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And it’s much more difficult to keep the team together today than it was a few years ago.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Politics over policy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Republicans and Democrats agree that McCarthy is more a creature of \u003ci>politics\u003c/i> than a master of \u003ci>policy\u003c/i>. GOP consultant Mike Madrid, who also worked with McCarthy in Sacramento, said that as speaker, McCarthy is likely to have one goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Republicans are not interested in advancing any sort of a policy agenda,” Madrid said. “I think it’s going to be more performative than policy and substance. I think they simply need to be masters at obstructing and slowing things down. And I think Kevin’s probably quite capable of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club earlier this year, McCarthy warned Attorney General Merrick Garland to prepare for oversight hearings if Republicans control the House. That’s one promise Madrid is sure McCarthy will keep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think you’re going to see Hunter Biden [the president’s son] brought up before investigative committees. I think you’ll probably see an effort to impeach the president, Joe Biden. I think you’ll probably see an effort to impeach Merrick Garland,” Madrid said. It’s the same playbook McCarthy embraced with hearings into the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCarthy acknowledged that the hearings were intended to drag down Clinton’s approval rating and raise questions about her leadership before the 2016 presidential election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931883\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1135110341.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11931883\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1135110341-800x559.jpg\" alt=\"two white men get off a private plane\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1135110341-800x559.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1135110341-1020x712.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1135110341-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1135110341.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy departs Air Force One with then-President Donald Trump at the Los Angeles International Airport in 2019. \u003ccite>(Michael Kovac/WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The transition from Nancy Pelosi to Kevin McCarthy as speaker is enough to give some whiplash.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“I can’t imagine a much more different approach to leadership, not just ideologically but programmatically, between Pelosi and McCarthy in the same role,” said Schnur.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to think of anything that Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy have in common. 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So it’s going to be a bit of a ‘Gong Show,’ I’m afraid.’[/pullquote]McCarthy quickly pivoted, heading down to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump and make amends. Retiring California U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier said it showed that McCarthy will have very little independence as speaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that Kevin McCarthy will do whatever the fringe element of the Republican caucus wants him to do. So it’s going to be a bit of a ‘Gong Show,’ I’m afraid,” Speier said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As speaker, Nancy Pelosi has directed federal aid to California for things like protecting the San Francisco Bay Delta or supporting public transportation. Speier isn’t sure McCarthy will do the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California will potentially be hurt unless there is a magnifying glass on what he does relative to protecting the interests of the state,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A lack of visibility\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unlike Pelosi, who is extremely visible in her home district, McCarthy in recent years has been much less present for things like town hall meetings with constituents. And, said political science professor Ivy Cargile from CSU Bakersfield, McCarthy hasn’t shown much interest in helping Kern County address its many problems, like poverty and health care disparities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have lots of problems with even access to clean water. Unfortunately, the air quality in the area is also very bad. I personally have not seen Mr. McCarthy discuss these issues,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, Cargile thinks McCarthy will work to mitigate the impact California’s environmental regulations have on Kern County’s oil and agriculture industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oil and gas are huge in the area. And so I’m sure that there are hopes that he might be able to, to help out with the continuing of the power of oil and gas in the area — and if not, perhaps maybe even expanding it, is my assumption,” Cargile said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given the small majority McCarthy is facing, he might need to cut deals with Democrats to get things done. Dan Schnur said that could have an unanticipated outcome: more bipartisanship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s a really good people person,” Schnur said. “He’s very smart at reading a room and reading an individual. And as a result, he’s actually like Biden. 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An NPR investigation found that sponsors of GOP bills in Arizona and Missouri met or appeared with prominent election deniers, and the influence of election misinformation can be seen in their other proposed election reforms – including limiting mail-in ballots and ending the use of voting machines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asides with specific hand-picked posts:\u003cbr>\n[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11927742\"]Election Day holiday bills from each party show their different visions for the future of American elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats favor reforms like mail-in voting and automatic absentee balloting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the case for Florida State Representative Geraldine Thompson, who said she wants to make voting easier for people who are weighing the demands of work and civic duty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People have to go to work,” Thompson said. “And so I think making Election Day a holiday will allow more people to participate in our democracy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson sponsored a bill to make Election Day a holiday in her state — the bill contained additional reforms like pre-paid postage on mail-in ballots. In New Mexico, another voting holiday bill went even further, lowering the voting age to 16 in local elections, re-enfranchising people with felony convictions, and making voter registration automatic through the DMV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New Mexico State Senator Peter Wirth sponsored that bill, which was killed by a filibuster. He told NPR the bill’s hearing was “contentious,” and that it seemed like word had been sent out that the bill’s provisions to expand voting access were “dangerous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republican bills to give voters the day off don’t make it part of a list of reforms to expand voting options. Instead, they often seek to limit voting access to in-person, Election Day ballots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seth Keshel is a prominent election denier who travels the country touting a ten-point plan for voting policy, and he shared one of those points on the right-wing Stew Peters Show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So go ahead and tell the left that we want to turn Election Day into a national holiday and see how they are going to oppose that. But for us we are going to be able to press the measures we need – like restricting mail-in ballots, restricting early voting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These proposed restrictions are based on misinformation lingering from former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election. Election deniers, including some Republican politicians and their supporters, claim almost any voting expansion — like mail-in voting and drop boxes — is prone to fraud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keshel’s philosophy shows up in legislation in Arizona, Missouri, and Washington. He and other election deniers have met or appeared with three of the Republicans who have sponsored bills to make Election Day a holiday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Representative Ann Kelley sponsored a Missouri bill to make Election Day a holiday. She told NPR by email she wanted to have more people available to staff elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some counties,” Kelley wrote, “it is difficult to even find a place to vote, so this would potentially open up school buildings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelley’s bill would have done much more than close schools and give workers the day off. The proposed legislation includes ending electronic voting entirely, a ban on sending unsolicited absentee ballot request forms, and additional provisions for Missouri’s voter ID law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other Election Day holiday bills came with similar restrictions. An Arizona bill would have repealed the authorization for voting locations to be used as early voting sites, and limited voting centers to Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And proposals linked to a bill in Washington would have added a new photo ID provision and limited early voting to just two weekends, rather than an 18-day voting period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michael Alvarez is professor of political science at Caltech and he’s been studying the idea of an Election Day holiday and other reforms to make voting more convenient since the aftermath of the 2000 election. His research is focused on voter behavior and which reforms increase turnout.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alvarez told NPR the idea for a voting holiday has been around for a while, mostly put forward by Democrats seeking to expand access for voters. 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He told NPR the bill’s hearing was “contentious,” and that it seemed like word had been sent out that the bill’s provisions to expand voting access were “dangerous.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republican bills to give voters the day off don’t make it part of a list of reforms to expand voting options. Instead, they often seek to limit voting access to in-person, Election Day ballots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seth Keshel is a prominent election denier who travels the country touting a ten-point plan for voting policy, and he shared one of those points on the right-wing Stew Peters Show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So go ahead and tell the left that we want to turn Election Day into a national holiday and see how they are going to oppose that. But for us we are going to be able to press the measures we need – like restricting mail-in ballots, restricting early voting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These proposed restrictions are based on misinformation lingering from former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election. Election deniers, including some Republican politicians and their supporters, claim almost any voting expansion — like mail-in voting and drop boxes — is prone to fraud.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keshel’s philosophy shows up in legislation in Arizona, Missouri, and Washington. He and other election deniers have met or appeared with three of the Republicans who have sponsored bills to make Election Day a holiday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Representative Ann Kelley sponsored a Missouri bill to make Election Day a holiday. 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"content": "\u003cp>Election Day is Tuesday, but with early voting, the more accepted use of mail voting and the prospect of razor-thin races, it’s really Election Season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Tuesday only marks the beginning of the next phase in that season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gird for many of these elections to go on for days, if not weeks. This is all perfectly normal when there are close elections. It doesn’t mean that there is fraud — despite the lies about his 2020 loss that former President Donald Trump has pushed and so many candidates he’s backed have promulgated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans need a net gain of just five seats to take back the House. They’re in the driver’s seat and widely expected to reach that and then some. But the full extent of a GOP wave, if there is one, or whether Democrats pull off the surprise and hold the House, won’t be known for a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of these races are expected to be close and will take a while to count all the vote. There are lots of competitive seats in California, for example. California polls don’t close until 11 p.m. ET, so don’t expect many of those to be known on election night. In past years, that’s been the case, and it’s taken a long time to know results — days and weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Senate, all eyes are going to be on four states — Pennsylvania and Georgia in the East and Arizona and Nevada in the West. In Georgia, there’s a libertarian on the ballot, who very likely will serve as a place for protest vote — meaning neither the Democrat nor Republican in the race might surpass the 50% threshold required to win the election outright.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that happens, the election would go to a Dec. 6 runoff, which means control of the Senate quite possibly won’t be known for a month after Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Election results often require patience. This one is no different.\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11931340\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-800x490.jpg\" alt=\"people wait line to vote at a polling place\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-800x490.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-1020x624.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-1536x940.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wait in line to vote Saturday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. \u003ccite>(Sean Rayford/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Recent years have seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/10/28/1128695831/united-states-2022-patterns-mail-early-voting\">a rise in mail voting\u003c/a>, and states have different rules for when those mail ballots are due. States have \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-16-when-absentee-mail-ballot-processing-and-counting-can-begin.aspx?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_emailThreeThings\">different procedures\u003c/a> for when those ballots can be taken out of their envelopes to be processed and tallied, and this can lengthen the count.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s look at five states, all with crucial Senate races, where there could be delays and confusion:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pennsylvania \u003c/strong>is one of the places we’re expecting to see a pretty dramatic shift on Election Night. Vote tallying should be faster this year than in 2020, considering there will be fewer mail-in ballots likely, but those mail ballots will still take longer and will lead to confusion. Beware a “Red Mirage” and a later “\u003ca href=\"https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-2022-election-results-vote-count-timing-20221020.html\">Blue Shift\u003c/a>.” Lots of mail-in ballots will be reported early, and we know that Democrats have been far more likely to say they will be voting early or by mail. That could initially make it look like a Democratic lead, but then in-person ballot results will come in, likely showing Republicans pulling ahead in a close race. Then the rest of the mail ballot results will trickle in later in the evening because they take longer to tabulate and will likely favor Democrats and shift things even more. And Philadelphia simply takes a very long time to report its results. This is what always happens. It is not nefarious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wisconsin\u003c/strong> doesn’t allow election officials to begin processing mail ballots until polls open on Election Day. Also, if Milwaukee (high concentration of Black voters) and Dane (University of Wisconsin, younger and more liberal voters) take a longer time to report, then you could see another Red Mirage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arizona \u003c/strong>saw a slow trickle in Trump’s favor in 2020 as the hours went on. But others years have seen the opposite. It’s unclear which way the shift will go this year, but there will probably be one. The 2020 presidential was called at almost 3 a.m. ET, but the vote counting continued for days and Biden’s lead, though it held up, continued to shrink. Ultimately, the state was decided by just 0.3 percentage points, and Arizona has recently switched to automatic recounts for any contest that’s separated by 0.5% or less. Arizona has been ground zero for election denialism with counts and recounts and an attempt at putting a fake slate of electors up in favor of Trump. So in addition to the close vote, the challenges and noise that will happen around the legitimacy of the vote could cause even more chaos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Georgia \u003c/strong>has seen a huge population shift in Atlanta and the surrounding suburbs that have tilted the political hue bluer in recent years. And those suburbs report their results later than rural counties — so again there could be another Red Mirage here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nevada\u003c/strong> is a similar story to Georgia. It’s a growth state, and most of that boom has been in Las Vegas, which is in Clark County, the largest population center in the state and where almost 70% of all the state’s votes came from in 2020. Clark and Washoe (Reno), which went for Biden in 2020, count more slowly than the more rural counties that will overwhelmingly favor Republicans. Also, post-pandemic, Nevada is one state that has moved toward mail voting. People still have the option to vote in person, but every resident in the state was mailed a ballot unless they chose to opt out of receiving one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind also that election officials first report unofficial results. Certified results come days, if not weeks, later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legal challenges and \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/automatic-recount-thresholds.aspx\">recounts\u003c/a> can also lengthen the time before a winner is determined. Expect that this will go on a while, so patience will be needed in this impatient time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Be+patient%3A+This+election+is+probably+going+to+go+on+a+while&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Election Day is Tuesday, but with early voting, the more accepted use of mail voting and the prospect of razor-thin races, it’s really Election Season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Tuesday only marks the beginning of the next phase in that season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gird for many of these elections to go on for days, if not weeks. This is all perfectly normal when there are close elections. It doesn’t mean that there is fraud — despite the lies about his 2020 loss that former President Donald Trump has pushed and so many candidates he’s backed have promulgated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Republicans need a net gain of just five seats to take back the House. They’re in the driver’s seat and widely expected to reach that and then some. But the full extent of a GOP wave, if there is one, or whether Democrats pull off the surprise and hold the House, won’t be known for a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of these races are expected to be close and will take a while to count all the vote. There are lots of competitive seats in California, for example. California polls don’t close until 11 p.m. ET, so don’t expect many of those to be known on election night. In past years, that’s been the case, and it’s taken a long time to know results — days and weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the Senate, all eyes are going to be on four states — Pennsylvania and Georgia in the East and Arizona and Nevada in the West. In Georgia, there’s a libertarian on the ballot, who very likely will serve as a place for protest vote — meaning neither the Democrat nor Republican in the race might surpass the 50% threshold required to win the election outright.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that happens, the election would go to a Dec. 6 runoff, which means control of the Senate quite possibly won’t be known for a month after Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Election results often require patience. This one is no different.\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931340\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11931340\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-800x490.jpg\" alt=\"people wait line to vote at a polling place\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-800x490.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-1020x624.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-160x98.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85-1536x940.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244529992_custom-8b1ed49be13526df00c585d337c136b726d3bba4-s1600-c85.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wait in line to vote Saturday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. \u003ccite>(Sean Rayford/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Recent years have seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/10/28/1128695831/united-states-2022-patterns-mail-early-voting\">a rise in mail voting\u003c/a>, and states have different rules for when those mail ballots are due. States have \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-16-when-absentee-mail-ballot-processing-and-counting-can-begin.aspx?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_emailThreeThings\">different procedures\u003c/a> for when those ballots can be taken out of their envelopes to be processed and tallied, and this can lengthen the count.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s look at five states, all with crucial Senate races, where there could be delays and confusion:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Pennsylvania \u003c/strong>is one of the places we’re expecting to see a pretty dramatic shift on Election Night. Vote tallying should be faster this year than in 2020, considering there will be fewer mail-in ballots likely, but those mail ballots will still take longer and will lead to confusion. Beware a “Red Mirage” and a later “\u003ca href=\"https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-2022-election-results-vote-count-timing-20221020.html\">Blue Shift\u003c/a>.” Lots of mail-in ballots will be reported early, and we know that Democrats have been far more likely to say they will be voting early or by mail. That could initially make it look like a Democratic lead, but then in-person ballot results will come in, likely showing Republicans pulling ahead in a close race. Then the rest of the mail ballot results will trickle in later in the evening because they take longer to tabulate and will likely favor Democrats and shift things even more. And Philadelphia simply takes a very long time to report its results. This is what always happens. It is not nefarious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wisconsin\u003c/strong> doesn’t allow election officials to begin processing mail ballots until polls open on Election Day. Also, if Milwaukee (high concentration of Black voters) and Dane (University of Wisconsin, younger and more liberal voters) take a longer time to report, then you could see another Red Mirage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Arizona \u003c/strong>saw a slow trickle in Trump’s favor in 2020 as the hours went on. But others years have seen the opposite. It’s unclear which way the shift will go this year, but there will probably be one. The 2020 presidential was called at almost 3 a.m. ET, but the vote counting continued for days and Biden’s lead, though it held up, continued to shrink. Ultimately, the state was decided by just 0.3 percentage points, and Arizona has recently switched to automatic recounts for any contest that’s separated by 0.5% or less. Arizona has been ground zero for election denialism with counts and recounts and an attempt at putting a fake slate of electors up in favor of Trump. So in addition to the close vote, the challenges and noise that will happen around the legitimacy of the vote could cause even more chaos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Georgia \u003c/strong>has seen a huge population shift in Atlanta and the surrounding suburbs that have tilted the political hue bluer in recent years. And those suburbs report their results later than rural counties — so again there could be another Red Mirage here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nevada\u003c/strong> is a similar story to Georgia. It’s a growth state, and most of that boom has been in Las Vegas, which is in Clark County, the largest population center in the state and where almost 70% of all the state’s votes came from in 2020. Clark and Washoe (Reno), which went for Biden in 2020, count more slowly than the more rural counties that will overwhelmingly favor Republicans. Also, post-pandemic, Nevada is one state that has moved toward mail voting. People still have the option to vote in person, but every resident in the state was mailed a ballot unless they chose to opt out of receiving one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep in mind also that election officials first report unofficial results. Certified results come days, if not weeks, later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legal challenges and \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/automatic-recount-thresholds.aspx\">recounts\u003c/a> can also lengthen the time before a winner is determined. Expect that this will go on a while, so patience will be needed in this impatient time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Be+patient%3A+This+election+is+probably+going+to+go+on+a+while&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s the home stretch in the race for Oakland’s next mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ten candidates have been making their final pitches to voters, addressing some of the city’s ongoing issues — which are detailed in \u003ca href=\"https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/pn7DqNK8c99egH39YZ0FpENJSYjgDq5Qj8jl1xbGz0w8dLNjT-3pRWYxwaPxuyxFNqKtTDTm9OYjVauA.3gow6b_LGUNOej5J?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=JDp3t45MQSmH02CXJCHtfw.1667417570063.10c1e7fb2f5a1d82eb7d85bd392fffe6&_x_zm_rhtaid=727\">a recent poll\u003c/a> by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. The findings show that 97% of 604 likely voters surveyed think homelessness and gun violence are among the top problems the city faces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same poll also shows the likely front-runners: City Councilmembers Sheng Thao and Loren Taylor, and Ignacio de la Fuente, a former councilmember. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/alameda#oakland-mayor\">Find more information about all the candidates here.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland voters are using \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11930836/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ranked-choice-voting\">ranked choice voting\u003c/a> to choose their next mayor. When the system first rolled out during the 2010 mayoral race, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/44028/why-politicos-hate-ranked-choice-voting\">it helped Oakland City Councilmember Jean Quan\u003c/a> beat former state Sen. Don Perata. Two candidates, Taylor and Treva Reid, also a current councilmember, have teamed up, urging voters to choose them as their top two picks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So as Election Day approaches, KQED’s Brian Watt talked with some voters to find out more about the candidates and issues that are motivating them. Here’s a snapshot of their conversations.[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Linda Handy, 72, Maxwell Park\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931206\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931206 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a teal button down shift stands right of frame looking into the camera. A sunny day illuminates an out of focus house and yard behind her. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda Handy poses for a portrait in Oakland on Oct. 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Retiring soon from a long tenure as an elected member of the Board of Trustees of the Peralta Community College District, Handy said she isn’t drawn to the name recognition that some mayoral candidates appear to have cultivated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, she is focused on the candidates who have several years of experience in public service. For her, the choice for mayor is between Greg Hodge, who served on the Oakland Unified school board in the early 2000s, and Ignacio de la Fuente, whose service on the City Council goes back to 1992.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘You’ve got three City Council members sitting there, saying, If I move from this seat as a councilmember to the end seat as the mayor, things are going to be different. Sometimes you need to find out the direction to the bathrooms in the office that you’re in before you want to move on to the next top office. They haven’t cut their teeth in their roles [on the] City Council. We need someone who is knowledgeable.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/one-oakland-voter-on-how-shes-choosing-the-next-ma\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Miya Saika Chen, 41, Lake Merritt\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931208\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931208 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits right of frame looking left, smiling. She appears to be at a window sill looking out, while wearing a wool cardigan.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miya Chen poses for a photo at Alkali Rye — Oakland’s Beverage Shop, a business co-owned by her brother Kori Saika Chen, in Oakland on Nov. 1, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chen, a lifelong Oakland resident, worked for three years for Nikki Fortunato Bas, who represents District 2 and is the current City Council president (and who is running for reelection in her district). Seeing closely how city government works, Chen said public safety and homelessness are among the top issues for her this election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘I’m inspired by leaders who are really thoughtful and thinking about not just Band-Aid solutions for the problems we have right here. I’m thinking about my parents being able to walk around at night. I want a safe city. But I don’t want political leaders to just tell me what I want to hear. I want thoughtful safety solutions that think through and address the root causes of the problems that we have here and prevent a lot of this stuff from happening in the first place on our streets.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/oakland-voter-with-city-government-experience-weig\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Romero Wesson, 21, downtown Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931209\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931209 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a suit stands center frame looking left. Behind him, a white building and small courtyard. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romero Messon stands outside Oakland City Hall on Nov. 2, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wesson, who grew up near the Eastmont Town Center, said he’s committed to Black leadership and is supporting Councilmembers Loren Taylor and Treva Reid. A member of the city’s Youth Commission, he added he’s invested in making sure young people are prioritized in policymaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘If we look at a lot of the movements in Oakland, a lot of them are youth-led charges and movements. It’s really indescribable what I can see Oakland doing when it partners with the young people — instead of being on opposing sides of the young people. So once adults get out of ‘adult-ism,’ which is oppression of youth, once they really step out of themselves and see youth are capable, we can make some real change.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/talking-with-oakland-voters-romero-wesson\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Eurydice Manning, 41, Lake Merritt\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931212\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931212 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits left of frame looking right. She sits at a small pink table and wears a black button down top with bright red cherries on it. Behind her is a bakery display. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eurydice Manning, owner of James and the Giant Cupcake, at her shop in Jack London Square in Oakland on Nov. 1, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A few months before the pandemic hit, Manning, owner of James and the Giant Cupcake, opened a second shop in the Jack London Square area. She said she had to furlough many of her employees while balancing demands at home: raising her daughter, who was navigating kindergarten over Zoom. Still, she said she continued fighting to keep her businesses running — and that spirit persists as she reflects on the politics of reproductive rights and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11927521/questions-raised-about-whether-proposition-1-will-actually-expand-abortion-rights\">Proposition 1\u003c/a>, which would enshrine abortion access in California’s constitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘At this point, a lot of other personal things are on the line. This is an all-female staff — not by choice, but by gravitation of how people feel comfortable in the spaces they want to be in, and it’s just one of those human rights that you just don’t question. When something gets taken away from you, you have to think about what that would look like without something that’s necessary to the lives of the people that I’m working with.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/talking-with-oakland-voters-eurydice-manning-owner\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Kaliyah Tillman, 18, East Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931213\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931213 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits center frame wearing a green tshirt. She sits with sunlight on her face but the room behind her is covered in shadow. Out of focus shelves can be seen behind her but not much else can be made out.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaliyah Tillman at the East Oakland Youth Development Center on Oct. 25, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tillman, an intern at the East Oakland Youth Development Center, has a few tattoos on her left arm: the Gemini sign; “2004” for the year she was born; and angel wings honoring her older brother, Corey Clay, and her cousin, Aaron Pryor. Both were shot and killed in recent years. So as she gets ready to vote for the first time, she’s thinking about the issue of gun violence; the city saw one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906253/violent-crime-soared-during-the-pandemic-but-does-the-political-debate-reflect-the-data\">biggest spikes in homicides\u003c/a> in the Bay Area over the past couple years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘I’m not sure what they can do, because I’m not going to say that they need to take more accountability. But I just feel like they put this picture on it as, well, “This is Oakland and this is how Oakland is.” I don’t feel like that’s how Oakland is. It has a lot more good things about it. I know that there’s a lot of bad things going on. But instead of just saying Oakland is a tragic place right now, say, Oakland is going through a hard time.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/talking-with-a-first-time-voter-in-alameda-county\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s the home stretch in the race for Oakland’s next mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ten candidates have been making their final pitches to voters, addressing some of the city’s ongoing issues — which are detailed in \u003ca href=\"https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/pn7DqNK8c99egH39YZ0FpENJSYjgDq5Qj8jl1xbGz0w8dLNjT-3pRWYxwaPxuyxFNqKtTDTm9OYjVauA.3gow6b_LGUNOej5J?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=JDp3t45MQSmH02CXJCHtfw.1667417570063.10c1e7fb2f5a1d82eb7d85bd392fffe6&_x_zm_rhtaid=727\">a recent poll\u003c/a> by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. The findings show that 97% of 604 likely voters surveyed think homelessness and gun violence are among the top problems the city faces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same poll also shows the likely front-runners: City Councilmembers Sheng Thao and Loren Taylor, and Ignacio de la Fuente, a former councilmember. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/alameda#oakland-mayor\">Find more information about all the candidates here.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland voters are using \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11930836/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ranked-choice-voting\">ranked choice voting\u003c/a> to choose their next mayor. When the system first rolled out during the 2010 mayoral race, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/44028/why-politicos-hate-ranked-choice-voting\">it helped Oakland City Councilmember Jean Quan\u003c/a> beat former state Sen. Don Perata. Two candidates, Taylor and Treva Reid, also a current councilmember, have teamed up, urging voters to choose them as their top two picks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So as Election Day approaches, KQED’s Brian Watt talked with some voters to find out more about the candidates and issues that are motivating them. Here’s a snapshot of their conversations.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Linda Handy, 72, Maxwell Park\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931206\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931206 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a teal button down shift stands right of frame looking into the camera. A sunny day illuminates an out of focus house and yard behind her. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59682_002_KQED_OaklandVoterLindaHandy_10262022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda Handy poses for a portrait in Oakland on Oct. 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Retiring soon from a long tenure as an elected member of the Board of Trustees of the Peralta Community College District, Handy said she isn’t drawn to the name recognition that some mayoral candidates appear to have cultivated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, she is focused on the candidates who have several years of experience in public service. For her, the choice for mayor is between Greg Hodge, who served on the Oakland Unified school board in the early 2000s, and Ignacio de la Fuente, whose service on the City Council goes back to 1992.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘You’ve got three City Council members sitting there, saying, If I move from this seat as a councilmember to the end seat as the mayor, things are going to be different. Sometimes you need to find out the direction to the bathrooms in the office that you’re in before you want to move on to the next top office. They haven’t cut their teeth in their roles [on the] City Council. We need someone who is knowledgeable.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/one-oakland-voter-on-how-shes-choosing-the-next-ma\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Miya Saika Chen, 41, Lake Merritt\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931208\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931208 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits right of frame looking left, smiling. She appears to be at a window sill looking out, while wearing a wool cardigan.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59739_004_KQED_MiyaChenOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miya Chen poses for a photo at Alkali Rye — Oakland’s Beverage Shop, a business co-owned by her brother Kori Saika Chen, in Oakland on Nov. 1, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chen, a lifelong Oakland resident, worked for three years for Nikki Fortunato Bas, who represents District 2 and is the current City Council president (and who is running for reelection in her district). Seeing closely how city government works, Chen said public safety and homelessness are among the top issues for her this election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘I’m inspired by leaders who are really thoughtful and thinking about not just Band-Aid solutions for the problems we have right here. I’m thinking about my parents being able to walk around at night. I want a safe city. But I don’t want political leaders to just tell me what I want to hear. I want thoughtful safety solutions that think through and address the root causes of the problems that we have here and prevent a lot of this stuff from happening in the first place on our streets.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/oakland-voter-with-city-government-experience-weig\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Romero Wesson, 21, downtown Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931209\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931209 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a suit stands center frame looking left. Behind him, a white building and small courtyard. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59775_001_KQED_RomeroMessonOaklandVoter_11022022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romero Messon stands outside Oakland City Hall on Nov. 2, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wesson, who grew up near the Eastmont Town Center, said he’s committed to Black leadership and is supporting Councilmembers Loren Taylor and Treva Reid. A member of the city’s Youth Commission, he added he’s invested in making sure young people are prioritized in policymaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘If we look at a lot of the movements in Oakland, a lot of them are youth-led charges and movements. It’s really indescribable what I can see Oakland doing when it partners with the young people — instead of being on opposing sides of the young people. So once adults get out of ‘adult-ism,’ which is oppression of youth, once they really step out of themselves and see youth are capable, we can make some real change.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/talking-with-oakland-voters-romero-wesson\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Eurydice Manning, 41, Lake Merritt\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931212\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931212 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits left of frame looking right. She sits at a small pink table and wears a black button down top with bright red cherries on it. Behind her is a bakery display. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59753_001_KQED_EurydiceManningOaklandVoter_11012022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eurydice Manning, owner of James and the Giant Cupcake, at her shop in Jack London Square in Oakland on Nov. 1, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A few months before the pandemic hit, Manning, owner of James and the Giant Cupcake, opened a second shop in the Jack London Square area. She said she had to furlough many of her employees while balancing demands at home: raising her daughter, who was navigating kindergarten over Zoom. Still, she said she continued fighting to keep her businesses running — and that spirit persists as she reflects on the politics of reproductive rights and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11927521/questions-raised-about-whether-proposition-1-will-actually-expand-abortion-rights\">Proposition 1\u003c/a>, which would enshrine abortion access in California’s constitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘At this point, a lot of other personal things are on the line. This is an all-female staff — not by choice, but by gravitation of how people feel comfortable in the spaces they want to be in, and it’s just one of those human rights that you just don’t question. When something gets taken away from you, you have to think about what that would look like without something that’s necessary to the lives of the people that I’m working with.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/talking-with-oakland-voters-eurydice-manning-owner\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Kaliyah Tillman, 18, East Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931213\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11931213 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits center frame wearing a green tshirt. She sits with sunlight on her face but the room behind her is covered in shadow. Out of focus shelves can be seen behind her but not much else can be made out.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/RS59649_005_KQED_OaklandVoterKaliyahTillman_10252022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaliyah Tillman at the East Oakland Youth Development Center on Oct. 25, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tillman, an intern at the East Oakland Youth Development Center, has a few tattoos on her left arm: the Gemini sign; “2004” for the year she was born; and angel wings honoring her older brother, Corey Clay, and her cousin, Aaron Pryor. Both were shot and killed in recent years. So as she gets ready to vote for the first time, she’s thinking about the issue of gun violence; the city saw one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11906253/violent-crime-soared-during-the-pandemic-but-does-the-political-debate-reflect-the-data\">biggest spikes in homicides\u003c/a> in the Bay Area over the past couple years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>‘I’m not sure what they can do, because I’m not going to say that they need to take more accountability. But I just feel like they put this picture on it as, well, “This is Oakland and this is how Oakland is.” I don’t feel like that’s how Oakland is. It has a lot more good things about it. I know that there’s a lot of bad things going on. But instead of just saying Oakland is a tragic place right now, say, Oakland is going through a hard time.’\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/talking-with-a-first-time-voter-in-alameda-county\">\u003cem>Listen here for the full radio interview.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Nov. 2, 2022: This story was originally published Jan. 24, 2022. Since then, \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB54\">a version of Senate Bill 54\u003c/a>, covered in this article, was signed into law in June. The new law requires most single-use plastic packaging and foodware be reusable, compostable, refillable or recyclable by 2032 — with definitions for what is “recyclable” to be set by state agency CalRecycle. Plastic producers will also be required to pay into a plastic pollution mitigation fund. Because of the passage of SB 54, proponents of a voter initiative addressing very similar goals removed their measure from the November 2022 ballot.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Article:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California dumps more than 12,000 tons of plastic into landfills every day — enough to fill 219 Olympic-size swimming pools, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Publications/Details/1666\">CalRecycle\u003c/a>, the state’s recycling and waste management agency. The state boasts one of the highest recycling rates in the country, especially of cans and bottles, but despite decades of investment in infrastructure and machinery, the system remains overwhelmed by plastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A trip to a recycling processing center helps explain why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside one of Republic Services’ massive facilities in Milpitas, an impressive array of high-tech machines sort through tons of material from residents’ recycling bins, separating metal from plastic from paper. Some of the machines use magnets, eddy currents or puffs of air blown through hundreds of nozzles to sort the materials; others identify different kinds of plastic with optical scanners. Whizzing conveyor belts ferry it all from one machine to the next, until the recyclables are sorted, baled, and eventually shipped and sold.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Not all plastic is created equal\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One of plastic recycling’s success stories is HDPE, or high-density polyethylene, the translucent plastic commonly used in milk jugs, shampoo bottles and cutting boards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In today’s marketplace, this is the most valuable commodity that we produce at this location,” said Pete Keller, the company’s vice president of sustainability. “These materials are non-pigmented, so any downstream consumer of this material could turn it into any color they want to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>HDPE is currently fetching a price of $1 per pound, or over $2,000 per ton, according to Keller. “I wish we had more of it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That price is partially driven by demand resulting from so-called sustainability commitments major manufacturers have made to use recycled plastic. Naked Juice, for instance, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nakedjuice.com/goodness-outside/\">makes its juice bottles\u003c/a> from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic, while Danone has \u003ca href=\"https://www.danone.com/impact/planet/packaging-positive-circular-economy.html\">pledged\u003c/a> to make all of its evian water bottles from 100% recycled plastic by 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/-bTCCB6wbks\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a push to boost demand for plastic that is recycled, like HDPE, California lawmakers in 2020 passed a “minimum recycled content” bill. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB793\">Assembly Bill 793\u003c/a>, which went into effect on Jan. 1, mandates that most plastic beverage bottles contain a minimum amount of recycled content. Specifically, all plastic bottles that can be redeemed for $0.05 or $0.10 must contain no less than:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>15% recycled plastic starting Jan. 1, 2022\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>25% recycled plastic starting Jan. 1, 2025\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>50% recycled plastic starting Jan. 1, 2030\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The law, one of the first of its kind in the nation, is targeted at bottle manufacturers, most of whom still use new plastic — or “virgin resin” — which is typically cheaper than recycled plastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11901454\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11901454 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-800x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Workers in green safety jackets and helmets sort trash along a conveyor belt. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers at Recology’s San Francisco recycling facility pick out plastic that can’t be recycled, including plastic bags, on July 16, 2021. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to HDPE, PET plastic, or polyethylene terephthalate, can be recycled into clamshells — the clear boxes that strawberries are often packed in — or spun into polyester for clothing. Some denser plastics can also be recycled into pipes, plastic lumber, carpets or buckets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But current recycling markets only accept a fraction of the plastic that’s marked with the three-arrow recycling symbol. Until a few years ago, this problem was largely concealed because the U.S. shipped most of its plastic waste to China, where it was ostensibly being recycled. But in 2018, citing its own environmental concerns, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20741-9#:~:text=In%202017%2C%20China%20announced%20an,are%20enormous%20but%20yet%20unexamined\">China began banning imports of most solid materials\u003c/a>, including most plastics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s forcing domestic recyclers to confront the real challenges of recycling plastic. For one, plastic comes in a myriad of chemical formulations, densities, transparencies and colors. Many products are made of mixed materials: a bottle of hand soap, for example, might contain four different kinds of plastic, plus a metal spring nestled inside the pump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if there were markets for all these different kinds of plastic, sorting and separating them would be a gargantuan task.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s just so many types of plastic. We can’t recycle them all. We can’t manage them all,” said Robert Reed, public relations manager for Recology, which handles San Francisco’s waste and recycling. “You can’t recycle your way out of the larger plastic problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So most plastic — in fact, almost all of it — ends up in landfills: plastic forks and knives, coffee cups and takeout boxes, used cosmetics, styrofoam trays, and most kinds of plastic bags, from shopping bags to those used for frozen peas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11901455\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11901455 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-800x532.jpeg\" alt=\"Three men talk underneath an open-air canopy in a parking lot. \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-800x532.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-1020x678.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-160x106.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-1536x1021.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Assemblymember Phil Ting visits a prototype for a mobile recycling program that aims to bring recycling collection trucks to various San Francisco neighborhoods, on July 16, 2021. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Legislative efforts bogged down\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Democratic Assemblymember Phil Ting, who introduced AB 793, has tried to expand the law’s reach by proposing a similar bill requiring the recycling of \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB478\">thermoform plastic\u003c/a>, a group of plastics formed using heat. That legislation, however, got bogged down last year over concerns that infrastructure wasn’t yet in place to accommodate an additional plastic recycling mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, many of the more ambitious plastic recycling-related bills floated last year didn’t survive, including \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1371\">AB 1371\u003c/a>, introduced by state Assemblymember Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, which would have banned the use of plastic packaging for online purchases. The bill failed to receive the 41 votes necessary to make it out of the Assembly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Globally, the e-commerce industry uses nearly 2.1 billion, with a ‘B,’ pounds of plastic packaging. … With almost a third of the world’s population now buying online, the amount of plastic packaging generated is estimated to double by 2025,” Friedman told the Assembly Natural Resources Committee last April. “This is low-hanging fruit, members, and something that is really, really a scourge.”[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jennifer Fearing, president, Fearless Advocacy\"]‘I can’t tell you and point to a particular member of the Legislature who’s been ‘bought,’ but I can tell you, we are deeply outgunned on the environmental front.’[/pullquote]“Even with our super-duper Democratic majority and consistently two-thirds of Californians saying this is a huge problem that needs to get addressed, we have really struggled to get enough votes,” said Jennifer Fearing, an environmental lobbyist who helped promote AB 1371.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, state Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, last year shelved \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB54\">SB 54\u003c/a>, his bill to ban all single-use plastic products that aren’t recyclable or compostable — opting to buy more time to work out details with various stakeholders, in the face of formidable industry opposition.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘Deeply outgunned’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The list of trade groups that weighed in against the bill underscores the depth of plastic’s reach within multiple industries. During an early hearing on SB 54, associations representing farming and agriculture, pet food, personal care, household products and restaurants voiced their opposition — in addition to the Plastics Industry Association, the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment, and the Flexible Packaging Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can’t tell you and point to a particular member of the Legislature who’s been ‘bought,’” said Fearing. “But I can tell you, we are deeply outgunned on the environmental front.”[aside postID=news_11898724,news_11883400,lowdown_29456 label=\"Related Stories\"]More incremental efforts to reduce plastic waste, however, have proved fruitful, including a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB343\">“Truth in Labeling” bill\u003c/a>, approved by lawmakers last year, which prohibits manufacturers from calling their products recyclable or using recycling symbols or other suggestions of recyclability unless they meet CalRecycle’s criteria. The agency has until Jan. 1, 2024, to formalize a list of products it deems recyclable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tim Shestek, the American Chemistry Council’s senior director of state affairs, said his organization opposed SB 54 and several other bills last year because they failed to recognize why so many businesses use plastic over other materials in the first place: its durability and value.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Does it go too far? Does it provide opportunities for the business community to comply in a reasonable fashion?” Shestek said. “In our view, it didn’t take into account some of the other trade-offs that we like to discuss: lightweighting, fuel efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions associated with potential alternatives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Shestek acknowledged that more can be done to cut down on plastic waste. His group, for example, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/chemistry-sustainability/circularity\">set goals\u003c/a> for its members to produce 100% recyclable plastic packaging containing at least 30% recycled plastic by 2030.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our focus is trying to get that circular loop completely closed and to be part of the solution,” he said. “I think we recognize that we have a role to play.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11901452\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11901452 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-800x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Two women standing near the bay pour water samples.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Sutton, left, and Alicia Gilbreath of the San Francisco Estuary Institute strain water collected from the San Francisco Bay through two sieves to sample for microplastics. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Microplastics and human health\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Since plastic was first invented in the mid-1800s, worldwide production has grown to an estimated 400 million tons annually. In the U.S., \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/plastics-material-specific-data\">less than 9%\u003c/a> of plastic gets recycled, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates. Meanwhile, the production of plastic, which is made from petroleum and natural gas, is projected to increase as the fossil-fuel industry faces competition from alternative energy sources. Dozens of plastic plants are currently being built or planned, most of them on the Gulf Coast and in the Ohio River Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a fair bit of attention has been paid to the impact of plastic pollution on marine animals, who often ingest it, research on human health has only recently started to ramp up. In 2018, California legislators directed the State Water Resources Control Board to \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1422\">start studying levels of microplastics\u003c/a> — plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters — detected in municipal drinking water supplies. Some microplastics, like those used in adhesives or paints, are manufactured at a small size, while some are generated when larger pieces of plastic degrade over time. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Scott Coffin, senior scientist, California State Water Resources Control Board\"]‘I think a better question would be, where have microplastics not been found? We’ve found them from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench. … I’m not sure that there exists a place that is not impacted by plastic pollution.’[/pullquote]“One of the reasons that plastic in drinking water has received recent attention, especially by California’s legislators, is that we know that the amount is increasing,” said Scott Coffin, a senior scientist with the state water board. “Additionally, plastic never goes away. So these two factors, they necessitate some concern.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coffin’s team is tasked with eventually establishing safety thresholds for the level of microplastics in the state’s water supply. He estimates that there are more than \u003ca href=\"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c00976\">2,400 chemicals\u003c/a> commonly added to plastic that are potentially dangerous for human health, including known toxins like bisphenol A (commonly known as BPA), phthalates, and a class of flame retardants called \u003ca href=\"https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pbde.html\">PBDEs\u003c/a>, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can think of plastic as a carrier for other chemicals, and in many ways, it’s like a sponge,” Coffin said. “Once it’s in the environment, it can pick up all of the other pollutants that are already there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some microplastics are even small enough to enter into our cells, he noted. \u003ca href=\"https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/7/921\">One German study\u003c/a> found microplastics in the placentas of pregnant women — on both the maternal and fetal side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The smaller the particle, the deeper it’s going to make it into our bodies, and the more likely it is to interact with our cells, causing toxicity,” Coffin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One major \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfei.org/projects/microplastics\">study \u003c/a>published in 2019 by the San Francisco Estuary Institute found microplastics throughout the San Francisco Bay — in the water, the mud, and both stormwater runoff and treated wastewater. The study’s authors concluded that the bay likely has higher levels of microplastic pollution than most major water bodies in the United States because it’s surrounded by dense, urban areas and has a relatively restricted water flow. The two most common particles found were fibers from clothing and bits from tires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We found microplastics in just about every sample we collected,” said Rebecca Sutton, who led the three-year study. “This is pretty consistent with what you see all around the world. Pretty much everywhere you look for it, you are going to find microplastics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coffin echoed that sentiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think a better question would be, where have microplastics not been found?” he said. “We’ve found them from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench. Every organism that we’ve ever looked at, we’ve found some levels, and at this point, I’m not sure that there exists a place that is not impacted by plastic pollution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The climate change impact\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>With that grim assessment in mind, the students in Jacqueline Omania’s fifth grade class at Oxford Elementary in Berkeley have set themselves an ambitious goal: to make so little trash over the course of the school year that the entire class’s garbage fits into a tiny little container about the size of a jam jar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The larger issue is that these youth are growing up in a climate crisis,” said Omania.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main type of trash that ends up in the class’s container is plastic, so for starters, every student brings a reusable cutlery kit to school to use while eating lunch. Inside the classroom, they use unpainted pencils so that the shavings can be composted. Birthday parties feature home-baked treats instead of anything that comes in a plastic wrapper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Omania’s students were part of a successful campaign to pass a citywide ordinance in 2019 \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2019/01/23/berkeley-says-good-riddance-mostly-to-disposable-plastic-foodware\">limiting single-use plastics in Berkeley restaurants\u003c/a>. Her students even showed city councilmembers the tiny container they were using as a garbage can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11901451\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11901451 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52996_Copy-of-beach-cleanup-2_edit-qut-800x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Three young people stand on a rock pile. One hands an orange bucket to another.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52996_Copy-of-beach-cleanup-2_edit-qut-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52996_Copy-of-beach-cleanup-2_edit-qut-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52996_Copy-of-beach-cleanup-2_edit-qut-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52996_Copy-of-beach-cleanup-2_edit-qut-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52996_Copy-of-beach-cleanup-2_edit-qut.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students Sam (left), Alina and Sasha pick up trash off the beach at the Berkeley Marina, Oct. 7, 2021. \u003ccite>(Rick Santangelo/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I believe the adults need to step up so we don’t make the environmental waste in the first place,” Oxford student Jae Marie Howard told a crowded council meeting on the night the ordinance was approved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More recently, Omania’s students helped successfully push the Berkeley Unified School District to include \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailycal.org/2021/11/04/berkeley-school-board-passes-65k-climate-literacy-resolution/\">climate literacy in the K-12 curriculum\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jacqueline Omania, teacher, Oxford Elementary\"]‘The larger issue is that these youth are growing up in a climate crisis.’[/pullquote]An increasing number of studies draw a connection between the production of plastic and climate change. One \u003ca href=\"https://www.beyondplastics.org/plastics-and-climate\">report\u003c/a> from a Vermont-based environmental group found that “as of 2020, the U.S. plastics industry is responsible for at least 232 million tons of CO2e [carbon dioxide equivalent] gas emissions per year. This amount is equivalent to the average emissions from 116 average-sized [500-megawatt] coal-fired power plants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>New opportunities\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Entrepreneurs have been tapping into growing public awareness about plastic waste. Dispatch Goods, a San Francisco-based start-up, is partnering with local restaurants, like Zuni Cafe and Mixt, to provide reusable takeout containers made of stainless steel. Customers must pay extra for the service, which includes picking up the used containers from their homes, but many do it willingly because it alleviates “eco-guilt,” said company CEO Lindsey Hoell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s like an “avocado upcharge,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have data showing that we’re driving business to restaurants that are making that shift,” she added. “It’s not just a sustainability decision, but it’s a good business decision.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]At Fillgood’s small storefront in Berkeley, customers can refill their own containers with common household products like dish detergent and shampoo, while LimeLoop, another Bay Area-based start-up, makes reusable packaging for shipping — among the growing number of novel business ventures offering alternatives to plastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This fall, Californians will get to weigh in directly on just how much the state should regulate and limit plastic production and consumption. The \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/California_Plastic_Waste_Reduction_Regulations_Initiative_(2022)\">California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative\u003c/a>, which has qualified for the statewide ballot in November, would not only push through some of the efforts legislators failed to pass last year, but also levy a $0.01 fee — which critics call a tax — on all plastic packaging and disposable food service items.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ACC’s Shestek said the ballot measure is “flawed” and hopes instead to work directly with lawmakers “to hash something out that gets to the same objective, but in a fashion that isn’t so punitive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Allen, the state lawmaker, sees the initiative as a good opportunity to advance his SB 54 legislation, banning single-use plastic products that aren’t recyclable or compostable. He’s confident, he said, the business community will work with him to avoid the costly political hurdle of winning a statewide vote. He’s already moved the bill out of the inactive file and back to the Senate floor to be considered during the 2022 legislative session.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The ballot measure polls very well. It’s very popular,” Allen said. “And while it’s true [that] industry could raise a lot of money and try to defeat it, I think there’s also going to be some serious money raised on the environmental side. It could really be a knock-down-drag-out fight at the end of the day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Crystal Consaul and Kat Shok contributed to this story. Want more? Check out our half-hour documentary on this topic, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTCCB6wbks\">California’s Plastic Problem\u003c/a>. Are you a teacher? Here’s more about Jacqueline Omania’s \u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/bennington.edu/plastic-free-planet/home?authuser=0\">curriculum\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated Nov. 2, 2022: This story was originally published Jan. 24, 2022. Since then, \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB54\">a version of Senate Bill 54\u003c/a>, covered in this article, was signed into law in June. The new law requires most single-use plastic packaging and foodware be reusable, compostable, refillable or recyclable by 2032 — with definitions for what is “recyclable” to be set by state agency CalRecycle. Plastic producers will also be required to pay into a plastic pollution mitigation fund. Because of the passage of SB 54, proponents of a voter initiative addressing very similar goals removed their measure from the November 2022 ballot.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Article:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California dumps more than 12,000 tons of plastic into landfills every day — enough to fill 219 Olympic-size swimming pools, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Publications/Details/1666\">CalRecycle\u003c/a>, the state’s recycling and waste management agency. The state boasts one of the highest recycling rates in the country, especially of cans and bottles, but despite decades of investment in infrastructure and machinery, the system remains overwhelmed by plastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A trip to a recycling processing center helps explain why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside one of Republic Services’ massive facilities in Milpitas, an impressive array of high-tech machines sort through tons of material from residents’ recycling bins, separating metal from plastic from paper. Some of the machines use magnets, eddy currents or puffs of air blown through hundreds of nozzles to sort the materials; others identify different kinds of plastic with optical scanners. Whizzing conveyor belts ferry it all from one machine to the next, until the recyclables are sorted, baled, and eventually shipped and sold.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Not all plastic is created equal\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One of plastic recycling’s success stories is HDPE, or high-density polyethylene, the translucent plastic commonly used in milk jugs, shampoo bottles and cutting boards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In today’s marketplace, this is the most valuable commodity that we produce at this location,” said Pete Keller, the company’s vice president of sustainability. “These materials are non-pigmented, so any downstream consumer of this material could turn it into any color they want to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>HDPE is currently fetching a price of $1 per pound, or over $2,000 per ton, according to Keller. “I wish we had more of it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That price is partially driven by demand resulting from so-called sustainability commitments major manufacturers have made to use recycled plastic. Naked Juice, for instance, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nakedjuice.com/goodness-outside/\">makes its juice bottles\u003c/a> from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic, while Danone has \u003ca href=\"https://www.danone.com/impact/planet/packaging-positive-circular-economy.html\">pledged\u003c/a> to make all of its evian water bottles from 100% recycled plastic by 2025.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-bTCCB6wbks'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-bTCCB6wbks'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>In a push to boost demand for plastic that is recycled, like HDPE, California lawmakers in 2020 passed a “minimum recycled content” bill. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB793\">Assembly Bill 793\u003c/a>, which went into effect on Jan. 1, mandates that most plastic beverage bottles contain a minimum amount of recycled content. Specifically, all plastic bottles that can be redeemed for $0.05 or $0.10 must contain no less than:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>15% recycled plastic starting Jan. 1, 2022\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>25% recycled plastic starting Jan. 1, 2025\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>50% recycled plastic starting Jan. 1, 2030\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The law, one of the first of its kind in the nation, is targeted at bottle manufacturers, most of whom still use new plastic — or “virgin resin” — which is typically cheaper than recycled plastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11901454\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11901454 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-800x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Workers in green safety jackets and helmets sort trash along a conveyor belt. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52999_IMG_5331_v2-qut.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers at Recology’s San Francisco recycling facility pick out plastic that can’t be recycled, including plastic bags, on July 16, 2021. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In addition to HDPE, PET plastic, or polyethylene terephthalate, can be recycled into clamshells — the clear boxes that strawberries are often packed in — or spun into polyester for clothing. Some denser plastics can also be recycled into pipes, plastic lumber, carpets or buckets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But current recycling markets only accept a fraction of the plastic that’s marked with the three-arrow recycling symbol. Until a few years ago, this problem was largely concealed because the U.S. shipped most of its plastic waste to China, where it was ostensibly being recycled. But in 2018, citing its own environmental concerns, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20741-9#:~:text=In%202017%2C%20China%20announced%20an,are%20enormous%20but%20yet%20unexamined\">China began banning imports of most solid materials\u003c/a>, including most plastics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s forcing domestic recyclers to confront the real challenges of recycling plastic. For one, plastic comes in a myriad of chemical formulations, densities, transparencies and colors. Many products are made of mixed materials: a bottle of hand soap, for example, might contain four different kinds of plastic, plus a metal spring nestled inside the pump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if there were markets for all these different kinds of plastic, sorting and separating them would be a gargantuan task.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s just so many types of plastic. We can’t recycle them all. We can’t manage them all,” said Robert Reed, public relations manager for Recology, which handles San Francisco’s waste and recycling. “You can’t recycle your way out of the larger plastic problem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So most plastic — in fact, almost all of it — ends up in landfills: plastic forks and knives, coffee cups and takeout boxes, used cosmetics, styrofoam trays, and most kinds of plastic bags, from shopping bags to those used for frozen peas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11901455\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11901455 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-800x532.jpeg\" alt=\"Three men talk underneath an open-air canopy in a parking lot. \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-800x532.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-1020x678.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-160x106.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut-1536x1021.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS53000_IMG_5387_edit_v3-qut.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Assemblymember Phil Ting visits a prototype for a mobile recycling program that aims to bring recycling collection trucks to various San Francisco neighborhoods, on July 16, 2021. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Legislative efforts bogged down\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Democratic Assemblymember Phil Ting, who introduced AB 793, has tried to expand the law’s reach by proposing a similar bill requiring the recycling of \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB478\">thermoform plastic\u003c/a>, a group of plastics formed using heat. That legislation, however, got bogged down last year over concerns that infrastructure wasn’t yet in place to accommodate an additional plastic recycling mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, many of the more ambitious plastic recycling-related bills floated last year didn’t survive, including \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1371\">AB 1371\u003c/a>, introduced by state Assemblymember Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, which would have banned the use of plastic packaging for online purchases. The bill failed to receive the 41 votes necessary to make it out of the Assembly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Globally, the e-commerce industry uses nearly 2.1 billion, with a ‘B,’ pounds of plastic packaging. … With almost a third of the world’s population now buying online, the amount of plastic packaging generated is estimated to double by 2025,” Friedman told the Assembly Natural Resources Committee last April. “This is low-hanging fruit, members, and something that is really, really a scourge.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>More incremental efforts to reduce plastic waste, however, have proved fruitful, including a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB343\">“Truth in Labeling” bill\u003c/a>, approved by lawmakers last year, which prohibits manufacturers from calling their products recyclable or using recycling symbols or other suggestions of recyclability unless they meet CalRecycle’s criteria. The agency has until Jan. 1, 2024, to formalize a list of products it deems recyclable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tim Shestek, the American Chemistry Council’s senior director of state affairs, said his organization opposed SB 54 and several other bills last year because they failed to recognize why so many businesses use plastic over other materials in the first place: its durability and value.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Does it go too far? Does it provide opportunities for the business community to comply in a reasonable fashion?” Shestek said. “In our view, it didn’t take into account some of the other trade-offs that we like to discuss: lightweighting, fuel efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions associated with potential alternatives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Shestek acknowledged that more can be done to cut down on plastic waste. His group, for example, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/chemistry-sustainability/circularity\">set goals\u003c/a> for its members to produce 100% recyclable plastic packaging containing at least 30% recycled plastic by 2030.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our focus is trying to get that circular loop completely closed and to be part of the solution,” he said. “I think we recognize that we have a role to play.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11901452\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11901452 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-800x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Two women standing near the bay pour water samples.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/01/RS52997_DSC_1513_edit-qut.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Sutton, left, and Alicia Gilbreath of the San Francisco Estuary Institute strain water collected from the San Francisco Bay through two sieves to sample for microplastics. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Microplastics and human health\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Since plastic was first invented in the mid-1800s, worldwide production has grown to an estimated 400 million tons annually. In the U.S., \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/plastics-material-specific-data\">less than 9%\u003c/a> of plastic gets recycled, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates. Meanwhile, the production of plastic, which is made from petroleum and natural gas, is projected to increase as the fossil-fuel industry faces competition from alternative energy sources. Dozens of plastic plants are currently being built or planned, most of them on the Gulf Coast and in the Ohio River Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a fair bit of attention has been paid to the impact of plastic pollution on marine animals, who often ingest it, research on human health has only recently started to ramp up. In 2018, California legislators directed the State Water Resources Control Board to \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1422\">start studying levels of microplastics\u003c/a> — plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters — detected in municipal drinking water supplies. Some microplastics, like those used in adhesives or paints, are manufactured at a small size, while some are generated when larger pieces of plastic degrade over time. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“One of the reasons that plastic in drinking water has received recent attention, especially by California’s legislators, is that we know that the amount is increasing,” said Scott Coffin, a senior scientist with the state water board. “Additionally, plastic never goes away. So these two factors, they necessitate some concern.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coffin’s team is tasked with eventually establishing safety thresholds for the level of microplastics in the state’s water supply. He estimates that there are more than \u003ca href=\"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c00976\">2,400 chemicals\u003c/a> commonly added to plastic that are potentially dangerous for human health, including known toxins like bisphenol A (commonly known as BPA), phthalates, and a class of flame retardants called \u003ca href=\"https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pbde.html\">PBDEs\u003c/a>, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can think of plastic as a carrier for other chemicals, and in many ways, it’s like a sponge,” Coffin said. “Once it’s in the environment, it can pick up all of the other pollutants that are already there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some microplastics are even small enough to enter into our cells, he noted. \u003ca href=\"https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/7/921\">One German study\u003c/a> found microplastics in the placentas of pregnant women — on both the maternal and fetal side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The smaller the particle, the deeper it’s going to make it into our bodies, and the more likely it is to interact with our cells, causing toxicity,” Coffin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One major \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfei.org/projects/microplastics\">study \u003c/a>published in 2019 by the San Francisco Estuary Institute found microplastics throughout the San Francisco Bay — in the water, the mud, and both stormwater runoff and treated wastewater. The study’s authors concluded that the bay likely has higher levels of microplastic pollution than most major water bodies in the United States because it’s surrounded by dense, urban areas and has a relatively restricted water flow. The two most common particles found were fibers from clothing and bits from tires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We found microplastics in just about every sample we collected,” said Rebecca Sutton, who led the three-year study. “This is pretty consistent with what you see all around the world. Pretty much everywhere you look for it, you are going to find microplastics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coffin echoed that sentiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think a better question would be, where have microplastics not been found?” he said. “We’ve found them from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench. Every organism that we’ve ever looked at, we’ve found some levels, and at this point, I’m not sure that there exists a place that is not impacted by plastic pollution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The climate change impact\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>With that grim assessment in mind, the students in Jacqueline Omania’s fifth grade class at Oxford Elementary in Berkeley have set themselves an ambitious goal: to make so little trash over the course of the school year that the entire class’s garbage fits into a tiny little container about the size of a jam jar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The larger issue is that these youth are growing up in a climate crisis,” said Omania.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The main type of trash that ends up in the class’s container is plastic, so for starters, every student brings a reusable cutlery kit to school to use while eating lunch. Inside the classroom, they use unpainted pencils so that the shavings can be composted. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>At Fillgood’s small storefront in Berkeley, customers can refill their own containers with common household products like dish detergent and shampoo, while LimeLoop, another Bay Area-based start-up, makes reusable packaging for shipping — among the growing number of novel business ventures offering alternatives to plastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This fall, Californians will get to weigh in directly on just how much the state should regulate and limit plastic production and consumption. The \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/California_Plastic_Waste_Reduction_Regulations_Initiative_(2022)\">California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative\u003c/a>, which has qualified for the statewide ballot in November, would not only push through some of the efforts legislators failed to pass last year, but also levy a $0.01 fee — which critics call a tax — on all plastic packaging and disposable food service items.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ACC’s Shestek said the ballot measure is “flawed” and hopes instead to work directly with lawmakers “to hash something out that gets to the same objective, but in a fashion that isn’t so punitive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Allen, the state lawmaker, sees the initiative as a good opportunity to advance his SB 54 legislation, banning single-use plastic products that aren’t recyclable or compostable. He’s confident, he said, the business community will work with him to avoid the costly political hurdle of winning a statewide vote. He’s already moved the bill out of the inactive file and back to the Senate floor to be considered during the 2022 legislative session.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The ballot measure polls very well. It’s very popular,” Allen said. “And while it’s true [that] industry could raise a lot of money and try to defeat it, I think there’s also going to be some serious money raised on the environmental side. It could really be a knock-down-drag-out fight at the end of the day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Crystal Consaul and Kat Shok contributed to this story. Want more? Check out our half-hour documentary on this topic, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTCCB6wbks\">California’s Plastic Problem\u003c/a>. Are you a teacher? Here’s more about Jacqueline Omania’s \u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/bennington.edu/plastic-free-planet/home?authuser=0\">curriculum\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Early last month, a man was injured after \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Hang-glider-in-stable-condition-after-crash-at-17484895.php\">crash-landing a hang glider\u003c/a> at Fort Funston. In August, fire crews were sent out to rescue \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Hiker-lost-in-the-cold-on-Fort-Funston-rescued-17381978.php\">a hiker who got lost\u003c/a> in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In light of seemingly frequent calls for service from Fort Funston, KQED requested data from the San Francisco Fire Department on incidents they’ve responded to in the area, finding that over the last five years, SFFD crews have been called to the cliffs 165 times — 97 of which were for rescues. Often, fire crews responding to calls of dogs stuck on the sheer cliffs arrive to find humans in distress after failed rescue attempts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cliffs at the former missile launch site provide a panoramic view of miles of coastline and the ocean beyond. Horse riders and hang gliders frequent this spot to amble through the wind. Trails snake along the dunes among dusty signs warning “Stay back from the edge,” “Hang glider landing zone” and “Unstable cliff.” The vistas are alluring to both human and dog, who can be liable to give the signs equal consideration — or a lack thereof.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Park Service, which runs the system of parks in the area, has a “no-leash” policy at the fort, so pets are free to roam as they please. With the wide-open space and fellow hounds to socialize with, it is not uncommon for dogs to stray from their owners toward the edge.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even with the risks, the Park Service and the fire department have no intention of setting up a fence or guardrail, according to Lt. John Baxter with SFFD. He says almost all the numerous daily visitors to the park adhere to the warnings and stay on solid ground, and the department’s intent is for people to enjoy the park in its natural state and trust that people preserve their own safety. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surprisingly, even with dozens of pets running over the dunes, only three of the 97 reported rescues were for dogs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baxter has been involved in many of these rescues. He explains that people will see their dog land in a precarious situation, call the fire department, and still attempt to conduct a rescue themselves. In the roughly five to six minutes it takes for the rescue team to arrive, the situation can flip entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Ironically, we’ve had so many incidents where the pet is up with our rescue workers watching us rescue the human companion, because the dog was able to make it back up,” Baxter said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is another reason why we say don’t go over the cliff — call us. If we have to get canceled, we don’t care. We’re happy!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daly City resident Julio Valdez walks his dog at Fort Funston twice a day, and he says he’s seen the same thing happen countless times. He said, “A lot of times they don’t give the dog enough justice of being a dog and letting them run free.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the various stories shared with KQED by those who had witnessed or participated in these rescues, a trend appeared: A claustrophobic city dog hops out of the car, and the normally house-trained pet has its instincts activated by the distractions of the natural world. Several park visitors said the ravens seem to trick the dogs into chasing them off the edge. Others suggested that the owner’s callback gets drowned out by the wind, or is missed amid the excitement of meeting so many other animals. This may cause a dog owner to panic, thinking their dog has gone rogue, and a chase may ensue. Other times, the human companions might lose sight of their pet, see the shape of their dog slip from view over the crest of a dune, and dive after them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unfortunately, the popularity of the park and the frequency of successful rescues may cause people to forget that the attractive landscape has been the site of deadly disasters. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They may not know about the man who crashed his hang glider last month\u003c/span>, or that on Christmas Day 2020 a person was critically injured after \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Woman-survives-plunge-over-cliff-at-S-F-s-Fort-15828493.php\">driving her car off the cliff\u003c/a>. They may forget that in 2019 \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/sf-beach-landslide-Kyra-Sunshine-Scarlet-13652962.php#photo-16971366\">a young woman died\u003c/a> when the eroded sand gave way and buried her, a friend and their dog on the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Considering how frequently these events happen, one might wonder why leashes are not mandatory, or why people still try to scale down the windswept cliffs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sally Stephens is the chair of SFDOG, a dog owner’s group that pushes for expanded access for pet owners in the city, which includes off-leash policies. She says not having to use a leash is ideal for owners who are seeking to train their dog’s behavior or build trust. It is also good for the comfort of dogs, whose emotional well-being relies on mobility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephens says that, ultimately, the responsibility is on dog owners to be conscientious and use their common sense. Her advice for owners is to not let dogs off leash if they do not reliably return to the sound of your voice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Off-leash recreation with your dog doesn’t just mean letting your dog run free. In fact the Park Service calls them voice-control areas. You have to have control of your dog, whether that be with a leash or with your voice,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unobstructed edges at Fort Funston are beloved but, like all natural wonders, call for awareness and practical knowledge of the environment. If a dog ends up on the slope, Baxter recommends calling the rescue team and emphasizes waiting in place, away from the cliff. Very likely, a dog has a better ability to climb or descend safely than its owner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, whether a visitor brings a dog or not, eroded sand is a danger to anybody who stands on it. 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"content": "\u003cp>It’s a done deal. Elon Musk now owns San Francisco-based Twitter. He \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/technology/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html\">closed the $44 billion deal last week and quickly fired the company’s top executives\u003c/a>. Some users are already leaving the social media platform in protest, fearing a rise in hate speech — \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431337/twitter-hateful-tweets-elon-musk-takeover-free-speech\">a fear that already proved well-founded by Monday\u003c/a>, as Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety and integrity, said the platform was seeing an influx of tweets containing slurs and derogatory terms. In short, there’s quite a bit of chaos — not least because Musk himself \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/06/musk-seeks-to-stop-oct-17-trial-date-to-close-twitter-deal-on-original-terms.html\">tried to back out of the deal just a few weeks prior\u003c/a>. So why did he go through with it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003cspan data-pm-slice='1 1 [\"paragraph-wrapper\",null,\"paragraph\",{\"id\":\"p3-0\"}]'>He signed a contract,” said Jeremy Owens, technology editor and San Francisco bureau chief for MarketWatch, in a recent interview with KQED’s Tara Siler. “\u003c/span>This is one of the dumbest acquisitions since AOL Time Warner. He’s paying four or five times what Twitter is worth to own this. I’m not surprised he tried to get out of it. But, you know, there are some rules in this country that are followed. And one of them is if you sign a contract to do something, you’re probably going to have to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Twitter employees, regular users, journalists and advertisers wait nervously to see what Musk will do next, there were a lot of questions on everyone’s mind, the first of which might be: Why Twitter?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He wants attention,” said Owens. “We’ve seen a cavalcade of billionaires buying media outlets. But Elon especially, he just wants the spotlight on him and he finds ways to get the spotlight on him. Now he has it, we’ll see what he does with it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the $44 billion question. Speculation is rife; expectations vary. Some have \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-25/conservatives-elon-musk-twitter\">praised the takeover as a victory for freedom of speech\u003c/a>, while others fear \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/28/musk-twitter-racist-posts/\">things may already be headed for the worst\u003c/a>.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Jeremy Owens, technology editor and San Francisco bureau chief, MarketWatch\"]‘This is one of the dumbest acquisitions since AOL Time Warner.’[/pullquote]“It’s kind of impossible to know,” said Owens. “I stress to everybody they shouldn’t believe what Elon Musk says. He says a lot of things that are contradictory. A lot of them are fantastical. I mean, we’re not seeing Teslas rolling around as robotaxis making money for their owners in their sleep, like he said would be happening by now. We’re really going to have to wait and see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Musk said he plans to create a “content moderation council” on Twitter, he has also said he would loosen the rules on what users can say on the platform, and although he has often been referred to as a libertarian, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/16/business/elon-musk-politics-twitter.html\">his political views remain hazy\u003c/a>. Nevertheless, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/5/23389568/musk-twitter-signal-deleted-messages-judge-ruling\">lawsuit brought against Musk by Twitter\u003c/a> after Musk rescinded his offer to buy the company in April revealed \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/elon-musk-twitter-texts-ranked-17494691.php\">texts with friends and associates\u003c/a> that provide a premonition of things to come — both in terms of what was said and\u003ca href=\"https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/09/elon-musk-caught-deleting-messages-about-the-twitter-deal.html\"> what was not\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Furthermore, Musk has praised the acquisition of right-wing social media app Parler by Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/10/28/1132222606/twitter-account-elon-musk-content-moderation-council\">he announced Friday that Ye’s blocked account on Twitter had been reinstated\u003c/a>, days after the singer/songwriter \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131285970/adidas-ye-kanye-west-antisemitic\">drew international ire over antisemitic remarks and comments on slavery\u003c/a>. Musk has also said Twitter was wrong to ban former President Donald Trump — who has since founded the right-wing social media platform Truth Social — after the January 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. Musk stated back in May that \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/10/musk-talk-twitter/\">he would restore Trump’s account\u003c/a>. Then, on October 18, Musk posted and later deleted\u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-meme-kanye-donald-trump-three-musketeers-parler-2022-10\"> a meme depicting the three social media platform owners — Musk, Ye and Trump — as “The Three Musketeers,”\u003c/a> tweeting “in retrospect, it was inevitable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although Musk has been critical of Trump’s Truth Social, calling it a “right-wing echo chamber,” the celebration of Musk’s Twitter takeover by right-wing and conservative pundits and media since Thursday has worried Twitter users that the network will become more racist, sexist and toxic. 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Owens says there are plenty of other options for everyday users, like Mastodon, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook, but adds that things would be especially alarming for journalists, considering \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/06/27/twitter-is-the-go-to-social-media-site-for-u-s-journalists-but-not-for-the-public/\">69% of U.S. journalists use Twitter as their preferred social media platform for work\u003c/a>, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those of us who are verified on Twitter and try to combat these storms of misinformation and disinformation … if the platform does all fall apart, where does that go?” said Owens. “Where can people find legitimate information?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of Monday, Elon Musk seemed to be moving quickly with changes, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription\">a plan to start charging $19.99 a month for verified users with the Twitter Blue check mark\u003c/a> — which is currently $4.99 a month — giving them 90 days to subscribe or lose their blue status. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11927744/election-2022-fill-out-your-ballot-correct-a-mistake\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#saber\">\u003cstrong>Díganos: ¿Qué quiere saber sobre el voto en las elecciones intermedias de 2022?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#corregir\">\u003cstrong>Saltar a: Cómo corregir un error en su boleta electoral\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Sí, sabemos que, para muchos de ustedes, parece que han votado mucho en el último año.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y ahora, otra temporada electoral está de nuevo con nosotros: las elecciones intermedias de 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si usted es un votante registrado en California, su papeleta está en camino, si es que aún no le ha llegado. ¿Pero qué pasa si no está seguro de cómo rellenarla según su forma de votar? ¿O si cometio un error?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para saber cómo llenar su papeleta, lo importante que es su firma y las opciones que tiene si tiene que empezar de nuevo con una papeleta nueva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saltar a:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"#papeleta\">\u003cstrong>Mi papeleta está perdida o no ha llegado. ¿Qué debo hacer?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>En primer lugar: ¿Estoy registrado para votar?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>El plazo oficial para \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/es-mx/es-mx\">registrarse en línea para votar\u003c/a> es el lunes 24 de octubre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Así que si no está seguro de estar registrado para votar, o no recuerda con qué partido político se registró previamente para votar, \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ES\">compruebe sus datos de registro de votante\u003c/a> lo antes posible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recuerde que si ha cambiado su nombre o la opción de partido político con la que se inscribió anteriormente para votar, tendrá que \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/es-mx/es-mx\">volver a inscribirse\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asegurarse de que está registrado en la dirección correcta, es crucial para recibir su papeleta a tiempo. Lea más sobre cómo \u003ca href=\"#papeleta\">\u003cstrong>asegurarse de recibir su papeleta de voto y qué hacer si su papeleta no ha llegado\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si se le pasa el plazo para registrarse, no se preocupe: Después del 24 de octubre, todavía puede completar el proceso de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">registro de votantes en el mismo día\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés) (también conocido como “voto condicional”) y solicitar su papeleta en persona en la oficina electoral de su condado o en el centro de votación.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué hay en mi papeleta de las elecciones intermedias de 2022?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Dependiendo del condado en el que viva, su boleta electoral de California le presentará una mezcla de carreras para votar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Utilice los enlaces de abajo para ir directamente a nuestra información sobre esa carrera o condado en particular, o navegue por la \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral\">Guía Electoral de KQED\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Su papeleta le pedirá que emita su voto en:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral#contiendas-estatales\">Contiendas Estatales\u003c/a>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/gobernador\">Gobernador\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/senador\">Senador de los Estados Unidos\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/fiscalgeneral\">Fiscal general\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/contralor\">Contralor\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Vicegobernador\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Secretario de Estado\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tesorero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Comisario de Seguros\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Miembro de la Junta Estatal de Ecualización\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Superintendente estatal de instrucción pública\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch5>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral#propuestas-estatales\">Propuestas Estatales\u003c/a>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-1-aborto-enmienda\">Propuesta 1 (el aborto y la constitución de California)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-26-apuestas-deportivas-casinos\">Propuesta 26 (apuestas deportivas en casinos tribales e hipódromos)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-27-apuestas-deportivas-electronicas\">Propuesta 27 (apuestas deportivas en línea)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-28-educacion-arte\">Propuesta 28 (educación de música y arte)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-29-clinicas-dialisis\">Propuesta 29 (regulación de las clínicas de diálisis)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-30-impuesto-carros-electricos\">Propuesta 30 (medio ambiente y vehículos eléctricos)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-31-productos-tabaco-sabor\">Propuesta 31 (productos de tabaco con sabor)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>También puede \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/propfest\">escuchar cada propuesta desglosada en los episodios del podcast Prop. Fest de KQED\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés), o leer las transcripciones de los episodios.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral#contiendas-locales-importantes\">Contiendas Locales Importantes del Área de la Bahía\u003c/a>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/alameda\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/contracosta\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/marin\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Marín\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/napa\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/sanfrancisco\">Todas las contiendas de la ciudad y el condado de San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/sanmateo\">Todas las contiendas del condado de San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/santaclara\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Santa Clara\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/solano\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/sonoma\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Para obtener una lista completa de todo lo que estará en su boleta electoral este año, \u003ca href=\"https://kqed.votersedge.org/ca/es\">introduzca su dirección en el sitio KQED/Voter’s Edge\u003c/a>y obtenga un resumen completo de todas las carreras en las que votará.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11929945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11929945\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops their mail-in ballot into a mailbox on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>¿Cómo devuelvo mi papeleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Las boletas se pueden devolver a través del Servicio Postal (el servicio de devolución ya está pagado) o\u003ca href=\"https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2022/general/es/pdf/complete-vig.pdf\"> se pueden dejar en un lugar de votación o en un buzón de boletas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenga en cuenta que el Servicio Postal debe sellar el sobre de su boleta antes del final del día de las elecciones para que su voto cuente. Recuerde que la última recolección en muchos buzones es a las 5 p.m. Si se hace tarde el día 8 de noviembre, podría considerar un buzón oficial del condado en vez de un buzón del Servicio Postal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Tengo que votar por correo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>No. Al igual que en las elecciones generales de 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">si está registrado para votar, recibirá por defecto una papeleta de voto por correo\u003c/a> para las elecciones intermedias de 2022, sin necesidad de solicitarla (como tenía que hacer en años anteriores). Pero el voto por correo sigue siendo sólo una de las opciones que tiene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todavía puede votar en persona, ya sea en un lugar de votación anticipada antes del día de las elecciones o el mismo día de las elecciones (8 de noviembre). \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">Los centros de votación anticipada abrirán a partir del 10 de octubre\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"corregir\">\u003c/a>¿Cómo puedo corregir un error en mi papeleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Es importante tener en cuenta que cada condado es ligeramente diferente en cuanto a la forma en que prefieren que usted solucione un error en su papeleta, y a menudo proporcionarán detalles específicos sobre las correcciones en la propia papeleta. Si tiene una pregunta específica sobre su papeleta que no se responde aquí, siempre puede ponerse en contacto con su registro local de votantes para obtener asesoramiento e instrucciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué sucede si cometí un error con la firma de mi papeleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Cuando termine de llenar su papeleta, debe firmar el sobre, pero su boleta no será procesada si el sobre no está firmado o si la firma no coincide con la firma en su archivo de votante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Por qué no podría coincidir su firma con la que está archivada? Si se registró para votar a una edad temprana, tal vez su firma haya cambiado con el tiempo. O tal vez se registró para votar en el Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados (DMV, por sus siglas en inglés), y proporcionó su firma en una pantalla con un lápiz óptico, lo que no replica del todo cómo haría su firma con un bolígrafo en papel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si se registró de esta manera, vea la firma que aparece en su licencia de conducir, o en su documento de identidad estatal, porque esa es la que quiere que coincida con la firma de su papeleta.\u003cbr>\nIncluso si no se ha registrado en el DMV, es muy probable que la firma que aparece en su licencia o identificación estatal más reciente sea la que debe emular. Esto se debe a que cuando se registre para votar en línea, la oficina electoral de su condado solicitará electrónicamente una copia de la firma que el DMV tiene actualmente de usted, y esta información se actualiza regularmente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para tranquilizarse aún más, debe saber que California no es un estado de “coincidencia exacta” y no exige que las firmas de los votantes repliquen al 100% la firma que está archivada.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Y si no sé cuál es la firma “correcta” con la que estoy registrado para votar?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si realmente le preocupa que la firma de su sobre no coincida con la firma con la que está registrado para votar, existen dos soluciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Primero, si es el 24 de octubre o antes, \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/es-mx\">puede volver a registrarse para votar con su firma actual\u003c/a>, para asegurarse de que el estado tiene la firma más reciente en sus archivos. Si se vuelve a registrar después del 24 de octubre, tendrá que completar el proceso de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">registro de votantes en el mismo día\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés) (también conocido como “voto condicional”) y solicitar su papeleta en persona en la oficina electoral de su condado o en el centro de votación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En 2021, Kim Alexander, presidenta de la fundación no partidista \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés), nos dijo que hay otra solución si le preocupa su firma: Si puede, vaya a votar en persona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eso es porque la firma va sólo en el sobre de su boleta, y si usted está votando en persona, no hay sobre, porque esa boleta luego va directamente a la urna sin necesidad de ese sobre en absoluto.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Ya he enviado mi papeleta, pero ahora estoy desconfiando de mi firma. ¿Qué pasa si la echo a perder?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>No se preocupe: Existe todo un sistema para ayudarle a corregir su error.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si la oficina electoral de su condado detecta un error de firma en su papeleta, se pondrán en contacto con usted por correo para verificarlo y trabajar con usted para corregirlo, de modo que su papeleta pueda ser contada después de todo. Es lo que se llama “curar” una papeleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Este sistema también se aplica cuando parece que un miembro de la familia de un votante puede haber firmado su papeleta, en lugar del votante. Esto ocurre con frecuencia, cuando en un hogar hay varios votantes que reciben todos una papeleta por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Una manera de estar tranquilo es \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">registrarse para hacer un seguimiento de su papeleta\u003c/a>, así se enterará rápidamente de cualquier problema con su papeleta o su firma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11930158\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11930158\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un residente de San Francisco entrega su papeleta de voto por correo a Elmer Padilla, empleado del Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos, el 9 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>He cometido un error en mi papeleta. ¿Cómo puedo corregirlo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En primer lugar, no se preocupe. Las personas cometen errores en las papeletas y encuentran maneras de corregirlos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los condados dan diferentes instrucciones a los votantes sobre lo que deben hacer si se equivocan (recuerde leer las instrucciones), pero por lo general puede simplemente marcar con una “X” la opción que no pretendía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El trabajo de los funcionarios electorales del condado, una vez que han verificado su firma, es asegurarse de que su papeleta pueda ser leída correctamente. Si eso significa que sus correcciones en la papeleta han dado lugar a problemas de legibilidad, los funcionarios, trabajando en equipos de dos, la volverán hacer para usted de acuerdo con la intención que ha señalado con sus correcciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunos condados, como el de Alameda, piden que se ponga en contacto con ellos primero si comete un error grave, incluido el de votar por el candidato equivocado, para que puedan enviarle una papeleta de sustitución. Así que, viva donde viva, es una buena idea consultar primero con su oficina electoral local para ver qué recomiendan si ha cometido un error.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y recuerde que siempre existe esta otra opción…\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué tal si sólo quiero una nueva papeleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si ha cometido un error demasiado grande en su papeleta para arreglarlo, su mejor plan de acción puede ser enfocarse en conseguir una nueva, y eso está muy bien. Lo puede hacer así:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Llamar a la oficina electoral de su condado para pedir que cancelen esa papeleta y le emitan una nueva.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ir a la oficina electoral de su condado con su papeleta estropeada en horario de oficina y votar allí mismo en el mostrador.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Aproveche las opciones de votación anticipada disponibles en muchos condados.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Acuda a un centro de votación el día de las elecciones, el 8 de noviembre, entregue allí su papeleta estropeada y obtenga una nueva papeleta.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>También puede hacer esto si ha dañado accidentalmente su papeleta de alguna manera (los derrames de café también suceden).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11930159\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11930159\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un residente de San Francisco se pone una pegatina de “¡He votado!” después de completar su voto por correo el 9 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Creo que me equivoqué de fecha en el sobre.\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En primer lugar, esa fecha debe ser la fecha en la que firmó su sobre, no su fecha de nacimiento. (Tuvimos muchas preguntas durante las elecciones de 2020 sobre esto).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero si le preocupa haber confundido la fecha, no se preocupe. Los funcionarios electorales dicen que la fecha que realmente están buscando es la fecha del matasellos de la boleta, para asegurarse de que se presentó a tiempo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los funcionarios electorales sólo examinarán realmente la fecha que ha escrito si reciben tu papeleta después del día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Como por ejemplo, si la envió por correo el lunes antes del día de las elecciones”, nos dijo John Gardner, registrador asistente de votantes del condado de Solano en 2020. “Es entonces cuando tenemos que empezar a revisar los matasellos de la papeleta, o la fecha en que el votante firmó el sobre, para determinar si podemos contar la papeleta o no”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si aún no ha enviado su sobre por correo, se puede corregir, sólo basta con tachar claramente la fecha incorrecta en el sobre y escribir encima la correcta.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué pasa si utilizo tecnología de asistencia para llenar los formularios?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Recibir ayuda física para llenar su papeleta de alguien de confianza siempre está bien, tanto si vota en casa, como en un centro de votación. Sólo tiene que asegurarse de que su firma sea la suya y coincida con la que está registrado para votar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los votantes discapacitados también pueden optar por utilizar el sistema de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">Voto por Correo Accesible a Distancia\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglès) para votar de forma privada e independiente en casa, utilizando su dispositivo de asistencia habitual en su computadora para llenar la papeleta en su pantalla y luego imprimirla y enviarla por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todos los centros de votación de California también están equipados con una unidad de votación accesible. Ahí, los votantes invidentes o visión reducida, o que tengan una discapacidad que limite su destreza, podrán utilizar el dispositivo de ayuda de su preferencia que les permita votar de forma privada e independiente.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Cómo puedo asegurarme de que mi voto por correo llegue a tiempo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Recuerde que una de las principales razones por las que se descalifican las papeletas en las elecciones es porque los votantes las envían por correo demasiado tarde, demasiado tarde el mismo día de las elecciones (después de que los buzones del Servicio Postal de EE.UU ya hayan sido recogidos), o después del día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para que su papeleta sea contabilizada en estas elecciones, debe llevar el sello postal del día de las elecciones, el 8 de noviembre. Su papeleta tiene siete días para llegar a la oficina electoral de su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por lo tanto, es tan importante como siempre asegurarse de tener un plan para emitir su voto a tiempo, y si no va a votar en persona, eso significa asegurarse de llevar su papeleta a un buzón del Servicio Postal, a un buzón de votación seguro, en un centro de votación, o en la oficina electoral de su condado antes de que cierren las urnas el 8 de noviembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Otros errores comunes que debe tener en cuenta sobre la papeleta…\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asegúrese de llenar y firmar la papeleta y el sobre con su nombre.\u003c/strong> Es común ver a parejas o compañeros de piso confundir accidentalmente sus papeletas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asegúrese de utilizar un bolígrafo negro o azul.\u003c/strong> Se lee mejor y no retrasa a los trabajadores cuando tienen que comprobar la intención del votante. (No utilices un rotulador o un Sharpie que traspasa el papel y marca otras páginas de su papeleta).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No envíe un sobre vacío.\u003c/strong> Esto ocurre. Mantener el sobre y la papeleta juntos en su casa puede ser una forma de evitar este problema. Y, por supuesto, cuando esté listo para enviar su papeleta, asegúrese de que está realmente dentro del sobre antes de sellarlo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No ponga un sello postal.\u003c/strong> El sobre de la papeleta está franqueado, no lo necesita.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11930160\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11930160\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/asian-female-holding-I-Voted-sticker-in-hand-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/asian-female-holding-I-Voted-sticker-in-hand-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/asian-female-holding-I-Voted-sticker-in-hand-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/asian-female-holding-I-Voted-sticker-in-hand-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/asian-female-holding-I-Voted-sticker-in-hand-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/asian-female-holding-I-Voted-sticker-in-hand.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao sostiene su calcomonía ‘I Voted’ después de votar en Oakland el 27 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"papeleta\">\u003c/a>Mi papeleta no está o no ha llegado. ¿Qué debo hacer?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si le preocupa que su papeleta no haya llegado todavía, asegúrese de no preocuparse demasiado pronto, ya que la fecha límite para que los condados envíen las papeletas es el 10 de octubre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero si llega a finales de octubre y su papeleta aún no se ha materializado, no se asuste, tiene opciones. Esto es lo que hay que hacer:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Compruebe que está realmente registrado para votar, y en el domicilio correcto.\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ES\">Introduzca sus datos en la página de la Secretaría de Estado sobre el estado de los votantes\u003c/a> para comprobar el estatus de su inscripción. Esto mostrará si está realmente registrado para votar, y en qué domicilio. Debería también mostrar si su papeleta fue enviada por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>También puede utilizar \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">la herramienta ¿Where’s My Ballot?\u003c/a> para comprobar si su papeleta ha sido enviada\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Si está registrado con una dirección incorrecta, puede actualizarla antes del 24 de octubre.\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Si actualiza su registro de votante y su dirección utilizando la página de estado del votante de la secretaría de estado antes de la fecha límite del 24 de octubre para registrarse en línea, el condado cancelará la papeleta que fue enviada a la antigua dirección y se le enviará una nueva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si resulta que su papeleta se perdió porque su registro de votante no fue actualizado, no te sientas mal, la gente se muda a menudo y se olvida de actualizar sus registros.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Alexander, de la California Voter Foundation, confirma que la actualización del domicilio en la oficina de correos no actualiza el registro de votantes. Pero por otro lado, el DMV actualizará los detalles de su registro de votante si actualiza su domicilio con ellos.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Si su domicilio de registro de votantes está correcto, pero su papeleta no le llegó, aún tiene opciones.\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Si faltan más de seis días para el día de las elecciones, \u003ca href=\"#condado\">\u003cstrong>puede llamar a la oficina electoral de su condado \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>y pedir que le envíen una nueva papeleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La oficina electoral de su condado no le enviará una papeleta seis días o menos antes del día de las elecciones porque no puede asegurar de que llegue a tiempo. Por lo tanto, si quiere obtener una papeleta el día antes de las elecciones, vaya a la oficina electoral de su condado en persona y solicite una en el mostrador.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A partir del 10 de octubre, la oficina electoral de su condado estará abierta para el voto anticipado hasta el 8 de noviembre, por lo que también puede ir allí en persona en horario de oficina y votar allí mismo en el mostrador. A lo largo del mes de octubre se abrirán más centros de votación anticipada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y recuerde que si no está registrado para votar, siempre tiene la opción de registrarse el mismo día, también conocida como registro condicional de votantes, en un lugar de votación, donde también puede rellenar y entregar su papeleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"condado\">\u003c/a>Póngase directamente en contacto con su condado\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En toda el Área de la Bahía, los funcionarios electorales están animando a los votantes a que se pongan en contacto, temprano, con cualquier pregunta o preocupación. Aquí está la información de contacto de su condado:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda:\u003c/a> Para información sobre el voto por correo, registro y centros de votación, llame al (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracostavote.gov/\">Contra Costa:\u003c/a> Llame al (925) 335-7800 o envíe un correo electrónico a voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin:\u003c/a> Llame al (415) 473-6456 o vaya a la página electoral del condado de Marín en línea para \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">enviar un formulario por correo electrónico\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa:\u003c/a> Llame al (707) 253-4321 o envíe un correo electrónico a la oficina de elecciones en elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/home-sp\">San Francisco:\u003c/a> Llame al (415) 554-4375 o envíe un correo electrónico a sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections#\">San Mateo:\u003c/a> Llame al (888) 762-8683 o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sccvote.sccgov.org/espanol\">Santa Clara:\u003c/a> Llame gratis al (866) 430-VOTE (8683) o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano:\u003c/a> Llame al (707) 784-6675 o al (888) 933-VOTE (8683). También puede enviar un correo electrónico a elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/administrative-support-and-fiscal-services/clerk-recorder-assessor-registrar-of-voters/registrar-of-voters\">Sonoma:\u003c/a> Llame al (707) 565-6800 o al número gratuito (800) 750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"saber\">\u003c/a>Díganos: ¿Qué más quiere saber?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10035\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10035.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Este artículo fue traducido y editado por la periodista, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/soytapatia\">María Peña\u003c/a> \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11927744/election-2022-fill-out-your-ballot-correct-a-mistake\">Read in English\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#saber\">\u003cstrong>Díganos: ¿Qué quiere saber sobre el voto en las elecciones intermedias de 2022?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#corregir\">\u003cstrong>Saltar a: Cómo corregir un error en su boleta electoral\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Sí, sabemos que, para muchos de ustedes, parece que han votado mucho en el último año.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y ahora, otra temporada electoral está de nuevo con nosotros: las elecciones intermedias de 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si usted es un votante registrado en California, su papeleta está en camino, si es que aún no le ha llegado. ¿Pero qué pasa si no está seguro de cómo rellenarla según su forma de votar? ¿O si cometio un error?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Siga leyendo para saber cómo llenar su papeleta, lo importante que es su firma y las opciones que tiene si tiene que empezar de nuevo con una papeleta nueva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saltar a:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"#papeleta\">\u003cstrong>Mi papeleta está perdida o no ha llegado. ¿Qué debo hacer?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>En primer lugar: ¿Estoy registrado para votar?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>El plazo oficial para \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/es-mx/es-mx\">registrarse en línea para votar\u003c/a> es el lunes 24 de octubre.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Así que si no está seguro de estar registrado para votar, o no recuerda con qué partido político se registró previamente para votar, \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ES\">compruebe sus datos de registro de votante\u003c/a> lo antes posible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recuerde que si ha cambiado su nombre o la opción de partido político con la que se inscribió anteriormente para votar, tendrá que \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/es-mx/es-mx\">volver a inscribirse\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asegurarse de que está registrado en la dirección correcta, es crucial para recibir su papeleta a tiempo. Lea más sobre cómo \u003ca href=\"#papeleta\">\u003cstrong>asegurarse de recibir su papeleta de voto y qué hacer si su papeleta no ha llegado\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si se le pasa el plazo para registrarse, no se preocupe: Después del 24 de octubre, todavía puede completar el proceso de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">registro de votantes en el mismo día\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés) (también conocido como “voto condicional”) y solicitar su papeleta en persona en la oficina electoral de su condado o en el centro de votación.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué hay en mi papeleta de las elecciones intermedias de 2022?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Dependiendo del condado en el que viva, su boleta electoral de California le presentará una mezcla de carreras para votar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Utilice los enlaces de abajo para ir directamente a nuestra información sobre esa carrera o condado en particular, o navegue por la \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral\">Guía Electoral de KQED\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Su papeleta le pedirá que emita su voto en:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral#contiendas-estatales\">Contiendas Estatales\u003c/a>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/gobernador\">Gobernador\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/senador\">Senador de los Estados Unidos\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/fiscalgeneral\">Fiscal general\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/contralor\">Contralor\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Vicegobernador\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Secretario de Estado\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tesorero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Comisario de Seguros\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Miembro de la Junta Estatal de Ecualización\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Superintendente estatal de instrucción pública\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch5>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral#propuestas-estatales\">Propuestas Estatales\u003c/a>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-1-aborto-enmienda\">Propuesta 1 (el aborto y la constitución de California)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-26-apuestas-deportivas-casinos\">Propuesta 26 (apuestas deportivas en casinos tribales e hipódromos)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-27-apuestas-deportivas-electronicas\">Propuesta 27 (apuestas deportivas en línea)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-28-educacion-arte\">Propuesta 28 (educación de música y arte)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-29-clinicas-dialisis\">Propuesta 29 (regulación de las clínicas de diálisis)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-30-impuesto-carros-electricos\">Propuesta 30 (medio ambiente y vehículos eléctricos)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/propuesta-31-productos-tabaco-sabor\">Propuesta 31 (productos de tabaco con sabor)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>También puede \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/propfest\">escuchar cada propuesta desglosada en los episodios del podcast Prop. Fest de KQED\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés), o leer las transcripciones de los episodios.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral#contiendas-locales-importantes\">Contiendas Locales Importantes del Área de la Bahía\u003c/a>\u003c/h5>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/alameda\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/contracosta\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/marin\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Marín\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/napa\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/sanfrancisco\">Todas las contiendas de la ciudad y el condado de San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/sanmateo\">Todas las contiendas del condado de San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/santaclara\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Santa Clara\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/solano\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/guiaelectoral/sonoma\">Todas las contiendas del condado de Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Para obtener una lista completa de todo lo que estará en su boleta electoral este año, \u003ca href=\"https://kqed.votersedge.org/ca/es\">introduzca su dirección en el sitio KQED/Voter’s Edge\u003c/a>y obtenga un resumen completo de todas las carreras en las que votará.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11929945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11929945\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/lady-inserting-ballot-in-mailbox.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops their mail-in ballot into a mailbox on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>¿Cómo devuelvo mi papeleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Las boletas se pueden devolver a través del Servicio Postal (el servicio de devolución ya está pagado) o\u003ca href=\"https://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2022/general/es/pdf/complete-vig.pdf\"> se pueden dejar en un lugar de votación o en un buzón de boletas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenga en cuenta que el Servicio Postal debe sellar el sobre de su boleta antes del final del día de las elecciones para que su voto cuente. Recuerde que la última recolección en muchos buzones es a las 5 p.m. Si se hace tarde el día 8 de noviembre, podría considerar un buzón oficial del condado en vez de un buzón del Servicio Postal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Tengo que votar por correo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>No. Al igual que en las elecciones generales de 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">si está registrado para votar, recibirá por defecto una papeleta de voto por correo\u003c/a> para las elecciones intermedias de 2022, sin necesidad de solicitarla (como tenía que hacer en años anteriores). Pero el voto por correo sigue siendo sólo una de las opciones que tiene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todavía puede votar en persona, ya sea en un lugar de votación anticipada antes del día de las elecciones o el mismo día de las elecciones (8 de noviembre). \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">Los centros de votación anticipada abrirán a partir del 10 de octubre\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"corregir\">\u003c/a>¿Cómo puedo corregir un error en mi papeleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Es importante tener en cuenta que cada condado es ligeramente diferente en cuanto a la forma en que prefieren que usted solucione un error en su papeleta, y a menudo proporcionarán detalles específicos sobre las correcciones en la propia papeleta. Si tiene una pregunta específica sobre su papeleta que no se responde aquí, siempre puede ponerse en contacto con su registro local de votantes para obtener asesoramiento e instrucciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué sucede si cometí un error con la firma de mi papeleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Cuando termine de llenar su papeleta, debe firmar el sobre, pero su boleta no será procesada si el sobre no está firmado o si la firma no coincide con la firma en su archivo de votante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>¿Por qué no podría coincidir su firma con la que está archivada? Si se registró para votar a una edad temprana, tal vez su firma haya cambiado con el tiempo. O tal vez se registró para votar en el Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados (DMV, por sus siglas en inglés), y proporcionó su firma en una pantalla con un lápiz óptico, lo que no replica del todo cómo haría su firma con un bolígrafo en papel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si se registró de esta manera, vea la firma que aparece en su licencia de conducir, o en su documento de identidad estatal, porque esa es la que quiere que coincida con la firma de su papeleta.\u003cbr>\nIncluso si no se ha registrado en el DMV, es muy probable que la firma que aparece en su licencia o identificación estatal más reciente sea la que debe emular. Esto se debe a que cuando se registre para votar en línea, la oficina electoral de su condado solicitará electrónicamente una copia de la firma que el DMV tiene actualmente de usted, y esta información se actualiza regularmente.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para tranquilizarse aún más, debe saber que California no es un estado de “coincidencia exacta” y no exige que las firmas de los votantes repliquen al 100% la firma que está archivada.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Y si no sé cuál es la firma “correcta” con la que estoy registrado para votar?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si realmente le preocupa que la firma de su sobre no coincida con la firma con la que está registrado para votar, existen dos soluciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Primero, si es el 24 de octubre o antes, \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/es-mx\">puede volver a registrarse para votar con su firma actual\u003c/a>, para asegurarse de que el estado tiene la firma más reciente en sus archivos. Si se vuelve a registrar después del 24 de octubre, tendrá que completar el proceso de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">registro de votantes en el mismo día\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés) (también conocido como “voto condicional”) y solicitar su papeleta en persona en la oficina electoral de su condado o en el centro de votación.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>En 2021, Kim Alexander, presidenta de la fundación no partidista \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglés), nos dijo que hay otra solución si le preocupa su firma: Si puede, vaya a votar en persona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eso es porque la firma va sólo en el sobre de su boleta, y si usted está votando en persona, no hay sobre, porque esa boleta luego va directamente a la urna sin necesidad de ese sobre en absoluto.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Ya he enviado mi papeleta, pero ahora estoy desconfiando de mi firma. ¿Qué pasa si la echo a perder?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>No se preocupe: Existe todo un sistema para ayudarle a corregir su error.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Si la oficina electoral de su condado detecta un error de firma en su papeleta, se pondrán en contacto con usted por correo para verificarlo y trabajar con usted para corregirlo, de modo que su papeleta pueda ser contada después de todo. Es lo que se llama “curar” una papeleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Este sistema también se aplica cuando parece que un miembro de la familia de un votante puede haber firmado su papeleta, en lugar del votante. Esto ocurre con frecuencia, cuando en un hogar hay varios votantes que reciben todos una papeleta por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Una manera de estar tranquilo es \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">registrarse para hacer un seguimiento de su papeleta\u003c/a>, así se enterará rápidamente de cualquier problema con su papeleta o su firma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11930158\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11930158\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/ballot-given-to-postal-worker.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un residente de San Francisco entrega su papeleta de voto por correo a Elmer Padilla, empleado del Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos, el 9 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>He cometido un error en mi papeleta. ¿Cómo puedo corregirlo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En primer lugar, no se preocupe. Las personas cometen errores en las papeletas y encuentran maneras de corregirlos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los condados dan diferentes instrucciones a los votantes sobre lo que deben hacer si se equivocan (recuerde leer las instrucciones), pero por lo general puede simplemente marcar con una “X” la opción que no pretendía.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El trabajo de los funcionarios electorales del condado, una vez que han verificado su firma, es asegurarse de que su papeleta pueda ser leída correctamente. Si eso significa que sus correcciones en la papeleta han dado lugar a problemas de legibilidad, los funcionarios, trabajando en equipos de dos, la volverán hacer para usted de acuerdo con la intención que ha señalado con sus correcciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Algunos condados, como el de Alameda, piden que se ponga en contacto con ellos primero si comete un error grave, incluido el de votar por el candidato equivocado, para que puedan enviarle una papeleta de sustitución. Así que, viva donde viva, es una buena idea consultar primero con su oficina electoral local para ver qué recomiendan si ha cometido un error.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y recuerde que siempre existe esta otra opción…\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué tal si sólo quiero una nueva papeleta?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Si ha cometido un error demasiado grande en su papeleta para arreglarlo, su mejor plan de acción puede ser enfocarse en conseguir una nueva, y eso está muy bien. Lo puede hacer así:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Llamar a la oficina electoral de su condado para pedir que cancelen esa papeleta y le emitan una nueva.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ir a la oficina electoral de su condado con su papeleta estropeada en horario de oficina y votar allí mismo en el mostrador.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Aproveche las opciones de votación anticipada disponibles en muchos condados.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Acuda a un centro de votación el día de las elecciones, el 8 de noviembre, entregue allí su papeleta estropeada y obtenga una nueva papeleta.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>También puede hacer esto si ha dañado accidentalmente su papeleta de alguna manera (los derrames de café también suceden).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11930159\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11930159\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/female-in-yellow-top-with-I-Voted-sticker.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Un residente de San Francisco se pone una pegatina de “¡He votado!” después de completar su voto por correo el 9 de octubre de 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Creo que me equivoqué de fecha en el sobre.\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En primer lugar, esa fecha debe ser la fecha en la que firmó su sobre, no su fecha de nacimiento. (Tuvimos muchas preguntas durante las elecciones de 2020 sobre esto).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pero si le preocupa haber confundido la fecha, no se preocupe. Los funcionarios electorales dicen que la fecha que realmente están buscando es la fecha del matasellos de la boleta, para asegurarse de que se presentó a tiempo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los funcionarios electorales sólo examinarán realmente la fecha que ha escrito si reciben tu papeleta después del día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Como por ejemplo, si la envió por correo el lunes antes del día de las elecciones”, nos dijo John Gardner, registrador asistente de votantes del condado de Solano en 2020. “Es entonces cuando tenemos que empezar a revisar los matasellos de la papeleta, o la fecha en que el votante firmó el sobre, para determinar si podemos contar la papeleta o no”.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si aún no ha enviado su sobre por correo, se puede corregir, sólo basta con tachar claramente la fecha incorrecta en el sobre y escribir encima la correcta.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Qué pasa si utilizo tecnología de asistencia para llenar los formularios?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Recibir ayuda física para llenar su papeleta de alguien de confianza siempre está bien, tanto si vota en casa, como en un centro de votación. Sólo tiene que asegurarse de que su firma sea la suya y coincida con la que está registrado para votar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los votantes discapacitados también pueden optar por utilizar el sistema de \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">Voto por Correo Accesible a Distancia\u003c/a> (enlace sólo en inglès) para votar de forma privada e independiente en casa, utilizando su dispositivo de asistencia habitual en su computadora para llenar la papeleta en su pantalla y luego imprimirla y enviarla por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Todos los centros de votación de California también están equipados con una unidad de votación accesible. Ahí, los votantes invidentes o visión reducida, o que tengan una discapacidad que limite su destreza, podrán utilizar el dispositivo de ayuda de su preferencia que les permita votar de forma privada e independiente.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>¿Cómo puedo asegurarme de que mi voto por correo llegue a tiempo?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Recuerde que una de las principales razones por las que se descalifican las papeletas en las elecciones es porque los votantes las envían por correo demasiado tarde, demasiado tarde el mismo día de las elecciones (después de que los buzones del Servicio Postal de EE.UU ya hayan sido recogidos), o después del día de las elecciones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Para que su papeleta sea contabilizada en estas elecciones, debe llevar el sello postal del día de las elecciones, el 8 de noviembre. Su papeleta tiene siete días para llegar a la oficina electoral de su condado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Por lo tanto, es tan importante como siempre asegurarse de tener un plan para emitir su voto a tiempo, y si no va a votar en persona, eso significa asegurarse de llevar su papeleta a un buzón del Servicio Postal, a un buzón de votación seguro, en un centro de votación, o en la oficina electoral de su condado antes de que cierren las urnas el 8 de noviembre.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Otros errores comunes que debe tener en cuenta sobre la papeleta…\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asegúrese de llenar y firmar la papeleta y el sobre con su nombre.\u003c/strong> Es común ver a parejas o compañeros de piso confundir accidentalmente sus papeletas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asegúrese de utilizar un bolígrafo negro o azul.\u003c/strong> Se lee mejor y no retrasa a los trabajadores cuando tienen que comprobar la intención del votante. (No utilices un rotulador o un Sharpie que traspasa el papel y marca otras páginas de su papeleta).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No envíe un sobre vacío.\u003c/strong> Esto ocurre. Mantener el sobre y la papeleta juntos en su casa puede ser una forma de evitar este problema. 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Esto es lo que hay que hacer:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Compruebe que está realmente registrado para votar, y en el domicilio correcto.\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/ES\">Introduzca sus datos en la página de la Secretaría de Estado sobre el estado de los votantes\u003c/a> para comprobar el estatus de su inscripción. Esto mostrará si está realmente registrado para votar, y en qué domicilio. Debería también mostrar si su papeleta fue enviada por correo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>También puede utilizar \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">la herramienta ¿Where’s My Ballot?\u003c/a> para comprobar si su papeleta ha sido enviada\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Si está registrado con una dirección incorrecta, puede actualizarla antes del 24 de octubre.\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Si actualiza su registro de votante y su dirección utilizando la página de estado del votante de la secretaría de estado antes de la fecha límite del 24 de octubre para registrarse en línea, el condado cancelará la papeleta que fue enviada a la antigua dirección y se le enviará una nueva.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y si resulta que su papeleta se perdió porque su registro de votante no fue actualizado, no te sientas mal, la gente se muda a menudo y se olvida de actualizar sus registros.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Alexander, de la California Voter Foundation, confirma que la actualización del domicilio en la oficina de correos no actualiza el registro de votantes. Pero por otro lado, el DMV actualizará los detalles de su registro de votante si actualiza su domicilio con ellos.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Si su domicilio de registro de votantes está correcto, pero su papeleta no le llegó, aún tiene opciones.\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Si faltan más de seis días para el día de las elecciones, \u003ca href=\"#condado\">\u003cstrong>puede llamar a la oficina electoral de su condado \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>y pedir que le envíen una nueva papeleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>La oficina electoral de su condado no le enviará una papeleta seis días o menos antes del día de las elecciones porque no puede asegurar de que llegue a tiempo. Por lo tanto, si quiere obtener una papeleta el día antes de las elecciones, vaya a la oficina electoral de su condado en persona y solicite una en el mostrador.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A partir del 10 de octubre, la oficina electoral de su condado estará abierta para el voto anticipado hasta el 8 de noviembre, por lo que también puede ir allí en persona en horario de oficina y votar allí mismo en el mostrador. A lo largo del mes de octubre se abrirán más centros de votación anticipada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Y recuerde que si no está registrado para votar, siempre tiene la opción de registrarse el mismo día, también conocida como registro condicional de votantes, en un lugar de votación, donde también puede rellenar y entregar su papeleta.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"condado\">\u003c/a>Póngase directamente en contacto con su condado\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>En toda el Área de la Bahía, los funcionarios electorales están animando a los votantes a que se pongan en contacto, temprano, con cualquier pregunta o preocupación. Aquí está la información de contacto de su condado:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda:\u003c/a> Para información sobre el voto por correo, registro y centros de votación, llame al (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracostavote.gov/\">Contra Costa:\u003c/a> Llame al (925) 335-7800 o envíe un correo electrónico a voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin:\u003c/a> Llame al (415) 473-6456 o vaya a la página electoral del condado de Marín en línea para \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">enviar un formulario por correo electrónico\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa:\u003c/a> Llame al (707) 253-4321 o envíe un correo electrónico a la oficina de elecciones en elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/home-sp\">San Francisco:\u003c/a> Llame al (415) 554-4375 o envíe un correo electrónico a sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections#\">San Mateo:\u003c/a> Llame al (888) 762-8683 o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sccvote.sccgov.org/espanol\">Santa Clara:\u003c/a> Llame gratis al (866) 430-VOTE (8683) o envíe un correo electrónico a registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano:\u003c/a> Llame al (707) 784-6675 o al (888) 933-VOTE (8683). 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