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Herrera spoke to KQED on the condition that he only be identified by one of his last names, because of fear that divulging his identity could hurt his asylum case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a \u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1106366/download\">growing number of asylum seekers\u003c/a> at the U.S.-Mexico border, and U.S. immigration courts mired in an \u003ca href=\"https://trac.syr.edu/phptools/immigration/court_backlog/\">epic backlog\u003c/a> of nearly 1.4 million cases, the Biden administration has proposed a fundamental change in the way asylum cases are decided. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhs.gov/news/2021/08/18/dhs-and-doj-publish-notice-proposed-rulemaking-make-asylum-process-more-efficient\">plan\u003c/a>, announced last week, aims to speed up the process and reduce pressure on the courts. It could also make the experience more humane for migrants fleeing persecution, like Herrera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The trauma is hard to shake\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Three hours into his last hearing, Herrera broke down sobbing on the witness stand, recalled his pro bono lawyer, Abby Sullivan Engen, a supervising immigration attorney with Oakland-based Centro Legal de la Raza. She said she asked the judge for a break but was denied.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[The judge] instead helped him to focus on his breathing and asked that he keep recounting his traumatic story,” said Sullivan Engen, who found the experience disturbing. “The prosecutor’s sight remained fixed on her computer and desk, never once looking at this man crying profusely on the witness stand.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just recounting the hostile questioning he experienced in immigration court, and his inability to satisfy the Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutor with every detail of the violence he suffered, was agitating for Herrera. In the middle of an interview with KQED over Zoom, he stopped suddenly, wiped his face and walked away, eventually returning with a bottle of cold water to drink.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11886302\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51133_016_SanJose_Immigration_08232021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51133_016_SanJose_Immigration_08232021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51133_016_SanJose_Immigration_08232021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51133_016_SanJose_Immigration_08232021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51133_016_SanJose_Immigration_08232021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51133_016_SanJose_Immigration_08232021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Herrera and Gonzalez watch their son jump on the trampoline at their home on August 23, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Herrera’s wife — whom KQED agreed to refer to only by her last name, Gonzalez, so as not to jeopardize the case — remained on the living room couch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s still really traumatized,” she said. “We’ve been through a lot, and each time we have to present it in court, it’s like living through it all over again.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gonzalez said what’s hardest to see is the anxiety her children suffer each time their parents prepare to go to court. She said they’re still haunted by memories of watching the angry mob kidnap their father and threaten to burn them alive in their house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our children ask, ‘Mami, what’s going to happen if we have to go back there? Are we going to have to go live there again?'” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Different systems for different asylum seekers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Herrera was one of almost 64,000 people who applied for asylum in 2015 after reaching the U.S.-Mexico border. In 2020, the number was close to 200,000. And all of those cases must go through the immigration court system, where overstretched judges are often rushed and hearings are routinely delayed for months or years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not every asylum seeker goes through immigration court — only people who seek refuge at the time they are entering the country. The process is different for those who request protection after they’re already in the U.S. — on a student visa or as a tourist, for example. Those applicants are interviewed in an office setting by an asylum officer employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/20/2021-17779/procedures-for-credible-fear-screening-and-consideration-of-asylum-withholding-of-removal-and-cat\">proposed rule\u003c/a> by the Department of Justice, which oversees the immigration courts, and the Department of Homeland Security, where U.S.C.I.S. is located, was published Aug. 20 in the Federal Register. It would send everyone who claims asylum at the border to the U.S.C.I.S. asylum office as well. One primary objective: Officials say adjudications would move faster than in immigration court, allowing cases to be decided in months, rather than years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas\"]‘We are building an immigration system that is designed to ensure due process, respect human dignity, and promote equity.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Individuals who are eligible will receive relief more swiftly, while those who are not eligible will be expeditiously removed,” said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a statement. “We are building an immigration system that is designed to ensure due process, respect human dignity, and promote equity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan would help restore credibility to an immigration system that’s “pretty badly broken,” says Doris Meissner, a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., who has advocated for such a reform for several years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Biden administration’s new rule represents a fundamental retooling of the asylum system that preserves asylum as a bedrock element of the U.S. immigration system while also recognizing that a secure border and deterring unlawful crossings are legitimate and necessary attributes of an effective, credible immigration system,” Meissner wrote in a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/biden-asylum-processing-proposed-rule\">commentary\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All asylum seekers must prove they meet the legal definition of a refugee: that they have suffered persecution, or fear that they will suffer persecution, in their home country due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having your case heard by a U.S.C.I.S. asylum officer doesn’t mean you’re more likely to be granted asylum, though. The annual approval rate from 2012 to 2020 in immigration court ranged from 26% to 53%. At U.S.C.I.S., it ranged from 27% to 48%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But asylum officers have more specialized training on asylum law and country conditions around the world, according to Meissner. And supervision in the U.S.C.I.S. asylum division leads to greater consistency in asylum decisions compared to immigration courts, where the \u003ca href=\"https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/judge2020/denialrates.html\">approval rates\u003c/a> of individual judges can vary from 0.9% of all cases to 96.7%, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"asylum-seeker\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed rule would only affect future cases, not those currently in immigration court. But Sullivan Engen says if Herrera could have made his case to an asylum officer, rather than before a judge and a prosecutor, it would have been much less harrowing for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I won’t say that it’s completely non-adversarial because sometimes the officers do ask questions in a manner that’s a little bit more like a prosecutor. But as a general rule, the asylum officer’s task is to elicit the story,” she said. “The applicant doesn’t feel like they’re being grilled in the same way. A lot of the officers have training in trauma-informed approaches to interviewing … It’s just night and day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diego Aranda-Teixeira is a supervising attorney with Al Otro Lado, a cross-border legal services agency with offices in San Diego, Los Angeles and Tijuana. He says another important aspect of the Biden plan is that it would also allow the government to release some asylum seekers who’d otherwise be locked up while their cases proceed. The rule doesn’t require releasing detainees, but it gives officials leeway to decide that “detention is unavailable or impracticable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are actively harmed by detention,” said Aranda-Teixeira. “It’s bad for their mental health and really bad for their immigration case, because if you’re new to the country and you’re detained, who are you going to call? There are no public defenders for immigration … When people get released, that really improves the chances they will get some kind of help.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Questions of due process\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>But not all immigrant advocates are convinced the new system would be an improvement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dulce Garcia, a San Diego immigration attorney and executive director of the advocacy group Border Angels, has seen the work of U.S.C.I.S. asylum officers up close when they perform another of their functions: conducting initial screenings, called “credible fear interviews,” of people who ask for asylum at the border. She said she often finds problems with those screenings, and that makes her skeptical about expanding the role of asylum officers further.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve seen on the ground, those of us that work at the border, when you give so much power to someone in an arbitrary system, things usually go wrong and they don’t favor migrants,” she said. “If we’re going to rework the system, I think there are better ways to do so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Dulce Garcia, Director of Border Angels\"]‘If we’re going to rework the system, I think there are better ways to do so.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said she would rather see a broader overhaul to make the immigration courts independent of the Department of Justice and to build in greater due process protections. That’s a plan that has been endorsed by the American Bar Association and others, but would require Congress to act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Human Rights First, a U.S.-based international human rights nonprofit, has also raised concerns. The group said it welcomed the proposal to allow asylum seekers to present their claims in the “less traumatizing, non-adversarial setting” of the U.S.C.I.S. asylum office. However, it criticized the government’s plan to continue to subject unauthorized migrants at the border to a fast-track deportation process known as “expedited removal,” unless they pass their initial asylum screening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The proposed rule could be used and abused to rush asylum seekers through adjudications without sufficient time to secure legal representation, gather evidence or prepare their cases, leading U.S. agencies to return to persecution people who actually do qualify for asylum,” said Eleanor Acer, the group’s senior director for refugee protection, in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/press-release/human-rights-first-expresses-concern-some-proposed-asylum-changes\">statement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Immigration Stories\" tag=\"immigration\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A provision that allows people to request an administrative review — but not a full appeal in immigration court — if their claim is denied by U.S.C.I.S. also raised a red flag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The proposal’s restriction on access to immigration court hearings … could limit their ability to present crucial evidence,” Acer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Criticism also came from groups that favor further restrictions on immigration. The Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, D.C., \u003ca href=\"https://cis.org/Arthur/DHSDOJ-Propose-Changes-Asylum-Process-Border\">argued\u003c/a> that the proposed rule would give asylum seekers too much of a right to appeal and found fault with the rule for expanding discretion to release asylum seekers from detention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the public have until Oct. 19 to \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/20/2021-17779/procedures-for-credible-fear-screening-and-consideration-of-asylum-withholding-of-removal-and-cat\">submit comments\u003c/a> on the proposed rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New funding for asylum officers needed\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If the new plan goes into effect, the job of the nation’s nearly 800 asylum officers would expand by perhaps 150,000 claims per year, according to U.S.C.I.S. The agency currently has 350,000 pending cases, and the only way to actually speed up asylum adjudications under the new system would be to hire more staff. U.S.C.I.S. has announced plans to add 1,000 more asylum officers and 1,000 support staff to meet the workload. But that will depend on new funding, something Biden has requested of Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Herrera, asylum seeker\"]‘I wish that whatever’s going to happen, would just happen.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S.C.I.S. asylum offices are located in San Francisco, Los Angeles and nine other major cities. Asylum officers also travel to perform interviews at additional U.S.C.I.S. field offices around the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the Biden proposal makes its way through the federal rulemaking process, those currently seeking asylum through the overtaxed immigration courts must continue to wait. For Herrera, the six long years have been hard to bear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s difficult,” he said. “For me personally, I wish that whatever’s going to happen, would just happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>California Republicans were \u003ca href=\"https://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/oct-2003-schwarzenegger-wins-election-9107297\">ecstatic in 2003\u003c/a> when voters ousted Democratic Gov. Gray Davis and replaced him with a Republican movie star: Arnold Schwarzenegger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since his reelection in 2006, no Republican has won statewide office in California, a slump the state GOP hopes to break in next month's gubernatorial recall election.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Sam Blakeslee, former state assemblyman\"]'A lot of Republicans were aghast and deeply confused because they literally thought they had voted for and had one type of governor at the top of the ticket and woke up the next day and found out he was someone altogether different.'[/pullquote]Yet a review of Schwarzenegger's two-term record is decidedly mixed when it comes to both Republican power and priorities. Since his recall win in 2003, the GOP's share of the electorate has shrunk from 35% to 24%, and Democrats now control a supermajority of the state Legislature. Meanwhile, some of Schwarzenegger's signature policy achievements — including on climate change and political reform — remain unpopular with many Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at the beginning, says former Schwarzenegger communications director Rob Stutzman, even those who hadn't voted for the movie star were excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\"\u003c/b>I wouldn't say the Republican party completely coalesced around him [during the recall campaign],\" Stutzman said. \"But Schwarzenegger captured the imagination — even beyond Republicans — of the potential of him. And once he was governor, the party did consolidate around him for quite a while.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn't just Davis’s unpopularity or Schwarzenegger’s Hollywood status that propelled the actor and former pro bodybuilder to victory in 2003. Schwarzenegger capitalized on his position as an outsider — promising to blow up boxes and upend business as usual in Sacramento. He pledged to repeal the so-called car tax and balance the state’s budget, but not raise other taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking back, though, political insiders say the excitement was palpable among the broader political community when Schwarzenegger first arrived in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's kind of hard to imagine the enthusiasm that everyone felt having someone like Gov. Schwarzenegger, the Terminator, show up and claim he was going to fix the state, he was going to clean house and he was going to restructure government so it worked more like a business,\" recalled Sam Blakeslee, a Republican elected to the Assembly shortly after Schwarzenegger took office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blakeslee, who eventually became the Assembly Republican leader before being elected to the state Senate, says it wasn’t just Republicans who were optimistic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I remember talking to lobbyists and fellow Republicans, even Democrats, who were genuinely excited to see what he could get done,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But governing is different from campaigning, and Schwarzenegger soon found himself faced with a massive budget deficit, in part because he repealed that car tax.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his first year, Schwarzenegger had political wind at his back, and managed to convince voters to borrow $15 billion to close the spending gap. But one year later, his effort to go around the state Legislature with another series of ballot measures was crushed by organized labor, which unleashed a ferocious opposition campaign. Voters resoundingly rejected Schwarzenegger's package that, among other things, would have curbed state spending and weakened public employee unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After losing that ballot fight, Schwarzenegger brought more powerful, experienced Democrats into his administration — \u003ca href=\"https://capitolweekly.net/schwarzenegger-picks-key-davis-aide-susan-kennedy-as-new-chief-of-staff-sparking-anger-among-some-republicans/\">including a new chief of staff\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Well, that was the point when a lot of Republicans broke with Schwarzenegger,\" said Blakeslee, who noted that the former governor didn't just have Democratic advisers — he actually listened to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Arnold embraced their perspective,\" he said. \"And a lot of Republicans were aghast and deeply confused because they literally thought they had voted for and had one type of governor at the top of the ticket and woke up the next day and found out he was someone altogether different.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Budget fights with both parties in the state Legislature would color Schwarzenegger’s entire tenure —but another former Republican Assembly leader during that time, Connie Conway, said she saw his willingness to listen to all sides as one of his major strengths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conway credits Schwarzenegger for raising up the voices of minority Republicans during budget negotiations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I always appreciated the fact that I feel that Gov. Schwarzenegger was inclusive. Everybody's opinion did matter ... It's part of his DNA,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But things got a lot more complicated between the governor and the GOP near the end of his first term. Months before he won reelection, Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 32, California's landmark climate change bill, which was passed largely on party lines and set the stage for the state's cap and trade program. It remains deeply controversial among Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"recall-election\"]Still, Blakeslee notes that Schwarzenegger was able to get some GOP lawmakers on board with other carbon-reduction legislation. He calls the issue one of Schwarzenegger's \"chief achievements.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And he actually created a space where there could be moderate Republicans who could bring forward reforms or proposals to improve the environment,\" he said. \"He actually did a pretty good job of keeping a cohort of moderate Republicans in a position where they could work with him because he did take their input.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it was what happened after Schwarzenegger won reelection in 2006 that angered GOP stalwarts the most, says Stutzman, his former communications director: He reneged on a campaign promise not to raise taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He ran for reelection ... [and] promised not to raise taxes, but he did raise taxes,\" Stutzman said. \"So, yeah, at that point, I think Republicans were getting frustrated.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then there were Schwarzenegger's successful political reform efforts — achievements that may have undercut an already waning Republican party in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, in 2008, Schwarzenegger wrote a ballot measure that took legislative redistricting powers away from lawmakers and put them in the hands of an independent commission. Then, in 2010 — as he prepared to leave office — Schwarzenegger backed a ballot measure that ended party primaries in California and allowed the top two candidates to move on to the general election, leaving neither party with a guaranteed spot in the runoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Allan Zaremberg, CEO of the California Chamber of Commerce, said the initiatives did what Schwarzenegger and other backers had wanted: They opened the door to electing more centrist politicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether the changes were positive for the Republican Party is another question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We, as well as the governor, were concerned about making sure that the lines were fairly drawn to represent communities of interest as opposed to, you know, 'Can you protect my seat,' which happened all the time when you had incumbents drawing the lines,\" he said. \"You want to have as many people participate in the election as possible and get the candidate who appeals to the majority of the voters.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stutzman also sees those measures as a win because they stripped power from both political parties. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ask\">Ask us: What do you want to know about voting in the Newsom recall election?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mistake\">Skip to: How to fix a mistake on your ballot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>On Sept. 14, there'll be a recall election to decide whether Gov. 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But what if you're unsure of how to fill it out according to how you want to vote — or if you've made a mistake?\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=\"news_11884716\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We spoke with Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, for expert answers to \u003ca href=\"#ask\">the questions we've received\u003c/a> on how to fill out your ballot, how important your signature is and your options if you need to start again with a fresh ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip to: \u003ca href=\"#missingballot\">My ballot is missing or hasn't arrived. What should I do?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>How to fill out your recall ballot properly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'How do I make \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure I'm voting for or against recalling Newsom?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your ballot has two things to vote on, in the form of two questions: whether you want to recall Newsom, and which candidate you want to succeed him if he is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Question 1 reads: “Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or No.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you vote \"yes,\" you're voting to recall Newsom and remove him from his position as governor of California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you vote \"no,\" you're voting to keep Newsom as governor of California.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>It's important to clarify this, because the yes/no expression of Question 1 might be confusing to some folks. For example, some might think a \"yes\" vote means a thumbs-up for Newsom (as in \"yes, I support him\"). It doesn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you accidentally mark the wrong box, we have \u003ca href=\"#mistake\">advice on how to address that mistake on your ballot\u003c/a> below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I don't want to recall Newsom. Do I just leave Question 2 blank and forget about choosing a replacement candidate?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's up to you. Question 2 has a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he \u003cem>is\u003c/em> recalled. You can choose one, even if you voted \"no\" on the recall itself in Question 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why would you want to choose a potential replacement for Newsom, if you don't want him to be recalled? If Newsom is recalled, your choice of candidate will still count toward who replaces him as governor. And answering Question 2 by choosing a succession candidate doesn't affect or invalidate a \"no\" answer to Question 1 about the recall itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, by voting on Question 2, you'll have a say in who California's next governor is if Newsom were to be recalled, even if you vote against the recall. But if you leave Question 2 blank, you won't have that say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882472\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11882472\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Gov. Gavin Newsom at a conference.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-800x534.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1020x681.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1920x1282.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) speaks during a news conference after touring the vaccination clinic at City College of San Francisco with San Francisco Mayor London Breed (R) on April 6, 2021, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'If I don't want to recall Newsom, can I write in his name instead of choosing from the replacement candidates?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can, but your write-in won't be counted. That's because \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs#qandr\">Newsom can't run against himself in the recall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This also applies to \u003cem>any\u003c/em> other candidates you write in who aren't official replacement candidates (i.e., listed on the ballot) or who haven't formally applied to be a write-in candidate. That leads us to ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'So what's the difference between replacement candidates and write-in candidates?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That list on Question 2 of your ballot contains \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list.pdf\">46 replacement candidates\u003c/a>. These are the people who want to replace Newsom as governor of California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/recall\">Read more about the top six replacement candidates in our recall voter guide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Replacement candidates had to file their candidacy by July 16, but if a candidate wants to apply after that date, they have to file as a write-in candidate. This means that voters have to literally write in that person's name to cast a vote for them in Question 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A write-in vote is only counted if the person whose name you're writing has actually applied to be \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list-writein.pdf\">a write-in candidate\u003c/a>, or is on the list of replacement candidates on the ballot. Writing in any other name (including Newsom's, remember) won't be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list-writein.pdf\">The certified list of write-in candidates is now available as of Sept. 3\u003c/a>. Read more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs\">how write-in candidates work on your ballot.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'If choosing a replacement candidate at least gives me a say in California's potential next governor, why is Newsom telling me not to do it?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good question. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885054/recall-heats-up-as-newsom-challengers-rally-supporters\">Gov. Newsom is urging voters to skip answering Question 2 on the ballot\u003c/a>. \"It's a simple thing,\" he has said. \"Just vote 'no' and go to the mailbox and get these ballots back.\" Why?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\">Guy Marzorati\u003c/a> of KQED's California Politics and Government Desk, who says he thinks Newsom's \"just vote 'no'\" strategy is \"for simplicity of communication.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Newsom's campaign worked for months to successfully discourage high-profile Democrats from putting their names on the ballot,\" says Marzorati. \"So it's not like Newsom has an ally to recommend as a backup anyway.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Alexander of the California Voter Foundation says it's important to remember that in 2003, in California's last recall election, a Democrat — then Governor Gray Davis — \u003cem>did\u003c/em> put himself forward as an ostensible strong backup candidate on the ballot. California's then Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante filed as a replacement candidate on that ballot, with the message \"Vote 'No' on the recall and 'Yes' on Bustamante.\" He was beaten by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger anyway, who served as California governor until 2011. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870960/should-a-democrat-run-in-the-newsom-recall-we-asked-cruz-bustamante\">Read more about the 2003 Cruz Bustamante situation.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This time around, there's been a lot more, I would say, discipline among the Democratic Party leaders to keep anybody from doing the same thing that Cruz Bustamante did,\" says Alexander. \"And so as a result, you have a very high-powered campaign supporting the retention of Gov. Newsom that is being supported by the Democratic Party, that is very vocal in urging people to vote 'no' on the recall, but then is completely silent on the question of what to do with the replacement choice.\" That silence, says Alexander, is \"contributing to voter confusion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knowing all this, if you don't want Newsom to be recalled, what \u003cem>should\u003c/em> you do with Question 2 on your ballot?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's entirely up to you — but if you want a say in choosing your next California governor if Newsom is recalled, the only way to do so is by picking an official replacement candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11841798\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\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>\u003ca id=\"mistake\">\u003c/a>How to fix a mistake on your ballot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It's important to note that each county is \u003cem>slightly\u003c/em> different on how they'd prefer you to address a mistake on your ballot, and will often provide specific details about corrections \u003cem>on\u003c/em> the ballot itself. If you have a specific question about your ballot that isn't answered here, you can always \u003ca href=\"#contact\">contact your local registrar of voters for advice and instructions.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I have problems with my signature?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you're done filling out your ballot, you must sign the envelope. But two big mistakes people make with their signatures are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Forgetting to sign their ballot entirely, or...\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Making a signature that doesn't match the signature they made when they registered to vote.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Why \u003cem>wouldn't\u003c/em> your signature match the one on file? If you registered to vote at a young age, maybe your signature has changed over time. Or perhaps you registered to vote at the DMV and provided your signature on a screen with a stylus, which doesn't quite replicate how you'd make your signature with a pen on paper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you registered this way, one simple way to avoid any signature problems is to take a quick glance at the signature that's on your driver's license or state I.D. — because that's the one you want your ballot signature to match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you didn't register at the DMV, that signature on your most recent license or state I.D. is still very likely the one to emulate. That's because when you register to vote online, your county elections office electronically requests a copy of the signature the DMV \u003cem>currently\u003c/em> has for you, and this information is regularly updated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To further set your mind at rest, know that California isn't an \"exact match\" state, and doesn't demand voters' signatures 100% replicate the signature that's on file.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I just don't know my 'correct' signature I'm registered to vote with?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're \u003cem>really\u003c/em> worried about the signature on your envelope not matching the signature you're registered to vote with, there are two good solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: If it's before Aug. 30, you can \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">re-register to vote with your current signature\u003c/a>, to be sure that the state now has your most recent one on file. If you are re-registering after Aug. 30, you'd need to complete the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a> process (aka conditional voting) and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other solution if you're worried about your signature, says Kim Alexander? Go vote in person, if you're able.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's because the signature only goes on your ballot's \u003cem>envelope\u003c/em> — and if you're voting in person, there's no envelope, because that ballot then goes straight into the ballot box without needing that envelope at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So if you want that satisfaction of seeing your ballot drop in the box and know that it's not going to get held up because of some signature issue, you can go and vote in person,\" says Alexander.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I already mailed my ballot but now I'm paranoid about my signature. What if I messed it up?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rest assured: There's a whole system in place to help you correct your mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your county's election office detects a signature mismatch on your ballot, they'll reach out to you via mail to verify and work with you to correct it, so that your ballot can be counted after all. It's called curing a ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This system is also applied when it looks like a member of a voter's family might have signed their ballot, instead of the voter. This happens a \u003cem>surprising\u003c/em> amount, when one household has several voters who all receive a ballot in the mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One way to get peace of mind: \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Sign up to track your ballot\u003c/a>, and you'll find out about any issues with your ballot or your signature quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11842571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident hands their mail-in ballot to U.S. Postal Service employee Elmer Padilla on Oct. 9, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I made a mistake on my ballot. How do I fix it?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, don't panic. People make mistakes on ballots and find good ways to correct them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counties give different directions to voters about what to do if they make a mistake (remember: Read the instructions!) but you can usually simply \"X\" out the choice you didn't intend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The job of county elections officials — once they've verified your signature — is to make sure your ballot can be read correctly. If that means that your corrections on your ballot have resulted in readability issues, officials working in teams of two will actually remake it for you according to the intent you've signaled with your corrections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, because there are only two questions on your recall ballot, you should be extra-concerned with getting them right. Some counties, like Alameda, ask that you actually contact them first if you make a serious mistake — including voting for the wrong candidate — so they can send you a replacement ballot. So, wherever you live, it's a good idea to check with your local elections office first to see what \u003cem>they\u003c/em> recommend if you made a mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, there's always this option ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I just want a new ballot?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you've made a big mistake on your ballot — too big to fix — your best plan of action may be to focus on getting a fresh new one. And that's totally OK. You can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call your county elections office and ask them to cancel that ballot and issue a new one to you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to your county elections office with your spoiled ballot and vote right there at the counter during business hours.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Take advantage of the early voting options available in many counties.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to a voting site on Election Day, Sept. 14, turn in your spoiled ballot there and get a new ballot.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also do this if you've accidentally damaged your ballot in some way. (Coffee spills happen.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843241\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident puts on an \"I Voted!\" sticker after completing their mail-in ballot on Oct. 9, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I think I put the wrong date on my envelope.'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First off, that date should be the date you signed your envelope — not your birthday. (We had many questions during the 2020 election about this.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you're worried you messed up the date, don't worry. Elections officials say that the date they're \u003cem>really\u003c/em> looking for is the date that the ballot is postmarked, to make sure it was submitted on time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election officials will only truly scrutinize the date you've written if they receive your ballot \u003cem>after\u003c/em> Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Like maybe you mailed it Monday before Election Day,\" John Gardner, assistant registrar of voters for Solano County, told us in 2020. \"That's when we have to start looking at postmarks on the ballot, or date that the voter signed the envelope, to determine if we can count the ballot or not.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you haven't mailed your envelope yet, it's an easy fix: Just clearly cross out the incorrect date on the envelope and write in the correct one above it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I use assistive technology to complete forms?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting physical assistance with filling out your ballot from someone you trust is always fine, whether you're voting at home or at a voting site. You just need to make sure your signature is your own, and matches the one you're registered to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disabled voters can also choose to use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail \u003c/a>system to vote privately and independently at home, using their usual assistive device on their home computer to fill out the ballot on their screen and then print and mail it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every voting location in California is also equipped with an accessible voting unit. Here, voters who are sight-impaired or have a disability that limits their dexterity will be able to use the assistive device of their choice that allows them to vote privately and independently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'How can I make sure my mail-in ballot gets there on time?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, one big reason that ballots get disqualified in elections is because voters mail them too late: either too late on Election Day itself (after U.S. Postal Service mailboxes have already been collected), or after Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to be counted in this recall election, your ballot must be postmarked on Election Day (Sept. 14) at the latest. Your ballot has seven days to reach your county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So in this recall election, it's as crucial as ever to make sure you have a plan for voting on time — and if you're not voting in person, that means making sure you get your ballot into a mailbox or into a secure voting drop box, at a polling location or your county elections office, by the time polls close on Sept. 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A few other common ballot mistakes to watch out for ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you're filling out and signing the ballot and envelope with \u003cem>your\u003c/em> name on it\u003c/strong>: It's common to see partners or roommates accidentally mix up their ballots. So make sure you're signing the document that bears your name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you use a black or blue pen\u003c/strong>: It reads better, and it doesn't slow workers down when they have to check to see what voter intent was. (Don't use a felt tip or a Sharpie that bleeds through the paper and marks other pages on your ballot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don't mail an empty envelope\u003c/strong>: It does happen. Keeping your envelope and your ballot together in your home might be a helpful way of avoiding this problem. And of course, when you're ready to mail your ballot, make sure it's actually inside the envelope before you seal it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don't bother with a stamp\u003c/strong>: Your ballot envelope is postage paid. You don't need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11879395\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao holds her \"I Voted\" sticker after voting in Oakland on Oct. 27, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"missingballot\">\u003c/a>My ballot is missing or hasn't arrived. What should I do?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you're worried that your ballot hasn't arrived yet, that's probably a reasonable concern, since the deadline for counties to send out ballots was Aug. 16. But if you're in this situation, don't panic: You have options. Here's what to do:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check you’re actually registered to vote — and to the right address.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">Input your details on the Secretary of State's voter status page\u003c/a> to check your registration status. This will show whether you're actually registered to vote, and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where's My Ballot tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you're registered to the wrong address, you can update it before Aug. 30. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you update your voter registration and address using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the Secretary of State's voter status page\u003c/a> before the Aug. 30 deadline to register online, you county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and send you a new one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if it turns out your ballot \u003ci>was \u003c/i>missing because your voter registration wasn't updated, don't feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registration accordingly. Kim Alexander also reminds you that updating your address at the post office doesn't in fact update your voter registration. The DMV, on the other hand, \u003cem>will\u003c/em> update your voter registration details if you update your address with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If your voter registration address was correct but your ballot never showed up, you still have options.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it's more than six days before Election Day (Sept. 14), you can \u003ca href=\"#contact\">call your county elections office \u003c/a>ask them to send a new ballot. \u003ca href=\"#contact\">Find your county elections office in our contact list. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county election office won't mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day, because it can't be sure it'll reach you in time. So if you're trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office is also now open for early voting through Sept. 14, so you could also go there in person during opening hours and vote right there at the counter. More early voting locations will be opening soon in early September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you're \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote, you always have the option of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a>, aka conditional voter registration, at a voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>Contact your county directly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here's the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (925) 335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: You can call (415) 473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections page to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (707) 253-4321 or email the election office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: You can get in touch with the department by calling (415) 554-4375 or emailing sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (888) 762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: You can call toll-free at (866) 430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call (707) 784-6675 or (888) 933-VOTE (8683). 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We spoke with Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, for expert answers to \u003ca href=\"#ask\">the questions we've received\u003c/a> on how to fill out your ballot, how important your signature is and your options if you need to start again with a fresh ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip to: \u003ca href=\"#missingballot\">My ballot is missing or hasn't arrived. What should I do?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>How to fill out your recall ballot properly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'How do I make \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure I'm voting for or against recalling Newsom?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your ballot has two things to vote on, in the form of two questions: whether you want to recall Newsom, and which candidate you want to succeed him if he is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Question 1 reads: “Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or No.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you vote \"yes,\" you're voting to recall Newsom and remove him from his position as governor of California.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you vote \"no,\" you're voting to keep Newsom as governor of California.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>It's important to clarify this, because the yes/no expression of Question 1 might be confusing to some folks. For example, some might think a \"yes\" vote means a thumbs-up for Newsom (as in \"yes, I support him\"). It doesn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you accidentally mark the wrong box, we have \u003ca href=\"#mistake\">advice on how to address that mistake on your ballot\u003c/a> below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I don't want to recall Newsom. Do I just leave Question 2 blank and forget about choosing a replacement candidate?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's up to you. Question 2 has a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he \u003cem>is\u003c/em> recalled. You can choose one, even if you voted \"no\" on the recall itself in Question 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why would you want to choose a potential replacement for Newsom, if you don't want him to be recalled? If Newsom is recalled, your choice of candidate will still count toward who replaces him as governor. And answering Question 2 by choosing a succession candidate doesn't affect or invalidate a \"no\" answer to Question 1 about the recall itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, by voting on Question 2, you'll have a say in who California's next governor is if Newsom were to be recalled, even if you vote against the recall. But if you leave Question 2 blank, you won't have that say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11882472\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11882472\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Gov. Gavin Newsom at a conference.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-800x534.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1020x681.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/GettyImages-1311148803-scaled-1-1920x1282.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) speaks during a news conference after touring the vaccination clinic at City College of San Francisco with San Francisco Mayor London Breed (R) on April 6, 2021, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'If I don't want to recall Newsom, can I write in his name instead of choosing from the replacement candidates?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can, but your write-in won't be counted. That's because \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs#qandr\">Newsom can't run against himself in the recall\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This also applies to \u003cem>any\u003c/em> other candidates you write in who aren't official replacement candidates (i.e., listed on the ballot) or who haven't formally applied to be a write-in candidate. That leads us to ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'So what's the difference between replacement candidates and write-in candidates?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That list on Question 2 of your ballot contains \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list.pdf\">46 replacement candidates\u003c/a>. These are the people who want to replace Newsom as governor of California. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/recall\">Read more about the top six replacement candidates in our recall voter guide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Replacement candidates had to file their candidacy by July 16, but if a candidate wants to apply after that date, they have to file as a write-in candidate. This means that voters have to literally write in that person's name to cast a vote for them in Question 2.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A write-in vote is only counted if the person whose name you're writing has actually applied to be \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list-writein.pdf\">a write-in candidate\u003c/a>, or is on the list of replacement candidates on the ballot. Writing in any other name (including Newsom's, remember) won't be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list-writein.pdf\">The certified list of write-in candidates is now available as of Sept. 3\u003c/a>. Read more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/2021-ca-gov-recall/newsom-recall-faqs\">how write-in candidates work on your ballot.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'If choosing a replacement candidate at least gives me a say in California's potential next governor, why is Newsom telling me not to do it?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Good question. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885054/recall-heats-up-as-newsom-challengers-rally-supporters\">Gov. Newsom is urging voters to skip answering Question 2 on the ballot\u003c/a>. \"It's a simple thing,\" he has said. \"Just vote 'no' and go to the mailbox and get these ballots back.\" Why?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/gmarzorati\">Guy Marzorati\u003c/a> of KQED's California Politics and Government Desk, who says he thinks Newsom's \"just vote 'no'\" strategy is \"for simplicity of communication.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Newsom's campaign worked for months to successfully discourage high-profile Democrats from putting their names on the ballot,\" says Marzorati. \"So it's not like Newsom has an ally to recommend as a backup anyway.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Alexander of the California Voter Foundation says it's important to remember that in 2003, in California's last recall election, a Democrat — then Governor Gray Davis — \u003cem>did\u003c/em> put himself forward as an ostensible strong backup candidate on the ballot. California's then Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante filed as a replacement candidate on that ballot, with the message \"Vote 'No' on the recall and 'Yes' on Bustamante.\" He was beaten by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger anyway, who served as California governor until 2011. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11870960/should-a-democrat-run-in-the-newsom-recall-we-asked-cruz-bustamante\">Read more about the 2003 Cruz Bustamante situation.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This time around, there's been a lot more, I would say, discipline among the Democratic Party leaders to keep anybody from doing the same thing that Cruz Bustamante did,\" says Alexander. \"And so as a result, you have a very high-powered campaign supporting the retention of Gov. Newsom that is being supported by the Democratic Party, that is very vocal in urging people to vote 'no' on the recall, but then is completely silent on the question of what to do with the replacement choice.\" That silence, says Alexander, is \"contributing to voter confusion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Knowing all this, if you don't want Newsom to be recalled, what \u003cem>should\u003c/em> you do with Question 2 on your ballot?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's entirely up to you — but if you want a say in choosing your next California governor if Newsom is recalled, the only way to do so is by picking an official replacement candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11841798\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\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>\u003ca id=\"mistake\">\u003c/a>How to fix a mistake on your ballot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It's important to note that each county is \u003cem>slightly\u003c/em> different on how they'd prefer you to address a mistake on your ballot, and will often provide specific details about corrections \u003cem>on\u003c/em> the ballot itself. If you have a specific question about your ballot that isn't answered here, you can always \u003ca href=\"#contact\">contact your local registrar of voters for advice and instructions.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I have problems with my signature?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you're done filling out your ballot, you must sign the envelope. But two big mistakes people make with their signatures are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Forgetting to sign their ballot entirely, or...\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Making a signature that doesn't match the signature they made when they registered to vote.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Why \u003cem>wouldn't\u003c/em> your signature match the one on file? If you registered to vote at a young age, maybe your signature has changed over time. Or perhaps you registered to vote at the DMV and provided your signature on a screen with a stylus, which doesn't quite replicate how you'd make your signature with a pen on paper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you registered this way, one simple way to avoid any signature problems is to take a quick glance at the signature that's on your driver's license or state I.D. — because that's the one you want your ballot signature to match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you didn't register at the DMV, that signature on your most recent license or state I.D. is still very likely the one to emulate. That's because when you register to vote online, your county elections office electronically requests a copy of the signature the DMV \u003cem>currently\u003c/em> has for you, and this information is regularly updated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To further set your mind at rest, know that California isn't an \"exact match\" state, and doesn't demand voters' signatures 100% replicate the signature that's on file.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I just don't know my 'correct' signature I'm registered to vote with?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're \u003cem>really\u003c/em> worried about the signature on your envelope not matching the signature you're registered to vote with, there are two good solutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One: If it's before Aug. 30, you can \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">re-register to vote with your current signature\u003c/a>, to be sure that the state now has your most recent one on file. If you are re-registering after Aug. 30, you'd need to complete the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a> process (aka conditional voting) and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other solution if you're worried about your signature, says Kim Alexander? Go vote in person, if you're able.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's because the signature only goes on your ballot's \u003cem>envelope\u003c/em> — and if you're voting in person, there's no envelope, because that ballot then goes straight into the ballot box without needing that envelope at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So if you want that satisfaction of seeing your ballot drop in the box and know that it's not going to get held up because of some signature issue, you can go and vote in person,\" says Alexander.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I already mailed my ballot but now I'm paranoid about my signature. What if I messed it up?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rest assured: There's a whole system in place to help you correct your mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your county's election office detects a signature mismatch on your ballot, they'll reach out to you via mail to verify and work with you to correct it, so that your ballot can be counted after all. It's called curing a ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This system is also applied when it looks like a member of a voter's family might have signed their ballot, instead of the voter. This happens a \u003cem>surprising\u003c/em> amount, when one household has several voters who all receive a ballot in the mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One way to get peace of mind: \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Sign up to track your ballot\u003c/a>, and you'll find out about any issues with your ballot or your signature quickly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11842571\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident hands their mail-in ballot to U.S. Postal Service employee Elmer Padilla on Oct. 9, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I made a mistake on my ballot. How do I fix it?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, don't panic. People make mistakes on ballots and find good ways to correct them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Counties give different directions to voters about what to do if they make a mistake (remember: Read the instructions!) but you can usually simply \"X\" out the choice you didn't intend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The job of county elections officials — once they've verified your signature — is to make sure your ballot can be read correctly. If that means that your corrections on your ballot have resulted in readability issues, officials working in teams of two will actually remake it for you according to the intent you've signaled with your corrections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, because there are only two questions on your recall ballot, you should be extra-concerned with getting them right. Some counties, like Alameda, ask that you actually contact them first if you make a serious mistake — including voting for the wrong candidate — so they can send you a replacement ballot. So, wherever you live, it's a good idea to check with your local elections office first to see what \u003cem>they\u003c/em> recommend if you made a mistake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, there's always this option ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I just want a new ballot?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you've made a big mistake on your ballot — too big to fix — your best plan of action may be to focus on getting a fresh new one. And that's totally OK. You can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call your county elections office and ask them to cancel that ballot and issue a new one to you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to your county elections office with your spoiled ballot and vote right there at the counter during business hours.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Take advantage of the early voting options available in many counties.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Go to a voting site on Election Day, Sept. 14, turn in your spoiled ballot there and get a new ballot.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also do this if you've accidentally damaged your ballot in some way. (Coffee spills happen.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11843241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11843241\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident puts on an \"I Voted!\" sticker after completing their mail-in ballot on Oct. 9, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'I think I put the wrong date on my envelope.'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First off, that date should be the date you signed your envelope — not your birthday. (We had many questions during the 2020 election about this.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you're worried you messed up the date, don't worry. Elections officials say that the date they're \u003cem>really\u003c/em> looking for is the date that the ballot is postmarked, to make sure it was submitted on time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election officials will only truly scrutinize the date you've written if they receive your ballot \u003cem>after\u003c/em> Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Like maybe you mailed it Monday before Election Day,\" John Gardner, assistant registrar of voters for Solano County, told us in 2020. \"That's when we have to start looking at postmarks on the ballot, or date that the voter signed the envelope, to determine if we can count the ballot or not.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you haven't mailed your envelope yet, it's an easy fix: Just clearly cross out the incorrect date on the envelope and write in the correct one above it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'What if I use assistive technology to complete forms?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting physical assistance with filling out your ballot from someone you trust is always fine, whether you're voting at home or at a voting site. You just need to make sure your signature is your own, and matches the one you're registered to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Disabled voters can also choose to use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/remote-accessible-vote-mail\">Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail \u003c/a>system to vote privately and independently at home, using their usual assistive device on their home computer to fill out the ballot on their screen and then print and mail it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every voting location in California is also equipped with an accessible voting unit. Here, voters who are sight-impaired or have a disability that limits their dexterity will be able to use the assistive device of their choice that allows them to vote privately and independently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>'How can I make sure my mail-in ballot gets there on time?'\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, one big reason that ballots get disqualified in elections is because voters mail them too late: either too late on Election Day itself (after U.S. Postal Service mailboxes have already been collected), or after Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In order to be counted in this recall election, your ballot must be postmarked on Election Day (Sept. 14) at the latest. Your ballot has seven days to reach your county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So in this recall election, it's as crucial as ever to make sure you have a plan for voting on time — and if you're not voting in person, that means making sure you get your ballot into a mailbox or into a secure voting drop box, at a polling location or your county elections office, by the time polls close on Sept. 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A few other common ballot mistakes to watch out for ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you're filling out and signing the ballot and envelope with \u003cem>your\u003c/em> name on it\u003c/strong>: It's common to see partners or roommates accidentally mix up their ballots. So make sure you're signing the document that bears your name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you use a black or blue pen\u003c/strong>: It reads better, and it doesn't slow workers down when they have to check to see what voter intent was. (Don't use a felt tip or a Sharpie that bleeds through the paper and marks other pages on your ballot.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don't mail an empty envelope\u003c/strong>: It does happen. Keeping your envelope and your ballot together in your home might be a helpful way of avoiding this problem. And of course, when you're ready to mail your ballot, make sure it's actually inside the envelope before you seal it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don't bother with a stamp\u003c/strong>: Your ballot envelope is postage paid. You don't need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11879395\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bei Kao holds her \"I Voted\" sticker after voting in Oakland on Oct. 27, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"missingballot\">\u003c/a>My ballot is missing or hasn't arrived. What should I do?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you're worried that your ballot hasn't arrived yet, that's probably a reasonable concern, since the deadline for counties to send out ballots was Aug. 16. But if you're in this situation, don't panic: You have options. Here's what to do:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check you’re actually registered to vote — and to the right address.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">Input your details on the Secretary of State's voter status page\u003c/a> to check your registration status. This will show whether you're actually registered to vote, and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also use \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">the Where's My Ballot tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you're registered to the wrong address, you can update it before Aug. 30. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you update your voter registration and address using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the Secretary of State's voter status page\u003c/a> before the Aug. 30 deadline to register online, you county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and send you a new one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if it turns out your ballot \u003ci>was \u003c/i>missing because your voter registration wasn't updated, don't feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registration accordingly. Kim Alexander also reminds you that updating your address at the post office doesn't in fact update your voter registration. The DMV, on the other hand, \u003cem>will\u003c/em> update your voter registration details if you update your address with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If your voter registration address was correct but your ballot never showed up, you still have options.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it's more than six days before Election Day (Sept. 14), you can \u003ca href=\"#contact\">call your county elections office \u003c/a>ask them to send a new ballot. \u003ca href=\"#contact\">Find your county elections office in our contact list. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county election office won't mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day, because it can't be sure it'll reach you in time. So if you're trying to get a ballot in the immediate run-up to Election Day, go to your county elections office in person and request one at the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office is also now open for early voting through Sept. 14, so you could also go there in person during opening hours and vote right there at the counter. More early voting locations will be opening soon in early September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you're \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote, you always have the option of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a>, aka conditional voter registration, at a voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>Contact your county directly\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, elections officials are encouraging voters to reach out — early — with any questions or concerns. Here's the contact information for your county:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acvote.org/index\">Alameda\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: For information about voting by mail, registration and polling place lookup, call (510) 267-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cocovote.us\">Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (925) 335-7800 or email voter.services@vote.cccounty.us.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv\">Marin\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: You can call (415) 473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections page to \u003ca href=\"https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/contact-us\">send a form email\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/396/Elections\">Napa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (707) 253-4321 or email the election office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: You can get in touch with the department by calling (415) 554-4375 or emailing sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (888) 762-8683 or email registrar@smcacre.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/rov/Pages/Registrar-of-Voters.aspx\">\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: You can call toll-free at (866) 430-VOTE (8683) or email registrar@rov.sccgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/default.asp\">Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>: \u003c/strong>Call (707) 784-6675 or (888) 933-VOTE (8683). You can also email elections@solanocounty.com.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CRA/Registrar-of-Voters/\">Sonoma\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call (707) 565-6800 or toll-free at (800) 750-8683.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"ask\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you want to know?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/calmatters-en-espanol/2021/08/el-condado-de-imperial-tiene-una-de-las-mejores-tasas-de-vacunacion-de-california-esta-es-la-razon/\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was updated on Aug. 19, 2021.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial County, tucked into the southeast corner of California, learned early on what it meant to be a COVID-19 hot spot. The virus bulldozed through the agricultural county last spring, then again in the winter. About one in six residents has been infected, and 746 people have died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Imperial County has one statistic that is giving local health officials hope: 86% of its eligible population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. It’s one of the best vaccination rates in California, eclipsed only by Marin and Santa Clara counties and tied with San Francisco. Statewide, \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/\">the rate is almost 65%\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11855623\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Vaccination-Prep-1020x680.jpg\"]In addition, Imperial was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/07/medi-cal-covid-vaccinations/\">one of only 11 counties\u003c/a> in mid-July where more than half of its residents on Medi-Cal, the state health insurance program for lower-income people, were vaccinated. That’s a sign that it is faring better than most counties in protecting its marginalized residents from COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In many ways, Imperial is defying the odds: Despite its remoteness and high poverty rate, which is often associated with worse health outcomes, most of its 186,000 residents appear steadfast in keeping the virus at bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In general, there is a correlation with income and vaccination rates, but I think what Imperial County data tells us is that it can be overcome. It just takes effort,” said Fabian Rivera-Chávez, assistant professor of pediatrics and biological sciences at the University of California, San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reasons for Imperial’s high percentage of vaccinated residents are not well understood. But local experts and health officials say one key factor is its strong network of nonprofits, clinics, hospitals and agricultural employers that have reached out to people personally to provide vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Located far from California’s more populous areas, Imperial’s residents over the years have come to rely on their local network to overcome health challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://e.infogram.com/_/rSG08Cv774mE3AJ1rWTB?src=embed\" title=\"Imperial figures\" width=\"800\" height=\"842\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In our world, we do learn from others. I think small communities, we are used to working closely together and that has translated in our efforts and our response,” said Rosyo Ramirez, deputy director at the Imperial County Public Health Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county has administered 227,700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. “There is no way we would have been able to do that on our own,” Ramirez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial has the largest proportion of vaccinated residents in the entire southern half of the state. About 73% of Los Angeles County residents and 50% of Kern County residents, for instance, have received at least one shot, compared to Imperial’s 86%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial County has a lot working against it when it comes to controlling a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Rosyo Ramirez, Deputy Director, Public Health Department of Imperial County\"]‘I think small communities, we are used to working closely together and that has translated in our efforts and our response.’[/pullquote]More than one in five residents lives in poverty, \u003ca href=\"https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/california/percent-of-people-of-all-ages-in-poverty#map\">one of the highest rates in the state\u003c/a>. About \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/imperialcountycalifornia\">85% of its population is Latino\u003c/a>, a group that statewide continues to fall behind on vaccines; 44% of Latinos in California have yet to receive a first dose, \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/\">according to state data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also sparsely populated — 43 people live per square mile, compared to its next door neighbor, San Diego County, which has 793 people per square mile, and to Los Angeles, with 2,744.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means not having access to a car in Imperial can pose significant challenges and limitations for people seeking vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being a border county, Imperial also has a large binational population, meaning people may work on one side of the border and live on the other. That comes with its own unique logistical challenges in controlling and tracing the spread of the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Imperial Valley was desert, inhabited by humans, until it was transformed at the turn of the 20th century when a canal diverted Colorado River water to irrigate crops. Since then, it has become a \u003ca href=\"https://agcom.imperialcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-Crop-Report.pdf\">top producer of vegetables and livestock\u003c/a>, valued at more than $2 billion a year, led by cattle, alfalfa, lettuce and broccoli. Its biggest city is El Centro, home to 44,000 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11885639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11885639\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20.jpg\" alt=\"An old truck is parked in an empty and sandy parking lot. Behind it are empty warehouses and telephone poles. This takes place in a rural setting.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Centro, with a population of 44,000, is Imperial County’s largest city. Since the turn of the 20th century, the Imperial Valley has been a top producer of vegetables and livestock, valued at more than $2 billion a year. \u003ccite>(Shae Hammond/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>A personalized approach to vaccinations\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Reaching out to people in remote towns that are many miles apart is difficult, but seems to be paying off in Imperial County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosa Diaz, CEO of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ivlgbtcenter.com/\">Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center\u003c/a>, said her organization has focused on some of the most rural communities, like Ocotillo, Bombay Beach, Niland and Seely, where populations range from 200 to 1,000 people. When the weather allows, her team sets up canopies in these towns to provide vaccine education and information on how to sign up, and to survey people on whether they have bedridden family members who need transportation, Diaz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Shelby Trimm, Executive Director, Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association\"]‘You had these buses full of workers from the fields show up to vaccination clinics … The goal was really to make it as easy as possible.’[/pullquote]For four months this year, a medical team from El Centro Regional Medical Center, one of two area hospitals, set up shop at the Imperial Valley Mall every Friday. They’d administer anywhere from 600 to 1,000 doses a day — on their busiest day they had almost 2,000 people, said CEO Adolphe Edward of the medical center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When vaccines became more available to farmworkers in the spring, Shelby Trimm, executive director of the Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association, spent days on the phone coordinating with farm labor contractors so they’d send field workers to vaccination clinics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many farmworkers have to report to different worksites, so going through the contractors was a good way to capture more people, Trimm said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You had these buses full of workers from the fields show up to vaccination clinics,” Trimm said. “The goal was really to make it as easy as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trimm said that local providers also set up clinics at the border to offer doses to farmworkers and others who come into Imperial for work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11885640\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11885640\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_34.jpg\" alt=\"An aerial view of a desert in Imperial Valley. A few bushes are surrounded by vast stretches of dry land.\" width=\"862\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_34.jpg 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_34-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_34-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A plot of desert land in Imperial Valley. The county is sparsely populated, as 43 people live per square mile, a fraction of its next-door neighbor, San Diego County, which has 793 people per square mile. \u003ccite>(Shae Hammond/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The county offers vaccinations to people who work in Imperial County and live in Mexico. But its vaccination data only reflects doses given to people with U.S. addresses and ZIP codes, county public health officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they’re working here, they’re affecting our community,” Ramirez said. “From the beginning we understood that it was important to get them vaccinated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='vaccines']While there is no county data to show vaccination uptake by sector, Trimm said that anecdotally there wasn’t much vaccine resistance or hesitance among farmworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At this point you’ve had COVID or have a loved one who did,” Trimm said. “So many people saw family members dying or sick. It can’t get any worse than that. So if there was a way to save themselves, people did it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The medical center’s Edward agrees that many of the county’s residents may have felt compelled to get vaccinated because the virus hit close to home. “People got serious about it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial County may have more natural immunity because of its high infection rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A county that was hit hard like Imperial is also likely to have a higher rate of natural immunity,” Rivera-Chávez at UCSD said. And when people who have natural immunity get vaccinated, they gain what’s known as “hybrid immunity,” which can provide even stronger protection, he explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11885641\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11885641\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H.jpg\" alt=\"A wide shot of an crop field during the morning. The sun is slightly above the horizon and the sky is clear.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rows of crops grow near Brawley in this photo from Feb. 5, 2021. So far, the county has administered 227,700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. \u003ccite>(Shae Hammond/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Hospitalizations on the rise\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Still, as long as some residents continue to be unvaccinated, there is risk, Edward said. In the last two weeks, Imperial’s seven-day average of COVID hospitalizations jumped from eight to 16 between July 29 and Aug. 11. Hospital admissions in California have \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2021/08/covid-hospitals-california/\">shot up at roughly the same rate\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Adolphe Edward, El Centro Regional Medical Center\"]‘I’m glad people are getting vaccinated, but we can’t stop here … we know that the people left are the hardest to reach.’[/pullquote]This shows that there is still work to be done. More than half of Imperial County residents are on Medi-Cal. And while Imperial is ahead of most other counties with 50% of its Medi-Cal members vaccinated, that means there is another half still to be vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, the state announced it would be rolling out \u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article253323043.html\">$350 million in incentive payments\u003c/a> for health insurance plans to increase vaccination among their Medi-Cal members across the state. Funding for health plans is contingent upon them meeting specific vaccination goals, and some money could provide direct incentives to people, like grocery store gift cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m glad people are getting vaccinated, but we can’t stop here,” Edward said. “I think a lot of people are running out of energy … but we know that the people left are the hardest to reach.”\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>More than one in five residents lives in poverty, \u003ca href=\"https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/california/percent-of-people-of-all-ages-in-poverty#map\">one of the highest rates in the state\u003c/a>. About \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/imperialcountycalifornia\">85% of its population is Latino\u003c/a>, a group that statewide continues to fall behind on vaccines; 44% of Latinos in California have yet to receive a first dose, \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/\">according to state data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also sparsely populated — 43 people live per square mile, compared to its next door neighbor, San Diego County, which has 793 people per square mile, and to Los Angeles, with 2,744.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means not having access to a car in Imperial can pose significant challenges and limitations for people seeking vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being a border county, Imperial also has a large binational population, meaning people may work on one side of the border and live on the other. That comes with its own unique logistical challenges in controlling and tracing the spread of the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Imperial Valley was desert, inhabited by humans, until it was transformed at the turn of the 20th century when a canal diverted Colorado River water to irrigate crops. Since then, it has become a \u003ca href=\"https://agcom.imperialcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-Crop-Report.pdf\">top producer of vegetables and livestock\u003c/a>, valued at more than $2 billion a year, led by cattle, alfalfa, lettuce and broccoli. Its biggest city is El Centro, home to 44,000 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11885639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11885639\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20.jpg\" alt=\"An old truck is parked in an empty and sandy parking lot. Behind it are empty warehouses and telephone poles. This takes place in a rural setting.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Centro, with a population of 44,000, is Imperial County’s largest city. Since the turn of the 20th century, the Imperial Valley has been a top producer of vegetables and livestock, valued at more than $2 billion a year. \u003ccite>(Shae Hammond/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>A personalized approach to vaccinations\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Reaching out to people in remote towns that are many miles apart is difficult, but seems to be paying off in Imperial County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosa Diaz, CEO of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ivlgbtcenter.com/\">Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center\u003c/a>, said her organization has focused on some of the most rural communities, like Ocotillo, Bombay Beach, Niland and Seely, where populations range from 200 to 1,000 people. When the weather allows, her team sets up canopies in these towns to provide vaccine education and information on how to sign up, and to survey people on whether they have bedridden family members who need transportation, Diaz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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The judge said he will issue a subpoena to compel the worker's appearance if he does not attend voluntarily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alsup is overseeing PG&E's probation for criminal convictions arising from the deadly \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11287618/pge-gets-3m-fine-for-san-bruno-blast-must-advertise-its-conviction-on-tv\">2010 San Bruno natural gas pipeline disaster\u003c/a>. He wants the company to more fully explain the actions of the worker, called a troubleman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In orders issued \u003ca href=\"https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21045564/1417-usavpge-210817.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuesday\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21045565/1418-usavpge-210818.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wednesday\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21046071/1419-usavpge-210819.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thursday\u003c/a>, Alsup posed dozens of questions centering on events in the first 10 hours of the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In filings submitted last month to the California Public Utilities Commission and Judge Alsup's court, PG&E reported that the first sign of problem in the area where the fire started was detected early July 13: A power outage was detected at the company's Cresta Dam, on the North Fork of the Feather River northeast of Oroville.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>PG&E's filing explained that remote sensing equipment had detected a momentary surge of current on the three-conductor line at 6:48 a.m. The surge was too brief — just a few thousandths of a second — for a safety device called a recloser to trip and shut off power through the line. 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A fire crew that happened to be driving up the other side of the Feather River on Highway 70 had already spotted the flames and, a few minutes after 5 p.m., reported the incident to a Cal Fire dispatcher as an \"established\" fire measuring about 40 feet by 40 feet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his long list of queries, Judge Alsup asks PG&E to explain why the power line problem apparently took so long to ignite the small fire the troubleman first encountered. Noting that no one had spotted a fire before the PG&E worker arrived at the site, Alsup asked, \"What, if anything, did the troubleman do upon his arrival at the site that might have accidentally caused the fire?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alsup's questions include a back-and-forth between the judge and PG&E over what the company knows about a drone flight that interfered with firefighters in the hours immediately following the discovery of the Dixie Fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alsup \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884337/investigators-probing-pges-possible-link-to-fateful-dixie-fire-drone-flight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered the company \u003c/a>on Aug. 6 to tell him what it knows about the drone, including whether it might have been flown by a contractor. 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In January, O’Malley \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11854829/crying-out-for-justice-oscar-grants-family-vows-to-keep-fighting-after-da-declines-to-file-new-charges\">announced her office would not bring criminal charges\u003c/a> against the former transit cop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11854829 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/01/Oscar-Grant-Mural-1020x741.jpg']Pirone was the first officer on the scene in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2009, responding to a call about a fight on a crowded BART train. He pulled Grant off the train, kneed Grant and pinned him to the ground moments before Mehserle fired the fatal shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART fired Pirone in 2010, finding he was “in large part, responsible for setting the events in motion that created a chaotic and tense situation on the platform, setting the stage, even if inadvertent, for the shooting of Oscar Grant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lawsuit filed this year by KQED \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11880600/on-our-watch-litigation-reveals-new-details-in-police-shooting-of-oscar-grant\">uncovered new details\u003c/a> about Pirone’s involvement in Grant’s death and confidential tapes of BART’s flawed investigation of the incident that were featured in the investigative podcast “\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510360/on-our-watch\">On Our Watch\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11880600 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/finalgrant_wide-e975852f7a7910e38d96a29e7717eea38cf16446-1020x574.jpg']Video footage and witness testimony revealed Pirone threw Grant’s friend Michael Greer to the ground, struck Grant repeatedly, and used the N-word in a verbal exchange with Grant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>O’Malley called Pirone’s conduct “utterly unprofessional and disgraceful” in a recorded statement issued in January, but found his only potential crime was assault under color of authority. She said that is a misdemeanor, and the statute of limitations for that crime had long since expired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was no conduct [by Pirone] that would support felony murder,” O’Malley said in a June interview with KQED. A team of five lawyers from her office reviewed all the reports and videos, said O’Malley. “I know that we did more than we’ve done for most cases ever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pirone is currently a special forces communications sergeant serving in the California National Guard. 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"content": "\u003cp>Many skilled foreign workers — especially from India — wait years, or even decades, for a green card, which would allow them to stay and work in the United States permanently. Federal legislation\u003ca href=\"https://lofgren.house.gov/media/press-releases/lofgren-curtis-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-eliminate-arbitrary-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> co-sponsored\u003c/a> by Democratic Silicon Valley Rep. Zoe Lofgren would phase out some of the rules that have created that backlog. But the bill’s survival is far from certain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you spend much time in the tech world, you invariably hear about the epic queue for \u003ca href=\"https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">employment-based green cards\u003c/a>, especially from Indian nationals. Shibin Nambiar of Fremont did when he first moved to the U.S. in 2013 on a temporary H-1B work visa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You don’t realize it today, but down the line, when you’ll have your kid and your wife, and you’re settled and you have a house — that time you’ll realize — you just will never get your green card,” said Nambiar, a data architect at Rubrik, a cloud data management company based in Palo Alto. “It’s going to be a life of uncertainty forever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nambiar applied for a green card in 2015, after he got married, had a kid and bought a house. But he faces a wait so long, he jokes he may have to wait for his 4-year-old son, born here in the U.S., to turn 21 and sponsor him for residency based on their family relationship. “He can file for us ultimately, and that’s the way we might get a green card!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Rep. 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She serves on the Judiciary Committee and chairs the House Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bottleneck is compounded for immigrants from high-demand countries, because U.S. law stipulates that no more than 7% of green cards can go to workers from any single country in a given year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you were born in India, applications filed on Aug. 1, 2010, are being approved today, and it doesn’t make any sense to organize it in this way,” she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of those waiting for employment-based green cards are from two countries: India and China. Albania and Zimbabwe are allocated the same number as India and China, even though Albania and Zimbabwe don’t have nearly as many applicants keen to work in Silicon Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s worth remembering the only people who actually benefit from this bill are people who’ve gone through all the hoops to become legal permanent residents of the United States,” said Lofgren. “And, in a way that’s really un-American, instead of looking at their merits, we’re looking at their place of birth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill, H.R. 3648, phases out the 7% per-country limit on employment-based immigrant visas. It would also raise the 7% per-country limit on family-sponsored immigrant visas to 15%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reducing the bottlenecks and allowing more skilled foreign workers to make a permanent home in the U.S. will benefit the broader economy, said Sean Randolph, senior director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, a public-private partnership of business, labor, government and higher education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you look at where a lot of the hiring is from in tech companies, the big story is India,” Randolph said. “There is a pretty broad consensus, on a bipartisan level, that we need to support more skilled immigration into the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_10859344,news_11707255,news_11701936\" label=\"Related Coverage\"]But even though the EAGLE Act is widely supported by business interests, its future is not assured. A similar bill failed to make it to President Trump’s desk in 2019. 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In June, Mia Bonta and Ramachandran \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11879773/mia-bonta-leads-early-returns-in-special-election-for-east-bay-assembly-seat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">finished atop a field of eight candidates\u003c/a> in the special election primary, and now face each other in the Aug. 31 runoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly two-thirds of voters in the district are Democrats, making it one of the most liberal seats in California. On Monday, housing policy dominated the discussion between the candidates, who both listed it as a top issue for the voters they hope to represent in Oakland, San Leandro and Alameda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People who live and work and call District 18 home have been steadily leaving because things are extremely unaffordable,” said Ramachandran, an Oakland-based social justice attorney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sparks began to fly when Ramachandran said calls for housing to be a human right had been “co-opted by individuals who do not believe housing is actually a human right,” alluding to Bonta, and charging that her opponent would be beholden to developer interests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta, the president of the Alameda Unified School District’s Board of Education, urged for a “move beyond the hashtags that we often hear in this campaign and from the other candidate in this race.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And she repeatedly bashed the endorsement Ramachandran received from the Alameda Citizens Task Force, a local advocacy group that has opposed efforts to expand multifamily housing and battled with tenants groups in recent rent control campaigns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I find it really kind of striking that somebody who is endorsed and supported and proactively seeks out the endorsement of people who are NIMBYs [not in my back yard] … [speaks] so callously about the fact that housing is a human right,” said Bonta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11878253]The pair offered ideas for the Legislature to take an expanded role toward ensuring that more affordable housing is constructed in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramachandran advocated for taxes on large real estate developers and a greater reliance on government-built housing, to ensure “there is equity in terms of who is able to build [units].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta said the state could enact a uniform requirement for developers to make a certain percentage of new units affordable, similar to the local requirements that exist in many Bay Area cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think if we do that across the state and hold the line across the state, then a developer can’t decide to try to pit one county or city against the other in declaring that it’s too expensive to build the housing that we rightfully need,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Underlying the candidate’s responses was a familiar dynamic in local Democrat vs. Democrat elections: Bonta, the candidate with establishment backing, touted her ability to hit the ground running in Sacramento, while Ramachandran, who identifies with the party’s left flank, pitched herself as a break from the status quo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked by a listener how to address violent crime in the short term, Bonta said her work in education nonprofits makes her better suited to tackle the “solutions for today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That experience, Bonta said, “is really at the heart of what the difference is between me and the other candidate in this race.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramachandran used her answers on issues like homelessness to deliver a message of change — and to tie Bonta to local elected officials who she said “are the spearhead of failed projects” to aid the unhoused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our political leaders at the state and local level, particularly at the state level, love to try to throw money at the problem for the photo ops and hope it goes away,” Ramachandran said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The candidates’ sharpest policy division came over the Oakland A’s proposed stadium development at Howard Terminal. It’s unclear what role a state legislator could play in the project’s future, but more hurdles remain despite the city of Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11881816/oakland-city-council-approves-amended-terms-for-as-howard-terminal-ballpark-plan-and-no-one-seems-happy-about-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approval of a financial plan for the project\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I believe we have an opportunity with the Howard Terminal project to ensure that working people have the jobs that they deserve in the city of Oakland, and I believe we have a pathway to be able to ensure that the environmental impacts are thoroughly reviewed and taken care of,” said Bonta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramachandran fired back against what she labeled “a real cop-out answer from my opponent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is not a project about economic development, this is not about jobs for Oakland, this never has been,” Ramachandran said. “This is about billionaire interests and billionaire-owned sports teams.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voter turnout in the June primary was a paltry 20%, despite the Alameda County Registrar of Voters mailing every registered voter a ballot by default.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballots have already been mailed to voters for the special election runoff and the county is opening \u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/rov_app/avllist?electionid=244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">early voting locations\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/rov_app/pollinglist?electionid=244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Election Day polling places\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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They also warned about the cost of apathy among Democrats who might not be taking the recall threat seriously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're here because the polls are close. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11882496/new-poll-shows-potential-problems-for-newsom-heading-into-recall\">They are too close\u003c/a>,\" said Assemblymember David Chiu, D-San Francisco, one of the elected officials gathered at Manny's in the city's Mission district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Warning against overconfidence, Chiu asked Democrats to \"remember how we all felt the night before the election in 2016, the presidential election. We thought we had it in the bag.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As voters are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884716/newsom-recall-election-what-you-might-not-know-about-voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presented with a unique recall ballot\u003c/a>, Newsom focused his message on the first question at hand: Should the governor be removed from office?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a simple thing: Just vote 'no' and go to the mailbox and get these ballots back,\" said Newsom.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Larry Elder, talk show host and gubernatorial candidate\"]'The dirty little secret is that a lot of Asian Americans are being attacked by Blacks and the newspapers want it underreported because they don't want to make Black people look bad. But we don't get anywhere without telling the truth.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The governor urged voters to skip the second part of the ballot, which asks voters to pick a potential replacement for Newsom, should a majority vote to recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Moments later, San Francisco Mayor London Breed struck up a chant: \"Just vote no!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nine of the 46 candidates vying to replace Newsom are Democrats. Kevin Paffrath, \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Kevin_Paffrath\">a Southern California realtor known for his investment advice videos on YouTube\u003c/a>, is the only Democrat to make any traction in the polls. 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Read on for the key points about the 2021 Newsom recall election, from what’s on your ballot to how voting works — there could be some elements you might not be aware of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re interested in why this election is even happening and how we got here, take a look at this \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884520/your-guide-to-the-gavin-newsom-recall-election\">explainer from our friends at Bay Curious\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Even if you don’t want to recall Newsom, you should still vote\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If more than 50% of the total voters in this recall election say “yes” to recalling Newsom, he will be recalled and whichever replacement candidate gets the most votes will become governor in late October.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The replacement candidate won’t need a majority of votes. It also won’t matter how few votes they get. They will become governor of California for the next year and a half, for the rest of Newsom’s term.[pullquote size='medium' align='right']The deadline to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/\">register online to vote\u003c/a> is Monday, Aug. 30.[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If more than 50% of voters say “no” to the recall, Newsom will continue as governor until his term ends on Jan. 2, 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All this means that even if you believe Newsom should remain governor of California, you should actively vote for that outcome, rather than sitting it out. 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If you miss that deadline, you can still conditionally register at any voting location through Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>You might find the recall question you’re voting on confusing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Your ballot has two things to vote on, in the form of two questions: whether you want to recall Newsom, and which candidate you want to succeed him if he is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Question 1 reads: “Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if you vote “yes,” you’re voting to recall Newsom and remove him from his position as governor of California. If you vote “no,” you’re voting to keep Newsom as governor of California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to clarify this, because the yes/no expression of Question 1 might be confusing to some folks. 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"content": "\u003cp>Just when Californians thought they were done with elections for a while, a new one pops on the scene. If you haven’t been paying attention, there’s an election to recall Governor Gavin Newsom coming up. Here’s a primer with nitty-gritty voting details, some context for the campaign, and what you’ll find on your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>When Is the Recall Election?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sept. 14, 2021. Local election officials will begin sending out vote-by-mail ballots by Aug. 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Do I Vote?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You can vote by mail or in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For voting by mail: If you’re registered to vote, you will receive a mail-in ballot at the \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">address you have registered\u003c/a> with the state. Be sure to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11840343/how-to-make-sure-your-mail-in-ballot-isnt-rejected-in-california\">sign and date your election envelope\u003c/a> before sending it back. Drop your completed ballot off at any U.S. Postal Service mailbox, or at the post office. There will also be ballot drop-off locations available in your county. Check with your county’s election office for details.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For in-person voting: Some counties have in-person voting sites that will open Sept. 4. Many also offer curbside ballot drop-off. Again, check with your county’s election office for details.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Are Recalls Common in California?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Recall attempts are very common, but it’s rare for a petition to collect enough signatures to go to a ballot. According to the secretary of state: “Since 1913, there have been 179 recall attempts of state elected officials in California. Eleven recall efforts collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot and of those, the elected official was recalled in six instances.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s worth noting the number of signatures needed to recall a governor in California is among the lowest in the nation. Only Montana and Virginia require a smaller percentage of signatures. Still, California is a large state, and running a recall campaign across many large media markets is an expensive proposition.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Did This Recall Attempt Make It to the Ballot?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There have been five other signature-gathering attempts to recall Governor Gavin Newsom since he took office in 2019. Those efforts failed to collect the 1,495,709 signatures needed (that’s 12% of the number of people who voted in the last gubernatorial election) within 160 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This petition was led by Orrin Heatlie, a retired Yolo county sheriff’s sergeant. Initially, it looked like it would also fail to collect enough signatures, but in November, a Sacramento judge gave recall proponents four additional months to gather signatures. The judge said arguments that the pandemic had inhibited proponents’ ability to gather signatures were “persuasive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11883827\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11883827\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50551_GettyImages-1231446905-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Von Lutzow signs a petition in a recall effort against California Governor Gavin Newsom near Pasadena City Hall in Pasadena, California, on Feb. 28, 2021. (Photo by David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) \u003ccite>(David McNew/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The extension really coincided with COVID-19, the pandemic, really hitting its worst stage in California,” says Guy Marzorati, reporter and producer with KQED’s California politics and government desk. “And Newsom started to make some self-inflicted errors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the same day recall organizers were given the signature-gathering extension, Newsom visited the French Laundry, an expensive Napa Valley restaurant. Photos were taken of the governor mingling, unmasked, with a large group of friends — at a time when he was urging Californians to stay home and wear masks to avoid spreading the virus. It was a scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the secretary of state, recall organizers ultimately turned in 2,161,349 signatures. Following verification and withdrawals, 1,719,900 valid signatures remained — more than enough to get the recall on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why Is the Election in September?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many expected the election to be held in November or early December, a time of year when elections are often held. But Democratic lawmakers changed election laws so they could speed up the timeline for the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By holding the election in September, Democrats hope to take advantage of the governor’s rising approval rating. Republicans have \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012338448/california-sets-sept-14-as-the-date-for-the-recall-election-targeting-gov-newsom\">cried foul\u003c/a>, but the Sept. 14 election date has stuck.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What Will Voters See on the Ballot?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There are two things to vote on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>“Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or no.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Then, there’s a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he is recalled. Voters can choose one.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Voters who vote against the recall can still choose a successor candidate.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Who Is Running Against Newsom?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Republicans dominate the \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2021-recall/certified-list.pdf\">field of 46 candidates\u003c/a>, which has no establishment Democrats — a win for the Newsom camp. They didn’t want a well known Democrat to run as a replacement candidate, thinking it would give credence to a recall they’re trying to frame as a Republican power grab. However it leaves Democrats with no recognizable backup candidate if Newsom is recalled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finance YouTuber Kevin Paffrath is trying to fill that void, positioning himself as the Democratic alternative to Newsom. Notably, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11880918/judge-denies-newsoms-request-to-identify-himself-as-a-democratic-on-recall-ballot\">Newsom won’t be listed as a Democrat\u003c/a> on the ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We see [the Republicans] broken down into two buckets,” says Marzorati. “Traditional politicians, and then entertainers, celebrity types.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the traditional politicians are: former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who was long discussed as a potential opponent for Newsom; former gubernatorial candidate John Cox, who lost to Newsom in 2018; state Assemblymember Kevin Kiley of Rocklin; and former U.S. Rep. 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(Photo by David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) \u003ccite>(David McNew/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The extension really coincided with COVID-19, the pandemic, really hitting its worst stage in California,” says Guy Marzorati, reporter and producer with KQED’s California politics and government desk. “And Newsom started to make some self-inflicted errors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the same day recall organizers were given the signature-gathering extension, Newsom visited the French Laundry, an expensive Napa Valley restaurant. Photos were taken of the governor mingling, unmasked, with a large group of friends — at a time when he was urging Californians to stay home and wear masks to avoid spreading the virus. It was a scandal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the secretary of state, recall organizers ultimately turned in 2,161,349 signatures. 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Republicans have \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012338448/california-sets-sept-14-as-the-date-for-the-recall-election-targeting-gov-newsom\">cried foul\u003c/a>, but the Sept. 14 election date has stuck.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What Will Voters See on the Ballot?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There are two things to vote on:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>“Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?” Yes or no.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Then, there’s a list of 46 candidates who could succeed Newsom if he is recalled. 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