Voting begins in California, mail-in ballots sent statewide
There's four weeks to go until Election Day, and all registered Bay Area voters should receive a vote-by-mail ballot with a prepaid return envelope very soon.
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There's four weeks to go until Election Day, and all registered Bay Area voters should receive a vote-by-mail ballot with a prepaid return envelope very soon.
In reaction to debate over the results of the 2020 Presidential Election, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that ensures the state's presidential electors cast ballots for candidates who win the popular vote.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Bay Area had a higher rate for returned ballots than the rest of the state, with its nine counties averaging just over 19 percent of returned ballots.
Only about 15% of registered voters in California have returned their ballots just a matter of hours before election day, according to numbers from Political Data, Inc.
In just a few hours before polls open in the Bay Area. Sara Donchey says election officials hope for a big turnout but, so far, the numbers don't look good.
In less than one week, California voters will head to the polls for the mid-term primary elections. So far, only about 10% of vote-by-mail ballots have been returned across the state.
As another California election gets underway, there are changes for voters in three Bay Area Counties. Alameda, Marin and Sonoma will be moving to the Voter's Choice Act, launched back in 2018. It's supposed to give voters more flexibility, but there will be some differences.
As another California election gets underway, there are changes for voters in several Bay Area counties. Wilson Walker reports. (5-12-22)
