business owner; and Rebecca King, an attorney. A fifth candidate, Mark Warner, withdrew.

Voters will also decide Measure R-4, which would raise the maximum building height in Coronado's R-4 Multiple Family Residential Zone from three stories and 35 feet to four stories and 42 feet. The City Council placed the measure on the ballot by resolution adopted May 19. No argument in favor of the measure was submitted by the Aug. 6 deadline.

Voters can track their ballot through the Registrar's "Where's My Ballot?" tool at sdvote.com.