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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/elections/results\">Follow KQED’s election results for California and the Bay Area as they come in\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve finally made it. It’s\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\"> Election Day in California\u003c/a> and just a few hours remain to cast your ballot. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012472/election-2024-where-do-i-vote-in-person-find-my-polling-place\">Voting locations and ballot drop boxes\u003c/a> close at 8:00 p.m. PST.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve already voted, keep reading for a guide to what will happen next when it comes to when results will be announced, how votes are counted and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"2024 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2024 general election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still need to vote or just submit your ballot? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">Take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a> for information on every race and ballot measure in the Bay Area, find out how you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">register to vote\u003c/a> at the last minute and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction\">what to do if you made a mistake on your ballot\u003c/a>. And remember: At this stage, it’s best to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011386/why-is-my-county-saying-i-should-mail-in-my-ballot-a-whole-week-before-election-day\"> submit your ballot by hand in your nearest official drop box or at a voting location\u003c/a> rather than mailing it via USPS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jump straight to:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#when-results-president-election\">When will we know the results of the presidential election?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who-calls-results-election-2024\">Who calls the winner of an election?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>When will we get results for California races? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Results will be reported by county election officials minutes after 8:00 p.m. The first batch of results posted are typically mail-in ballots received before Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Those early arriving vote-by-mail ballots are what we see on live election results on the Secretary of State and county election websites as soon as polls close,” Kim Alexander, president of the California Voter Foundation, said on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101907667/your-last-minute-voting-questions-answered\">KQED Forum\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the night goes on, some counties will begin to add ballots cast in person on Tuesday to the results. Vote-by-mail ballots returned through the postal service or drop boxes will be added in the days and weeks to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>How can election offices know results so quickly? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In California, election officials are allowed to process ballots when they are received — or to prepare them to be counted once polls close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Sonoma, as in many counties, that process begins before Election Day, when ballots received early are placed through a sorting machine and review of the signature the voter wrote on their ballot envelope begins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12012096]“In Sonoma County, you sign underneath the flap of the envelope, and then you seal it closed,” said Deva Marie Proto, the county’s registrar of voters. “Our machine will actually laser off the portion of the envelope above that signature while still leaving it sealed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After signatures are reviewed by a machine and compared to the voter’s signature on file, Proto said election workers still then manually review those signatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have humans in our office, staff members that are trained in signature checking, and they will check every signature against the voter registration signature, as well as previous voter registration signatures and previous vote-by-mail signatures,” she added. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction#signature-problem-ballot\">Read more about how signatures are verified and how your county elections office resolves issues\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once the voters’ information is verified, the ballots are loaded into a machine for counting and results are tabulated when polls close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931364\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11931364\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A stack of green and white envelopes on a table.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early voting ballots move through a ballot and signature verification machine at the Utah County Election offices in Provo, Utah, on Nov. 4, 2022. \u003ccite>(George Frey/ AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who-calls-results-election-2024\">\u003c/a>How does KQED call the winner of an election?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>KQED does not independently call a winner in elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, for state and federal races (Senate, Congress, state Legislature and state propositions), KQED relies on election services provided by the Associated Press to call a winner. This year, the AP is also providing a race call in the election for San Francisco mayor and the recall elections against the Oakland mayor and Alameda County district attorney.\u003cbr>\n[aside postID=news_12008419]When the AP calls a winner, you’ll see a check mark next to the candidate or measure’s name on our \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">KQED elections results page\u003c/a>. The AP will only make a call when it has the utmost confidence a race has been won, which the organization defines as “the moment the trailing candidates no longer have a path to victory.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Election analysts at the AP are looking at the incoming vote totals and the estimated number of ballots left to be counted — along with pre-election voter surveys — to make their call.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Will down-ballot races such as local measures, city council and school board be ‘called’? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. For local races, KQED will retrieve vote results directly from county elections offices. So, in these elections, we won’t declare a winner. Instead, you may read or hear our reporters describe a measure as “appearing to pass” or a candidate “leading” a race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12008332]We’ll report on campaign reactions to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">results\u003c/a>, such as if a candidate issues a concession. But we \u003ci>won’t \u003c/i>add a checkmark next to local candidates or measure results, except in the three races mentioned above that the AP is following: the San Francisco mayoral contest and the recall elections against the Oakland mayor and Alameda County district attorney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will continue to update \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">election results on our website\u003c/a> until Dec. 5, which is the deadline for county election officials to certify the election results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10346835\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10346835\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"By state law, the registrar of voters can start counting returned vote by mail ballots 11 days before the election. (Beth Willon/KQED)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/pic-1.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/pic-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/pic-1-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">By state law, the registrar of voters can start counting returned vote-by-mail ballots 11 days before the election. (Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The results say ‘100% of precincts are reporting.’ What does that mean? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Following “precincts reporting” used to be a good way of measuring the progress of vote counting, but the widespread adoption of vote-by-mail has changed that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A race with 100% of precincts reporting may just mean that some early vote-by-mail ballots have been counted in every precinct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some other counties don’t include vote-by-mail ballots at all in their precinct count, so early returns could show results with “0% of precincts reporting.” Don’t worry: Those aren’t “zombie” ballots.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>How long will vote counting take? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It could take days or weeks for conclusive results in many closely watched races. In 2022, winners weren’t called in competitive races for Congress in the Central Valley and Southern California until mid-November and early December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12011916]We likely won’t even have a clear picture of how many ballots are left to count until Wednesday or Thursday this week. Even then, the number of uncounted ballots is just an estimate, as ballots postmarked before polls close can still be counted if they arrive before Nov. 12.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>“\u003c/b>One of the things that I think is challenging for people is election results are reported in this river of information,” the California Voter Foundation’s Alexander said. “It’s very dynamic, and the number of ballots that counties have that can be counted can fluctuate after the election as they get more ballots in from the U.S. [Postal Service] that are postmarked by Election Day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officially, vote counting will continue until late November or early December as election officials work to resolve any issues with ballots cast before the deadline. For example, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction#signature-problem-ballot\">if a voter’s signature does not match the signature on their voter file\u003c/a>, election officials will reach out to the voter and seek to resolve the issue before votes are certified.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"when-results-president-election\">\u003c/a>And finally … when will we know the results of the presidential election?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Election Day in the United States is now often considered election week as each state follows its own rules and practices for counting ballots — not to mention the legal challenges — that can delay the results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the truth is, nobody knows how long it will take for the winner to be announced this time.\u003cbr>\n[aside postID=news_12010355]In 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://blog.ap.org/behind-the-news/calling-the-2020-presidential-race-state-by-state\">the Associated Press declared President Joe Biden the winner\u003c/a> on Saturday afternoon — four days after polls closed. But even then, the AP called North Carolina for Trump 10 days after Election Day and Georgia for Biden 16 days later after hand recounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Four years earlier, the 2016 election was decided just hours after most polls closed. The AP declared Trump the winner on election night at 2:29 a.m. EST.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time, both campaigns believe the race is extremely close across the seven swing states that are expected to decide the election, barring a major surprise: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The large number of swing states and the tightness of the race make it hard to predict when a winner could be declared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting from the Associated Press’ Steve Peoples.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“In Sonoma County, you sign underneath the flap of the envelope, and then you seal it closed,” said Deva Marie Proto, the county’s registrar of voters. “Our machine will actually laser off the portion of the envelope above that signature while still leaving it sealed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After signatures are reviewed by a machine and compared to the voter’s signature on file, Proto said election workers still then manually review those signatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have humans in our office, staff members that are trained in signature checking, and they will check every signature against the voter registration signature, as well as previous voter registration signatures and previous vote-by-mail signatures,” she added. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction#signature-problem-ballot\">Read more about how signatures are verified and how your county elections office resolves issues\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once the voters’ information is verified, the ballots are loaded into a machine for counting and results are tabulated when polls close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11931364\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11931364\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A stack of green and white envelopes on a table.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/gettyimages-1244492905_slide-5deaa0568f592af447cda2eb7a316911f783700e-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early voting ballots move through a ballot and signature verification machine at the Utah County Election offices in Provo, Utah, on Nov. 4, 2022. \u003ccite>(George Frey/ AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who-calls-results-election-2024\">\u003c/a>How does KQED call the winner of an election?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>KQED does not independently call a winner in elections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, for state and federal races (Senate, Congress, state Legislature and state propositions), KQED relies on election services provided by the Associated Press to call a winner. This year, the AP is also providing a race call in the election for San Francisco mayor and the recall elections against the Oakland mayor and Alameda County district attorney.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>We’ll report on campaign reactions to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">results\u003c/a>, such as if a candidate issues a concession. But we \u003ci>won’t \u003c/i>add a checkmark next to local candidates or measure results, except in the three races mentioned above that the AP is following: the San Francisco mayoral contest and the recall elections against the Oakland mayor and Alameda County district attorney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will continue to update \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">election results on our website\u003c/a> until Dec. 5, which is the deadline for county election officials to certify the election results.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10346835\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10346835\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"By state law, the registrar of voters can start counting returned vote by mail ballots 11 days before the election. (Beth Willon/KQED)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/pic-1.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/pic-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/11/pic-1-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">By state law, the registrar of voters can start counting returned vote-by-mail ballots 11 days before the election. (Beth Willon/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The results say ‘100% of precincts are reporting.’ What does that mean? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Following “precincts reporting” used to be a good way of measuring the progress of vote counting, but the widespread adoption of vote-by-mail has changed that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A race with 100% of precincts reporting may just mean that some early vote-by-mail ballots have been counted in every precinct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some other counties don’t include vote-by-mail ballots at all in their precinct count, so early returns could show results with “0% of precincts reporting.” Don’t worry: Those aren’t “zombie” ballots.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>How long will vote counting take? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It could take days or weeks for conclusive results in many closely watched races. In 2022, winners weren’t called in competitive races for Congress in the Central Valley and Southern California until mid-November and early December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s finally Election Day: your last day to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t already voted, keep reading for everything you need to know about where you can vote in person today, where to drop off your ballot before polls close at 8 p.m. PST today and how to get a new ballot if you need one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where-is-my-polling-place\">Where can I find my polling place on Election Day?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mail-ballot-usps\">Should I mail my ballot today or use a drop box?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#contact-my-county-elections-office\">How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Or maybe you’re looking for last-minute information about what’s on your ballot before you submit it? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">Take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which unpacks ballot measures and compares candidates in every race in the Bay Area. It’ll be online until 8 p.m. tonight, after which time \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">it’ll become our election results page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">\u003c/a>Where should I drop off my completed ballot on Election Day?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Dropping your ballot into a secure official ballot drop box means from there, it’ll go straight to your county elections office \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">—\u003c/span> and it’ll be processed and counted quicker.[aside label=\"2024 Bay Area Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/bayarea,Learn about every single race and measure across the nine Bay Area counties' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/02/Aside-Bay-Area-Voter-Guide-2024-Primary-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also return your ballot in person to your county election office, any voting site or a drive-through ballot drop-off location up to 8 p.m. on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To find your nearest ballot drop box or voting location, visit the \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">state of California lookup tool:\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check the “Early Voting” and/or “Drop Off Location” boxes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the drop-off locations in that area, as well as the voting locations where you can vote in person or drop off a ballot.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>(In 2020, we had a lot of people asking us if you could drop off your ballot in a drop box that isn’t actually in your county if that’s more convenient to you. And the answer is: “Yes, you can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California election officials say they have eight days after receiving your ballot to forward it to your actual county to be processed. This will, of course, give your ballot another journey to make and will mean it doesn’t get to your own county’s election officials as fast as it could — which may affect your decision.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"mail-ballot-usps\">\u003c/a>Can’t I still use a USPS collection box to submit my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, you \u003cem>could\u003c/em> still mail your completed ballot via the USPS at any collection box. The envelope doesn’t require a stamp, and it’ll be counted as long as it’s postmarked by Nov. 5 (i.e., it makes the last postal collection on Election Day.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in order to count your ballot, your county elections office must receive it no later than Nov. 12, one week after Election Day. And sometimes, even ballots mailed through USPS on time don’t make it to the county elections office by that “one week after Election Day” deadline to be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While USPS is not reporting any particular delays, the agency said it “anticipates similar service performance as demonstrated in the 2020 general election,” in which 99.89% of ballots mailed from voters nationwide to election officials were delivered within a week. This, of course, means that 0.11% nationwide — around 715,000 ballots — were \u003cem>not \u003c/em>successfully delivered to county elections offices in time to be counted, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/11/10/most-mail-and-provisional-ballots-got-counted-in-past-u-s-elections-but-many-did-not/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the number of overall ballots cast that year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, some people who mail their ballot on Election Day before 8 p.m. may \u003ci>think \u003c/i>they’ve successfully gotten it in on time but have accidentally placed it in a USPS collection box that’s past its last collection for the day — which in many places is 5 p.m. or earlier. That means your ballot won’t be postmarked on Nov. 5, and your county elections office won’t count your vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All in all, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">delivering your ballot by hand via a drop-box or at a voting location\u003c/a> by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5 guarantees it’ll reach your county elections office, bringing you peace of mind that you’ve made the deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about voting in the 2024 general election right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_12010355, news_12008419,news_12003469,news_12009039,news_12008332' label='More Election Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-is-my-polling-place\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Where can I vote in person on Election Day?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you live in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano counties, you are assigned a specific polling place, though Contra Costa County election officials say they can process your ballot no matter where you show up to vote. Voting at the county registrar’s office (at City Hall, in San Francisco’s case) is still an option on Election Day, even if you live in a county that assigns you a particular polling place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma counties, you can vote at any voting location, known as Vote Centers, including your county registrar’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">Wherever you live, find your voting location or your polling place through the state’s lookup tool:\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check the “Early Voting” and/or “Drop Off Location” boxes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see where you can vote in person, as well as drop off a ballot.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can also check the mail-in ballot you were sent to see where you can vote and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place. If in doubt, you can\u003ca href=\"#contact-my-county-elections-office\"> call your county directly about voting on Election Day.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you choose to vote in person on Nov. 5, make a plan to ensure you don’t run out of time or arrive at your voting location after polls close at 8 p.m. Otherwise, you’ll be turned away and unable to vote. \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/vote-before-8-pm-if-in-line-at-polls-california\">As long as you’re in line to vote before 8 p.m., you can stay in line and vote.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Do I have to bring my mail-in ballot with me to vote IRL?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed, as some counties may require you to vote provisionally if you don’t bring it. If you’re issued a new ballot when you vote in person, any ballot you left at home will be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Provisional votes are subject to extra checks — confirming that you’re actually registered to vote in California or that you didn’t already complete and mail your ballot — and this extra layer of confirmation takes time. That means that although your vote will eventually be counted, it might not be tallied on Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>My ballot never showed up. Can I still vote?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First, look up your voter registration at \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a> to check your registration status, which will show you whether you’re correctly registered to vote and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re correctly registered to the right address, your county elections office won’t mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day (because it can’t be sure the ballot will reach you in time.) So go to your county elections office or your voting location in person, explain what’s happened and request a replacement ballot. \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">Find your voting location or your polling place through the state’s lookup tool.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it turns out you were not actually registered to vote or need to re-register to update details like your address or your legal name, you always have the option of Same Day Registration at an open voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I made a mistake on my ballot, and now it’s Election Day. What do I do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to correcting a mistake on your ballot in California — how a voter corrects a mistake is up to your county, and their advice for how to fix a mistake on your ballot is almost certainly printed on the ballot itself. So check there first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, the advice ranges from “X out the incorrect choice and fill in the oval of your actual choice” to “get a new ballot entirely.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction#how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">See what your county said here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’ve really messed up your ballot (coffee spills happen), remember you can go to \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">your county elections office or a voting location\u003c/a> on Nov. 5 to turn in your spoiled ballot there and get a new one before polls close at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is it too late to register to vote?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. If you’re eligible to vote, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">you can register in person and cast your vote all the way up until polls close\u003c/a> at 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is possible through \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">Same Day Voter Registration\u003c/a> (also known as conditional voter registration), and you can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">use this to re-register\u003c/a> if you need to update your address or your legal name. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Find your nearest polling place or voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how you deliver it, you can \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the “Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a> and be reassured it’s on its way to being counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re still waiting to receive your ballot entirely, you can use that same tool to verify it was sent out or use \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008332/where-is-my-ballot-missing-presidential-election-2024\">Read more about what to do if your ballot has gone missing.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>If I’m voting at the last minute, do I have to fill out the whole ballot?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. In an ideal world, you’d have the time to read up on every measure and candidate on your ballot and make an informed choice about your vote on every single race. (This is the part where we remind you of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">the KQED Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which breaks down every race in the Bay Area and will be available online until polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But sometimes, things don’t work out that way — and while you might \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/president\">know your choice for president\u003c/a> or how you want to vote in the U.S. Senate contest, perhaps you’re less certain about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">the statewide propositions\u003c/a> or water district, and you’re running out of time to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, remember: You can vote in as many or as few races on your ballot as you want, and leaving certain races blank won’t invalidate your ballot or the other things you \u003cem>have \u003c/em>voted on.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact-my-county-elections-office\">\u003c/a>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\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>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage 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 elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call toll-free at 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>: 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 toll-free at 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\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID-19\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">coping with intense winter weather\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">exercising your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s finally Election Day: your last day to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t already voted, keep reading for everything you need to know about where you can vote in person today, where to drop off your ballot before polls close at 8 p.m. PST today and how to get a new ballot if you need one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where-is-my-polling-place\">Where can I find my polling place on Election Day?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#mail-ballot-usps\">Should I mail my ballot today or use a drop box?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#contact-my-county-elections-office\">How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Or maybe you’re looking for last-minute information about what’s on your ballot before you submit it? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">Take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which unpacks ballot measures and compares candidates in every race in the Bay Area. It’ll be online until 8 p.m. tonight, after which time \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">it’ll become our election results page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">\u003c/a>Where should I drop off my completed ballot on Election Day?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Dropping your ballot into a secure official ballot drop box means from there, it’ll go straight to your county elections office \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">—\u003c/span> and it’ll be processed and counted quicker.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also return your ballot in person to your county election office, any voting site or a drive-through ballot drop-off location up to 8 p.m. on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To find your nearest ballot drop box or voting location, visit the \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">state of California lookup tool:\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check the “Early Voting” and/or “Drop Off Location” boxes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the drop-off locations in that area, as well as the voting locations where you can vote in person or drop off a ballot.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>(In 2020, we had a lot of people asking us if you could drop off your ballot in a drop box that isn’t actually in your county if that’s more convenient to you. And the answer is: “Yes, you can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California election officials say they have eight days after receiving your ballot to forward it to your actual county to be processed. This will, of course, give your ballot another journey to make and will mean it doesn’t get to your own county’s election officials as fast as it could — which may affect your decision.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"mail-ballot-usps\">\u003c/a>Can’t I still use a USPS collection box to submit my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, you \u003cem>could\u003c/em> still mail your completed ballot via the USPS at any collection box. The envelope doesn’t require a stamp, and it’ll be counted as long as it’s postmarked by Nov. 5 (i.e., it makes the last postal collection on Election Day.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in order to count your ballot, your county elections office must receive it no later than Nov. 12, one week after Election Day. And sometimes, even ballots mailed through USPS on time don’t make it to the county elections office by that “one week after Election Day” deadline to be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While USPS is not reporting any particular delays, the agency said it “anticipates similar service performance as demonstrated in the 2020 general election,” in which 99.89% of ballots mailed from voters nationwide to election officials were delivered within a week. This, of course, means that 0.11% nationwide — around 715,000 ballots — were \u003cem>not \u003c/em>successfully delivered to county elections offices in time to be counted, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/11/10/most-mail-and-provisional-ballots-got-counted-in-past-u-s-elections-but-many-did-not/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the number of overall ballots cast that year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, some people who mail their ballot on Election Day before 8 p.m. may \u003ci>think \u003c/i>they’ve successfully gotten it in on time but have accidentally placed it in a USPS collection box that’s past its last collection for the day — which in many places is 5 p.m. or earlier. That means your ballot won’t be postmarked on Nov. 5, and your county elections office won’t count your vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All in all, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">delivering your ballot by hand via a drop-box or at a voting location\u003c/a> by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5 guarantees it’ll reach your county elections office, bringing you peace of mind that you’ve made the deadline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about voting in the 2024 general election right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>My ballot never showed up. Can I still vote?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First, look up your voter registration at \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a> to check your registration status, which will show you whether you’re correctly registered to vote and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re correctly registered to the right address, your county elections office won’t mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day (because it can’t be sure the ballot will reach you in time.) So go to your county elections office or your voting location in person, explain what’s happened and request a replacement ballot. \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">Find your voting location or your polling place through the state’s lookup tool.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If it turns out you were not actually registered to vote or need to re-register to update details like your address or your legal name, you always have the option of Same Day Registration at an open voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I made a mistake on my ballot, and now it’s Election Day. What do I do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to correcting a mistake on your ballot in California — how a voter corrects a mistake is up to your county, and their advice for how to fix a mistake on your ballot is almost certainly printed on the ballot itself. So check there first.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, the advice ranges from “X out the incorrect choice and fill in the oval of your actual choice” to “get a new ballot entirely.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction#how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">See what your county said here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’ve really messed up your ballot (coffee spills happen), remember you can go to \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">your county elections office or a voting location\u003c/a> on Nov. 5 to turn in your spoiled ballot there and get a new one before polls close at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is it too late to register to vote?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. If you’re eligible to vote, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">you can register in person and cast your vote all the way up until polls close\u003c/a> at 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is possible through \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">Same Day Voter Registration\u003c/a> (also known as conditional voter registration), and you can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">use this to re-register\u003c/a> if you need to update your address or your legal name. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Find your nearest polling place or voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how you deliver it, you can \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the “Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a> and be reassured it’s on its way to being counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re still waiting to receive your ballot entirely, you can use that same tool to verify it was sent out or use \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008332/where-is-my-ballot-missing-presidential-election-2024\">Read more about what to do if your ballot has gone missing.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>If I’m voting at the last minute, do I have to fill out the whole ballot?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. In an ideal world, you’d have the time to read up on every measure and candidate on your ballot and make an informed choice about your vote on every single race. (This is the part where we remind you of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">the KQED Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which breaks down every race in the Bay Area and will be available online until polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But sometimes, things don’t work out that way — and while you might \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/president\">know your choice for president\u003c/a> or how you want to vote in the U.S. Senate contest, perhaps you’re less certain about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">the statewide propositions\u003c/a> or water district, and you’re running out of time to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, remember: You can vote in as many or as few races on your ballot as you want, and leaving certain races blank won’t invalidate your ballot or the other things you \u003cem>have \u003c/em>voted on.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact-my-county-elections-office\">\u003c/a>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\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>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage 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 elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email sfvote@sfgov.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcacre.org/elections\">San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call toll-free at 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>: 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 toll-free at 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\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID-19\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">coping with intense winter weather\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">exercising your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>We’re almost there, folks. Two years of nonstop campaigning for the White House will finally come to a close this Tuesday, Nov. 5, on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Election Day\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023, the Pew Research Center found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/americans-dismal-views-of-the-nations-politics/\">65% of Americans say they always or often feel “exhausted” when thinking about politics\u003c/a>. And that was before all the dramatic twists and turns of 2024 that have given us the present circumstances: Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/us/politics/poll-harris-trump-times-siena.html\">deadlocked in the polls of every single swing state\u003c/a>, leaving even the most experienced political analysts with little clue of who will be the next president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But besides election exhaustion, there are other feelings felt across the political spectrum, from anxiety and frustration to straight-up fear. Among many undocumented and mixed-status immigrant families, for example, there’s a lot of nervousness about Trump enacting what he calls “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtpORNvI26w\">the largest deportation program in American history\u003c/a>.” After the former president survived a public assassination attempt in July at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, a large number of his most ardent supporters \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/after-the-assassination-attempt-against-trump-anger-and-anxiety-loom-over-the-republican-convention\">fear that Trump could be targeted again\u003c/a>. And as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011576/what-do-young-voters-care-about-most-in-this-presidential-election\">millions of Gen Z Americans prepare to cast their votes for the first time\u003c/a>, many have shared \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13967133/charli-xcx-fans-election-2024-harris-trump\">their frustration that neither candidate may do enough to protect the lives of Palestinians in Gaza\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re feeling these big emotions, you’re not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s normalize [feeling] anxious because it is a very high-stakes election,” said Kelli McLean, a California marriage and family therapist who works on issues relating to trauma, anxiety and depression with her clients. “This is anxiety-provoking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of times when we’re feeling a certain type of way about something, it comes out in other ways we don’t expect,” said Ioanna Angelakis, a licensed marriage and family therapist based in San Francisco. “So it’s really important to be honest and truthful with yourself and others about what’s going on and to formulate a plan, so you have something to fall back on — should the worst thing happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for expert advice on the things you can do before, on and after Nov. 5 to help manage anxiety about the 2024 election.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Try to consume less election news\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When something is very important to us, it’s normal for us to keep checking on it as much as we can. In a presidential election as unpredictable as this one, we may have the TV on all the time or be constantly checking social media to see if there’s any tiny piece of new information that will give us hope that things will “go our way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But seeking out this feeling of control — in a situation that frankly cannot be controlled by any one single individual — can lead to us feeling even more helpless, McClean said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a direct correlation between how much anxiety people are feeling to what they’re watching,” she said. “The election is everywhere, and people are inundating themselves with this. It’s information overload.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"2024 Bay Area Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/bayarea,Learn about every single race and measure across the nine Bay Area counties' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/02/Aside-Bay-Area-Voter-Guide-2024-Primary-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One recommendation McLean has been sharing with her clients is to stay away from social media as much as they can — or as much as they can bear — for the next few days. “They’re limiting their exposure to these 24-hour news cycles, which can be anxiety-provoking for people,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Remember, polls aren’t crystal balls\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/lowdown/3825/what-is-the-electoral-college-and-is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-it\">seven swing states that are key to winning the election\u003c/a>, polls have switched back and forth between a Trump lead and a Harris lead for weeks now. While you may look for any sliver of hope in new polls, keep in mind that most recent polls \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harris-trump-poll-pennsylvania-29-10-2024/\">have only changed by 1 or 2 percentage points\u003c/a>, which is within a poll’s margin of error — the window of uncertainty your poll results may have. For example, in an \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-harris-poll-gender-gap/\">Oct. 28 CBS News/YouGov poll of registered voters in Pennsylvania\u003c/a>, Harris and Trump are tied 49%–49%, but the margin of error is 2.6%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Polls are, after all, surveys of smaller groups meant to reflect a larger population. While Harris and Trump are tied among the smaller group surveyed, that doesn’t mean that in all of Pennsylvania, there’s a perfect tie among those who plan to vote for Harris and Trump. The margin of error tells us that the candidates’ numbers could actually be a little higher or a little lower — within that 2.6% range.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this goes to say that it’s probably a good idea to limit how much we look at polls. Remember: the 2016 and 2020 elections delivered many electoral surprises that polls didn’t predict. Since then, \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/370649/trust-polls-2016-2020-election-2024-pollster-polling-miss\">pollsters have refined their methods\u003c/a> — but even they say that polls are not “perfectly predictive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why therapists like Angelakis are reminding their clients to accept the uncertainty in this major event and work from there. “The future is unpredictable and unknown — it’s a mystery,” she said. “All we can do is just stay grounded.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Enjoy the weekend before Election Day as much as you can\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, the first Tuesday of November could be historic for the country. But let’s not forget that the first \u003cem>weekend\u003c/em> of November is quite special in its own right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diwali, the Hindu festival that celebrates light triumphing over darkness, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/diwali-deepavali-hindu-festival-19854481.php\">begins this year in the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 31\u003c/a>, and lasts until the next morning. Halloween is also on Thursday — a perfect excuse for families and friends to get together ahead of the weekend.[aside postID=science_1995033 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/10/Claremont-Canyon-by-Fred-Rowe-East-Bay-Regional-Park-District-1020x574.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/dia-de-los-muertos\">Día de los Muertos\u003c/a> will be celebrated across California, with cities like \u003ca href=\"https://www.dayofthedeadsf.org/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/program/diaoakland/\">Oakland\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://diasanjose.com/\">San José\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://boyleheightsbeat.com/your-guide-to-free-dia-de-los-muertos-events-on-the-eastside/\">Los Angeles \u003c/a>hosting community-led celebrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Enjoy your weekend,” Angelakis said. “Don’t let these fears take you over because they’re just fears right now … they’re not your reality.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13967439/merlin-the-pig-northern-california-animals-house-pig-mina-alali-davis\">some joyful things going on to distract you\u003c/a>, and most importantly, find ways to laugh with your loved ones, she recommended. Even try to “poke fun at your fears,” Angelakis said, “and you can let out steam that way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also read our guide to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1995033/12-bay-area-hikes-for-escaping-the-election-even-for-a-few-hours\">the outdoor spots in the Bay Area that might bring you a little calm and peace\u003c/a> in the run-up to Election Day and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Parents and caregivers: Keep in mind the needs of your little ones\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even if your family doesn’t talk too much about politics at the dinner table, there’s still a chance that your child may be hearing about the election from their friends or classmates. Whether they share this directly with you or not, they may be absorbing the anxiety of others around them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Kids are the spokespeople of their parents and their family’s fears,” Angelakis said. “When your child is acting out, or when your child is isolating, these are signs that your child is worried about something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is when it’s very important to have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11764070/how-to-talk-with-kids-after-a-traumatic-event\">age-appropriate conversations about what’s happening out in the world\u003c/a>, McLean said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11764070]“If you’re dealing with a small child, know that a lot of this is too much for them to fully take in, and it can be traumatizing,” she said. “You can explain to them the process without going into scary details: ‘Two people are competing and they have different beliefs. People can get very mad and nervous about it. But you’re still going to be safe in this home with your parents.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want to lie to them or over-promise, but just not expose them to things that are not appropriate on the news or social media,” McLean said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59143/war-crisis-tragedy-how-to-talk-with-kids-when-the-news-is-scary\">\u003cem>Read KQED’s bilingual guide on how to talk to kids during difficult or scary major moments.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Watch your anxiety levels on Election Day itself …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s Nov. 5. You — or those around — have already voted. And results of the presidential election start coming in at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, when the polls close on the East Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every major TV network will have nonstop coverage of the results throughout the night, and it’s very likely that most restaurants, bars and community spaces with a television will be showing this coverage. But remember: you can choose how much of this coverage you consume.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you know that waiting hours into the early morning for the results of each swing state — which just a few thousand votes could decide — will really set your anxiety spiraling, take breaks from watching. What might be even better for you is making a plan with family or friends to do something completely different on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how much (or little) news you consume on Tuesday, remember: there will still be results at the end of the vote count — which could take days, like it did in 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>… and focus on your breathing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another strategy that Angelakis recommends is giving yourself time for breathing exercises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Take two breaths in and one breath out,” she said, adding that you can do as many of these exercises until you start feeling a little more grounded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you try that breathing, it feels really good,” Angelakis said. “It calms your nervous system down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She especially recommends doing these breathing exercises if anxious thoughts start coming in throughout Election Night. When you feel these thoughts rising, “visualize the best possible outcome in a day of your life,” she said, “from every last detail that you wake up until the moment you go to bed at night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why: By bringing back our focus to our own lives and our own actions, we remind ourselves what is in our own control — and let go of worries about things out of our control.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Don’t forget the power you have in your own community\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The results of this general election will not impact everyone equally — and this is true far beyond the presidential race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When talking to folks from communities that are most vulnerable to policy shifts, McLean hears how folks sometimes feel disconnected from the decisions happening in Washington, D.C. “They feel powerless,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But ultimately, “we are not powerless,” McClean said. “Getting involved in grassroots activism, something local in your own community, can help with these feelings of powerlessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='More Election Coverage' tag='election-2024']And remember that even if you can’t vote — whether it’s because of your immigration status, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12009162/election-2024-what-are-the-voting-rights-of-current-and-formerly-incarcerated-californians\">criminal record\u003c/a> or age — you still have a lot of power. In the Bay Area, for example, the labor rights organization \u003ca href=\"https://www.tuwu.org/about\">Trabajadores Unidos Workers United\u003c/a> (TUWU) has helped undocumented workers organize themselves for years to demand and gain higher wages, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11946661/ive-been-contributing-undocumented-workers-are-key-to-californias-economy-a-new-bill-would-give-them-unemployment-benefits\">labor protections\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12005037/sf-proposes-relief-fund-to-aid-wage-theft-victims-left-unpaid-by-employers\">social services\u003c/a> at the local and state level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are multi-year fights. They don’t happen overnight,” said Samuel Romero, organizing director of TUWU. “So many of these things wouldn’t have been able to pass without the support of the community that we organize with, the majority being folks that aren’t even eligible to vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And as you work with your community to make change, don’t forget that a big part of that is also what happens in your home. “It is a huge election, and there is a lot at stake,” McClean said. “But it is important for people to ground themselves in their own lives and really take care of themselves first.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We’re almost there, folks. Two years of nonstop campaigning for the White House will finally come to a close this Tuesday, Nov. 5, on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Election Day\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023, the Pew Research Center found that \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/americans-dismal-views-of-the-nations-politics/\">65% of Americans say they always or often feel “exhausted” when thinking about politics\u003c/a>. And that was before all the dramatic twists and turns of 2024 that have given us the present circumstances: Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/us/politics/poll-harris-trump-times-siena.html\">deadlocked in the polls of every single swing state\u003c/a>, leaving even the most experienced political analysts with little clue of who will be the next president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But besides election exhaustion, there are other feelings felt across the political spectrum, from anxiety and frustration to straight-up fear. Among many undocumented and mixed-status immigrant families, for example, there’s a lot of nervousness about Trump enacting what he calls “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtpORNvI26w\">the largest deportation program in American history\u003c/a>.” After the former president survived a public assassination attempt in July at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, a large number of his most ardent supporters \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/after-the-assassination-attempt-against-trump-anger-and-anxiety-loom-over-the-republican-convention\">fear that Trump could be targeted again\u003c/a>. And as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011576/what-do-young-voters-care-about-most-in-this-presidential-election\">millions of Gen Z Americans prepare to cast their votes for the first time\u003c/a>, many have shared \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13967133/charli-xcx-fans-election-2024-harris-trump\">their frustration that neither candidate may do enough to protect the lives of Palestinians in Gaza\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re feeling these big emotions, you’re not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Let’s normalize [feeling] anxious because it is a very high-stakes election,” said Kelli McLean, a California marriage and family therapist who works on issues relating to trauma, anxiety and depression with her clients. “This is anxiety-provoking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of times when we’re feeling a certain type of way about something, it comes out in other ways we don’t expect,” said Ioanna Angelakis, a licensed marriage and family therapist based in San Francisco. “So it’s really important to be honest and truthful with yourself and others about what’s going on and to formulate a plan, so you have something to fall back on — should the worst thing happen.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for expert advice on the things you can do before, on and after Nov. 5 to help manage anxiety about the 2024 election.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Try to consume less election news\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When something is very important to us, it’s normal for us to keep checking on it as much as we can. In a presidential election as unpredictable as this one, we may have the TV on all the time or be constantly checking social media to see if there’s any tiny piece of new information that will give us hope that things will “go our way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But seeking out this feeling of control — in a situation that frankly cannot be controlled by any one single individual — can lead to us feeling even more helpless, McClean said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There is a direct correlation between how much anxiety people are feeling to what they’re watching,” she said. “The election is everywhere, and people are inundating themselves with this. It’s information overload.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One recommendation McLean has been sharing with her clients is to stay away from social media as much as they can — or as much as they can bear — for the next few days. “They’re limiting their exposure to these 24-hour news cycles, which can be anxiety-provoking for people,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Remember, polls aren’t crystal balls\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/lowdown/3825/what-is-the-electoral-college-and-is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-it\">seven swing states that are key to winning the election\u003c/a>, polls have switched back and forth between a Trump lead and a Harris lead for weeks now. While you may look for any sliver of hope in new polls, keep in mind that most recent polls \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harris-trump-poll-pennsylvania-29-10-2024/\">have only changed by 1 or 2 percentage points\u003c/a>, which is within a poll’s margin of error — the window of uncertainty your poll results may have. For example, in an \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-harris-poll-gender-gap/\">Oct. 28 CBS News/YouGov poll of registered voters in Pennsylvania\u003c/a>, Harris and Trump are tied 49%–49%, but the margin of error is 2.6%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Polls are, after all, surveys of smaller groups meant to reflect a larger population. While Harris and Trump are tied among the smaller group surveyed, that doesn’t mean that in all of Pennsylvania, there’s a perfect tie among those who plan to vote for Harris and Trump. The margin of error tells us that the candidates’ numbers could actually be a little higher or a little lower — within that 2.6% range.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this goes to say that it’s probably a good idea to limit how much we look at polls. Remember: the 2016 and 2020 elections delivered many electoral surprises that polls didn’t predict. Since then, \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/370649/trust-polls-2016-2020-election-2024-pollster-polling-miss\">pollsters have refined their methods\u003c/a> — but even they say that polls are not “perfectly predictive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why therapists like Angelakis are reminding their clients to accept the uncertainty in this major event and work from there. “The future is unpredictable and unknown — it’s a mystery,” she said. “All we can do is just stay grounded.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Enjoy the weekend before Election Day as much as you can\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, the first Tuesday of November could be historic for the country. But let’s not forget that the first \u003cem>weekend\u003c/em> of November is quite special in its own right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diwali, the Hindu festival that celebrates light triumphing over darkness, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/diwali-deepavali-hindu-festival-19854481.php\">begins this year in the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 31\u003c/a>, and lasts until the next morning. Halloween is also on Thursday — a perfect excuse for families and friends to get together ahead of the weekend.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“If you’re dealing with a small child, know that a lot of this is too much for them to fully take in, and it can be traumatizing,” she said. “You can explain to them the process without going into scary details: ‘Two people are competing and they have different beliefs. People can get very mad and nervous about it. But you’re still going to be safe in this home with your parents.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want to lie to them or over-promise, but just not expose them to things that are not appropriate on the news or social media,” McLean said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59143/war-crisis-tragedy-how-to-talk-with-kids-when-the-news-is-scary\">\u003cem>Read KQED’s bilingual guide on how to talk to kids during difficult or scary major moments.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Watch your anxiety levels on Election Day itself …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s Nov. 5. You — or those around — have already voted. And results of the presidential election start coming in at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, when the polls close on the East Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every major TV network will have nonstop coverage of the results throughout the night, and it’s very likely that most restaurants, bars and community spaces with a television will be showing this coverage. But remember: you can choose how much of this coverage you consume.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you know that waiting hours into the early morning for the results of each swing state — which just a few thousand votes could decide — will really set your anxiety spiraling, take breaks from watching. What might be even better for you is making a plan with family or friends to do something completely different on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how much (or little) news you consume on Tuesday, remember: there will still be results at the end of the vote count — which could take days, like it did in 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>… and focus on your breathing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another strategy that Angelakis recommends is giving yourself time for breathing exercises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Take two breaths in and one breath out,” she said, adding that you can do as many of these exercises until you start feeling a little more grounded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you try that breathing, it feels really good,” Angelakis said. “It calms your nervous system down.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She especially recommends doing these breathing exercises if anxious thoughts start coming in throughout Election Night. When you feel these thoughts rising, “visualize the best possible outcome in a day of your life,” she said, “from every last detail that you wake up until the moment you go to bed at night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why: By bringing back our focus to our own lives and our own actions, we remind ourselves what is in our own control — and let go of worries about things out of our control.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Don’t forget the power you have in your own community\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The results of this general election will not impact everyone equally — and this is true far beyond the presidential race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When talking to folks from communities that are most vulnerable to policy shifts, McLean hears how folks sometimes feel disconnected from the decisions happening in Washington, D.C. “They feel powerless,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But ultimately, “we are not powerless,” McClean said. “Getting involved in grassroots activism, something local in your own community, can help with these feelings of powerlessness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>There are only a few days left until Election Day on Nov. 5, 2024. And beyond the presidential race, voters in California \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">have a long list of important issues to vote on\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are a few different ways to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">return your mail-in ballot \u003c/a>at this stage, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">early in-person voting is now also available across the Bay Area\u003c/a>. And, of course, you can go to a vote site on Election Day itself and vote in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#request-time-off-to-vote\">When is my last chance to request time off to vote on Nov. 5?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But what if you’ll be working on Nov. 5? Can you request time off from work to go vote?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The quick answer is: Yes, in California, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/tov-english.pdf\">voters can take as much time off from work on Election Day as they need to go and vote at a polling booth. \u003c/a>But \u003cem>only \u003c/em>two hours of that time will be paid, and if you work Monday-Friday you’ll need to \u003ca href=\"#request-time-off-to-vote\">request this time as soon as possible\u003c/a>, and by Friday Nov. 1 at the very latest .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While employers are required by state law to respect the time workers need to go vote, there are a few things to keep in mind. Keep reading for what you need to know about requesting time off from your employer to vote on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What to know about rights as a worker and a voter on Election Day\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"request-time-off-to-vote\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>You need to give advance notice ASAP\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re scheduled to work on Nov. 5 and are planning to vote in person, let your boss know \u003cem>as soon as possible\u003c/em> that you will need to take some time off that day. This is important because state law allows employers \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/tov-english.pdf\">to require advance notice for any voting-related scheduling requests\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How far in advance of Election Day do you need to ask your boss for time to go vote? According to the California Elections Code, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/tov-english.pdf\">you must notify your employer at least two working days prior to the election\u003c/a>. So, if you work Monday through Friday and Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 5, you should talk to your boss by Friday, Nov. 1, about taking time off to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Consider how much time off to request and when you’ll vote\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you have this conversation with your boss, let them know how much time you think you need to go to the polling station, fill out your ballot and come back to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can have more than two hours off, but only two of those must be paid, said Brittany Stonesifer, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California.[aside postID='elections_1950' label='2024 Voter Guide: California, Bay Area and National General Election' hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png' herolink='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide']“If you’re supposed to work an eight-hour shift, and you spend two of those hours voting on Election Day and six of them working, your pay stubs should reflect eight hours of paid work [for that day],” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, figure out with your boss ahead of time \u003cem>when \u003c/em>during the day is best to go vote. State law specifies that the hours you take off should be at the beginning or end of your regular work shift, whichever option gives you more time to vote and takes less time from your shift. You \u003cem>can \u003c/em>ask for time in the middle of the day, but your employer is not required to give you that specific block of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Polls are open statewide on Nov. 5 for Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and you can find your polling place using \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place\">California’s Find Your Polling Place\u003c/a> tool. Keep in mind that Bay Area counties have different rules about where you can cast your ballot. Voters registered in Contra Costa, San Francisco and Solano counties are assigned to a specific location for in-person voting. Voters in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties can cast their ballots at any voting center in the county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Your travel time can be included in your time off to vote \u003c/strong>—\u003cstrong> it just might not be paid\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if where you work is quite far from where you need to vote, and you may need more than two hours to go vote and come back?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After two hours, your employer is not required to pay you for that time,” Stonesifer said. A worker can still take the time they need to finish voting, she adds, “but they just won’t be paid after the two hours.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the two-hour mark is approaching and you’re still in line waiting to vote, another option is to return to the polling place \u003cem>once \u003c/em>your shift is done if it ends before 8 p.m. Remember that polling stations in California are open till 8 p.m. and if you’re still in line when the clock strikes 8 p.m., Stonesifer recommends that voters “should stay in line, because they have the right to vote if they’re in line when polls close, however long that line is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember that voting by mail is still an option\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re reading this ahead of Nov. 5, and you already know that your schedule will be packed with work and personal stuff, another option is to fill out the ballot you automatically received in the mail during your free time before Election Day and return it — to make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mail-in ballots can be submitted into a official drop box or at a voting location before polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5 — both of which are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011386/why-is-my-county-saying-i-should-mail-in-my-ballot-a-whole-week-before-election-day\">recommended at this stage over mailing your ballot via USPS\u003c/a>, to make sure it reaches your county elections office in time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do still choose to mail your ballot, the return postage is already paid but USPS must postmark your ballot envelope by the end of Election Day for your vote to count, so avoid using a USPS collection box that’s already had its last collection for the day on Nov. 5. Many boxes have their last collection at 5 p.m., or earlier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We have more tips on how to submit your ballot \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide#faq\">in the FAQ section of KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>I spoke to my boss and they rejected my request for time off to vote. What now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you are eligible to vote in California and asked your employer for time to go and vote on Nov. 5, at least two working days in advance, and they rejected your request, they could be in violation of the law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If an employer threatens a worker for making this request, the ACLU’s Stonesifer said this “would be a violation of that person’s voting rights — that is not legal to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your employer might not be familiar with the state’s voting laws, so consider sharing the Secretary of State’s \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/tov-english.pdf\">Notice To Employers Regarding Employee Time Off For Voting (PDF)\u003c/a> when discussing the request. This document confirms that California law protects the right of voters to take time off from work to vote in person on Election Day and that employers are required to respect this right. State law also requires all employers to post this notice somewhere in the workplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One more thing your boss is not allowed to do: Employers cannot require workers to bring or complete their vote-by-mail ballots at work. That is, your boss cannot tell you to “just bring in your ballot on Nov. 5 and complete it during your shift” as an alternative to giving you time off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s prohibited under state law because, obviously, that could open up \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004754/how-to-keep-your-vote-private-and-what-to-do-if-youre-facing-pressure\">opportunities for influencing people’s votes unfairly\u003c/a>,” Stonesifer said. “People have the right to vote with their vote-by-mail ballot if they choose, or they can go and vote in person if they prefer or need to. And it’s not up to the employer to influence that decision in any way.” (\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004754/how-to-keep-your-vote-private-and-what-to-do-if-youre-facing-pressure\">Read KQED’s guide on how to keep your voting choices private\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re still having trouble with your employer, you have a few options:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Call the Secretary of State’s Voter Hotline at 800-345-VOTE (8683). You can discuss your specific situation or request more information on how to talk to your employer about voting rights.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Contact the ACLU of Northern California at 415-621-2488 or \u003ca href=\"https://intake.aclunc.org/\">submit an online form\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Contact the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law at their Election Protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But remember: It’s \u003cem>a\u003c/em> \u003cem>lot \u003c/em>easier to get support for your situation ahead of time than on Nov. 5 itself, as both the Secretary of State and legal aid groups will be a lot busier that day. This is yet another reason to make a plan for voting — and talk to your employer about Election Day — as soon as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This guide includes reporting from KQED’s Carly Severn, and was originally published on Oct. 14.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There are only a few days left until Election Day on Nov. 5, 2024. And beyond the presidential race, voters in California \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">have a long list of important issues to vote on\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are a few different ways to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">return your mail-in ballot \u003c/a>at this stage, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">early in-person voting is now also available across the Bay Area\u003c/a>. And, of course, you can go to a vote site on Election Day itself and vote in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#request-time-off-to-vote\">When is my last chance to request time off to vote on Nov. 5?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>But what if you’ll be working on Nov. 5? Can you request time off from work to go vote?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The quick answer is: Yes, in California, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/tov-english.pdf\">voters can take as much time off from work on Election Day as they need to go and vote at a polling booth. \u003c/a>But \u003cem>only \u003c/em>two hours of that time will be paid, and if you work Monday-Friday you’ll need to \u003ca href=\"#request-time-off-to-vote\">request this time as soon as possible\u003c/a>, and by Friday Nov. 1 at the very latest .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While employers are required by state law to respect the time workers need to go vote, there are a few things to keep in mind. Keep reading for what you need to know about requesting time off from your employer to vote on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What to know about rights as a worker and a voter on Election Day\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"request-time-off-to-vote\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>You need to give advance notice ASAP\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re scheduled to work on Nov. 5 and are planning to vote in person, let your boss know \u003cem>as soon as possible\u003c/em> that you will need to take some time off that day. This is important because state law allows employers \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/tov-english.pdf\">to require advance notice for any voting-related scheduling requests\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How far in advance of Election Day do you need to ask your boss for time to go vote? According to the California Elections Code, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/pdfs/tov-english.pdf\">you must notify your employer at least two working days prior to the election\u003c/a>. So, if you work Monday through Friday and Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 5, you should talk to your boss by Friday, Nov. 1, about taking time off to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Consider how much time off to request and when you’ll vote\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you have this conversation with your boss, let them know how much time you think you need to go to the polling station, fill out your ballot and come back to work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can have more than two hours off, but only two of those must be paid, said Brittany Stonesifer, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>“Every vote counts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an old saying in elections — but it hits differently these days for Santa Clara County supervisor Joe Simitian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the March primary election, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981809/in-extraordinary-tie-evan-low-and-joe-simitian-both-advance-in-race-for-silicon-valley-house-seat\">Simitian finished in a tie with Assemblymember Evan Low\u003c/a> for second place in the 16th congressional district. After a weeks-long recount, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11984495/evan-low-takes-second-place-in-silicon-valley-congressional-race-after-recount-breaks-historic-tie\">Low emerged as the winner by five votes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/congress-16th-district\">advanced to the general election\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If increased electoral college gridlock, congressional gerrymandering and uncontested races have you feeling like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">your individual ballot\u003c/a> won’t be the difference between victory and defeat for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">candidates or ballot measures in the November election\u003c/a> — consider Simitian’s case, and these other campaigns from Bay Area history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Don’t sit it out,” Simitian told KQED in May. “I know when people say ‘every vote counts’ it sounds like a cliche, but I’m here to tell you: every vote counts.”[aside label=\"2024 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2024 general election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for a sample of races and measures decided by the slimmest of margins. In each race, a different decision by a group of friends or a family — or even a single person — would have changed history in its own small way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an elections official, I always hope for a high turnout and wide margins; that’s sort of the easiest thing to call,” said Kristin Connelly, registrar of voters in Contra Costa County. “But every vote counts, and we take that very seriously.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without further ado, here are a handful of entrants in the Bay Area Election Nail-Biter Hall of Fame:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Tied votes (when candidates receive \u003cem>exactly\u003c/em> the same number of votes)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>In 2018: Byron Bethany Irrigation District Director 1 \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>In 2022: Sunnyvale City Council, District 3 \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>In 2022: Richmond City Council \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Rules on how to break electoral ties vary by jurisdiction. In the Byron Bethany Irrigation District — \u003ca href=\"https://bbid.org/\">a multi-county special district\u003c/a> serving an area that includes parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties — it \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ContraCostaElections/videos/1883011188412861\">required the roll of a 20-sided die\u003c/a>.[aside postID='news_12008332,news_12011386, news_12010355,news_12008419,news_12003469' label='More Election Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Sunnyvale, \u003ca href=\"https://sanjosespotlight.com/murali-srinivasan-wins-tiebreaker-for-sunnyvale-city-council/\">the city clerk picked an envelope\u003c/a> with Murali Srinivasan’s name on it out of a bag. And something similar played out in Richmond, where \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11933946/a-dead-heat-richmond-city-council-race-will-be-decided-by-drawing-a-name-from-an-envelope\">Cesar Zepeda won a tiebreaker\u003c/a> over Andrew Butt when the city clerk drew an envelope out of a shopping bag.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a recount, Zepeda was declared the winner by just three votes. 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In Antioch, incumbent Councilmember Tamisha Torres-Walker beat Joy Motts by just three votes. That’s the same margin of the 2007 mayor’s race in Vallejo when a \u003ca href=\"https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2007/12/06/davis-edges-past-cloutier-in-recount-final-will-become-vallejos-mayor/\">recount lifted Osby Davis to victory over Gary Cloutier\u003c/a>. That recount ended \u003cem>after \u003c/em>Cloutier had already taken the oath of office, requiring an awkward transition in leadership that finally culminated the next year when \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/gary-cloutier-drops-suit-over-recount-3290885.php\">Cloutier dropped a lawsuit challenging the ballot count\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Connelly, the Contra Costa registrar, said she expects the number of close races to grow quickly in the coming years as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101904519/sf-chronicle-investigates-mixed-record-of-california-voting-rights-act\">more jurisdictions move to district elections\u003c/a> — with smaller pools of voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If anything, we’re going to see more of this,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Decided by five votes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>In 2021: Woodside, Measure A\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>In 2024: 16th Congressional District primary\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Woodside voters headed to the polls for a special election in November 2021 and narrowly passed Measure A, which rezoned two parcels of land in the town center to be used for community gatherings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was one of the closest elections in San Mateo County history, according to Jim Irizarry, the assistant assessor-county clerk-recorder — until this year’s primary for Congress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That recount in the 16th district took 13 days across both San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To Irizarry, the results “adds true meaning to the old adage” that this story began with … and well, you know the rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A earlier version of this story was originally published on March 4.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>With Election Day — your last day to vote — just a week away, Bay Area election officials are urging voters to mail their completed ballots by Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the latest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement from the Coalition of Bay Area Election Officials about “important mail ballot deadlines approaching,” election officials from 10 greater Bay Area counties, including Monterey, said the “last recommended day to mail your ballot is Tuesday, October 29.” Your own ballot may have a slightly different recommended date by which you should mail your ballot; for example, Alameda County’s ballot recommends getting it in by Thursday, Oct. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-deadline-mail\">Can I still mail my ballot after Tuesday?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-drop-box\">What are my alternatives to USPS for submitting my ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>It’s important to note that the final, legal deadline for mailing your ballot through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) \u003ci>hasn’t \u003c/i>actually changed. That deadline is still Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 5 — because ballots that are postmarked on or by that day will still be accepted and counted by your county elections office.[aside label=\"2024 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2024 general election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png]But in order to count your ballot, your county elections office must receive it no later than Nov. 12, one week after Election Day. And this is why Bay Area election officials are urging voters to err on the side of caution and mail their ballots as soon as possible, said Deva Proto, Sonoma County’s voter registrar — so that USPS has ample time to deliver them where they need to go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is going to be a high-turnout election,” Proto said. “So we want to make sure that everybody’s voice is a part of that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what you need to know about the deadline for mailing your ballot — and your alternatives to using USPS to submit it — all the way up until polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>If the Nov. 5 deadline to mail my ballot hasn’t changed, why are election officials recommending I do it this week instead?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s about making sure USPS processes your ballot in time for it to reach your county’s elections office for your vote to be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The earlier you mail your ballot, the sooner it should reach your county — and the sooner your vote will be tallied.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting your ballot in earlier also leaves more time for your county to address any potential issues with it — like\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction\"> if you made a mistake and corrected it or if there’s an issue with the \u003c/a>signature on your envelope. If your county’s election office detects a mismatch with the signature on your ballot envelope, or if it’s missing altogether, 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\u003ch2>\u003cb>Is USPS experiencing delays that are prompting this recommendation?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No, Proto said, from Sonoma County — this is still “just a general recommendation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything we’re seeing so far, it seems like the post office is working really well to prioritize and get those ballots back,” she said. “And we are in communication with USPS, as are election officials as a whole.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For the 2024 general election, the nation’s postal network is operating effectively without any major reported disruptions,” USPS said in a statement. The agency is echoing the call of local election officials to mail your ballot one week before Election Day, noting that “it would [be] a good idea to mail it by this Tuesday (October 29).”[aside postID=\"news_12008419\" hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/GettyImages-1280030498-1020x680.jpg']“The Postal Service remains fully ready to successfully deliver the nation’s mail-in ballots for voters who choose to use us to vote,” USPS said in its statement. “[E]ven for return ballots that are entered in our system after Tuesday, we will continue to deploy our “extraordinary measures,” which are designed to accelerate the delivery of Ballot Mail in the final weeks of the election season.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those measures include extra deliveries and collections, special pick-ups, and “specialized sort plans at processing facilities to expedite delivery to boards of elections,” USPS said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Is there a chance that my ballot won’t reach my county elections office through USPS in time to be counted, even if it was postmarked by Nov. 5?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, Proto said — sometimes even ballots mailed on time don’t make it to the county elections office by the “one week after Election Day” deadline (Nov. 12) to be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So the sooner that voters can get their vote-by-mail ballots in, the sooner our offices will be able to process them and the voters will be able to confirm that they are received — so they don’t lose out on that chance,” Proto said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USPS said it “anticipates similar service performance as demonstrated in the 2020 general election,” in which 99.89% of ballots mailed from voters nationwide to election officials were delivered within a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This, of course, means that 0.11% of 2020 ballots nationwide were \u003cem>not \u003c/em>successfully delivered to county elections offices in time to be counted — or around 715,000 ballots, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/11/10/most-mail-and-provisional-ballots-got-counted-in-past-u-s-elections-but-many-did-not/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the number of overall ballots cast that year\u003c/a>. While small, this rate may be enough to make you consider following the advice of election officials and USPS by mailing your ballot as soon as possible this week. (Or by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">delivering your ballot by hand to an official drop-box or open voting location\u003c/a> instead.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-deadline-mail\">\u003c/a>Can I still mail my ballot after this Tuesday, Oct. 29?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Absolutely. As long as your ballot is postmarked by Election Day (Nov. 5) and reaches your county elections office by Nov. 12, your vote will be counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you haven’t mailed your completed ballot by Election Day, Proto recommends that you instead place your ballot into \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">a secure voting drop box, either at a voting location\u003c/a> or at your county elections office, by the time polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5.[aside postID=\"news_12008332\" hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/004_Oakland_ItzelDiazandFamily_09092021_qed-e1729796712493-1020x677.jpg']The reason for this recommendation: Some people who mail their ballot on Election Day before 8 p.m. may \u003ci>think \u003c/i>they’ve successfully gotten it in on time but have accidentally placed it in a USPS collection box that has already had its last collection for the day — which in many places is 5 p.m. or earlier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that means your ballot won’t be postmarked on Nov. 5, and your county elections office can’t count your vote. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With Election Day — your last day to vote — just a week away, Bay Area election officials are urging voters to mail their completed ballots by Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the latest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement from the Coalition of Bay Area Election Officials about “important mail ballot deadlines approaching,” election officials from 10 greater Bay Area counties, including Monterey, said the “last recommended day to mail your ballot is Tuesday, October 29.” Your own ballot may have a slightly different recommended date by which you should mail your ballot; for example, Alameda County’s ballot recommends getting it in by Thursday, Oct. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-deadline-mail\">Can I still mail my ballot after Tuesday?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-drop-box\">What are my alternatives to USPS for submitting my ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>It’s important to note that the final, legal deadline for mailing your ballot through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) \u003ci>hasn’t \u003c/i>actually changed. That deadline is still Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 5 — because ballots that are postmarked on or by that day will still be accepted and counted by your county elections office.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010236/elecciones-2024-sepa-donde-votar-o-entregar-su-boleta-en-california\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">The 2024 general election is almost upon us,\u003c/a> and your ballot should have arrived in your mailbox by now. (And if it hasn’t, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008332/where-is-my-ballot-missing-presidential-election-2024\">read our guide to what to do if your ballot has gone missing\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Election Day itself is Tuesday, Nov. 5, you have several options for where to vote before then — especially now that \u003ca href=\"#find\">early voting locations are opening up around the Bay Area\u003c/a> starting Saturday, Oct. 26.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So keep reading if you’re a Bay Area resident wondering where to drop off your completed mail-in ballot, where you can vote early in person or how to find your polling place on Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re looking for information about what’s on your ballot, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which unpacks ballot measures and compares candidates in every race in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">How to find my early voting site or ballot drop-off location\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#where-is-my-polling-place\">How to find my polling place for Election Day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#contact-my-county-elections-office\">How to contact my county directly about voting\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re concerned you might have made a mistake when filling out your ballot, you can also read our guide to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction\">addressing common errors on your ballot (\u003cem>before\u003c/em> you mail it)\u003c/a> — and find out how to get a fresh ballot or vote in person if you really messed up.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I mail my ballot through the Postal Service?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, you can mail your completed ballot via the U.S. Postal Service at any regular collection box. The envelope is postage paid, so it doesn’t require a stamp, and it’ll be counted as long as it’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">postmarked by Election Day (Nov. 5) and arrives at your county registrar’s office by Nov. 12.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about voting in the 2024 general election right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to mail your ballot on Election Day, be \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure you don’t miss the last collection time for that specific mailbox (which at many locations is 5 p.m. or earlier). You also shouldn’t drop off your ballot on Election Day at a post office that’s already closed. Doing either will mean your ballot will not be postmarked on Election Day and won’t be counted when it reaches your county’s election office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I drop off my ballot in a drop box or at a voting location?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Once you complete your mail-in ballot, you can drop it off at an official drop box or voting location instead of mailing it via a U.S. Postal Service collection box. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections\">Ballot drop boxes open on Oct. 8\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">Find your nearest drop box or voting location\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">.\u003c/a>[aside postID='news_12010355, news_12008419,news_12003469,news_12009039,news_12008332' label='More Election Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few reasons you might prefer to hand-deliver your completed ballot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Peace of mind:\u003c/strong> There’s a satisfaction that comes with knowing your ballot should now travel straight to your county elections office rather than going through USPS collection and sorting for delivery\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Timing:\u003c/strong> If Election Day is drawing near, using a drop box or a voting location to drop off your ballot directly is the best way to be sure it’ll reach your county elections office in time to be counted\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assistance:\u003c/strong> If you drop off your ballot at a voting location during operating hours and you have a few lingering questions about your ballot or the process, chances are good that you’ll find someone there to help answer them\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how you deliver it, you can \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the “Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a> and be reassured it’s on its way to being counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re still waiting to receive your ballot entirely, you can use that same tool to verify it was sent out or use \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008332/where-is-my-ballot-missing-presidential-election-2024\">Read more about what to do if your ballot has gone missing.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841859\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11841859 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding ballot drops it in red cardboard ballot box\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops off a mail-in ballot at a voting center near City Hall on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>I want to vote in person. When is early voting available in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of Oct. 5, in-person voting is available at every county registrar’s office (also known as your county’s elections office) in the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">early voting locations are open\u003c/a> across the Bay Area starting Oct. 26. \u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">Find where to vote early in your county and when those locations open.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: If you’d like to cast a ballot in person, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed, as some counties may require you to vote provisionally if you don’t bring it. If you’re issued a new ballot when you vote in person, any ballot you left at home will be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Provisional votes are subject to extra checks — confirming that you’re actually registered to vote in California, or that you didn’t already complete and mail your ballot — and this extra layer of confirmation takes time. That means that although your vote will eventually be counted, it might not be tallied on Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"2024 Bay Area Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/bayarea,Learn about every single race and measure across the nine Bay Area counties' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/02/Aside-Bay-Area-Voter-Guide-2024-Primary-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to register to vote online at \u003ca href=\"https://registertovote.ca.gov/\">registertovote.ca.gov\u003c/a> was Oct. 21, but if you missed it don’t worry: You can still \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">register in person\u003c/a> at your county elections office or an open voting location after that via \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg/\">same-day registration\u003c/a> (also known as conditional voter registration). This system enables you to fill out and submit your ballot then and there, up until when polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to voter registration, many voting locations also offer replacement ballots, accessible voting machines and language assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>How can I find my early voting site or ballot drop-off?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visit the \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">state of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you will:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county (adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check the “Early Voting” and/or “Drop Off Location” boxes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all the early voting and drop-off locations in that area\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you vote early in your county, remember that voting hours may differ by location, and some locations may not be open every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"where-is-my-polling-place\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Where can I vote in person on Election Day?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you live in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano counties, you are assigned a specific polling place, though Contra Costa County election officials say they can process your ballot no matter where you show up to vote. Voting at the county registrar’s office (at City Hall, in San Francisco’s case) is still an option on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma counties, you can vote at any voting location, known as Vote Centers, including your county registrar’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">find your voting location through the state’s lookup tool\u003c/a>, although please note that this information may only become available closer to Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to vote in person, be sure to check your mail-in ballot well before Election Day to see where you can vote and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place. And again, remember: Even if you live in a county that assigns you a particular polling place, you can still vote at \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county registrar’s office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact-my-county-elections-office\">\u003c/a>How can I contact my county directly about voting?\u003c/h2>\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>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage 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 elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org/\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email 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>: 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\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID-19\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few reasons you might prefer to hand-deliver your completed ballot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Peace of mind:\u003c/strong> There’s a satisfaction that comes with knowing your ballot should now travel straight to your county elections office rather than going through USPS collection and sorting for delivery\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Timing:\u003c/strong> If Election Day is drawing near, using a drop box or a voting location to drop off your ballot directly is the best way to be sure it’ll reach your county elections office in time to be counted\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assistance:\u003c/strong> If you drop off your ballot at a voting location during operating hours and you have a few lingering questions about your ballot or the process, chances are good that you’ll find someone there to help answer them\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how you deliver it, you can \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the “Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a> and be reassured it’s on its way to being counted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re still waiting to receive your ballot entirely, you can use that same tool to verify it was sent out or use \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008332/where-is-my-ballot-missing-presidential-election-2024\">Read more about what to do if your ballot has gone missing.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841859\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11841859 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding ballot drops it in red cardboard ballot box\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops off a mail-in ballot at a voting center near City Hall on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>I want to vote in person. When is early voting available in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As of Oct. 5, in-person voting is available at every county registrar’s office (also known as your county’s elections office) in the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">early voting locations are open\u003c/a> across the Bay Area starting Oct. 26. \u003ca href=\"#where-early-vote-ballot-dropoff\">Find where to vote early in your county and when those locations open.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: If you’d like to cast a ballot in person, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed, as some counties may require you to vote provisionally if you don’t bring it. If you’re issued a new ballot when you vote in person, any ballot you left at home will be canceled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Provisional votes are subject to extra checks — confirming that you’re actually registered to vote in California, or that you didn’t already complete and mail your ballot — and this extra layer of confirmation takes time. That means that although your vote will eventually be counted, it might not be tallied on Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When Margaret Wilson was in a California jail in 2022, county officials came in to talk about the midterm election. The women in her housing unit — known as a pod — didn’t want to attend the talk however, telling Wilson that if they couldn’t vote themselves, it wasn’t of relevance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for many of them, that was not actually accurate. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">Since 2016\u003c/a>, with some exceptions, Californians like Wilson \u003cem>can \u003c/em>vote while they are in jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the people just didn’t have awareness,” Wilson recalled. Discovering this disconnect prompted her to reach out to family members, asking them to print news articles and resources for her and the people in her pod. “Little by little, they just started to surround me and ask questions,’” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who\">Who can vote if they’re currently or formerly incarcerated?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#felony\">How can people previously convicted of a felony vote?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#assist\">How can family and friends on the outside assist someone in being able to vote?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The experience left its mark on Wilson after she left jail, and she now works with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">Voter Restoration Project\u003c/a>, which is run by the San Francisco-based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cameo-house\">Cameo House\u003c/a>. With Cameo House, Wilson attends events for formerly incarcerated individuals, setting up voter registration booths and trying to get the word out about people’s right to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010849\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010849\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Wilson, a formerly incarcerated person, works on her computer in her room at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. Cameo House, run by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ), provides a residential alternative to incarceration, offering a supportive environment where participants can live with their children while receiving comprehensive support services. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of the people she spoke with at a recent reentry conference in the Bay Area were hesitant about the idea of voting, Wilson said — but opened up once they realized she had been “in our shoes” as a person also newly out of the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab544?slug=CA_202320240AB544\">Many advocates\u003c/a> are \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/02/california-voting-prison-inmates/\">trying\u003c/a> to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\"> streamline and expand accessibility for people in jail\u003c/a>, but the details of voter eligibility for those involved with the justice system can be confusing for many. According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">a CalMatters report\u003c/a>, many people in the system won’t be given sufficient time \u003cem>to\u003c/em> vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what people who have interacted with the justice system need to know about voting — and how friends and family members outside can be of assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010854\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010854\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Garza Jimenez (left), Cameo House program manager, and resident Margaret Wilson pose for a photo at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Can someone vote if they were involved with the justice system?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Short answer: Yes, with some exceptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aurora Jimenez — Cameo House’s program manager who runs the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">Voter Restoration Project\u003c/a> and worked with Wilson at the reentry conference — said she spent a lot of time combatting people’s assumptions about voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people have the misconception of thinking, ‘I can’t do it because I have a record. I can’t do it because I’m on parole or probation or I was in prison,’” Jimenez said. “‘Can I register [to vote] even if I have a misdemeanor, or even if I was in jail?’” is a particular question she “kept hearing.”[aside postID=news_11841345 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there are some factors that could prevent someone from voting. In general, someone can vote as long as they are not currently incarcerated with a felony for a state or federal prison sentence. If a person is \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/criminalhistory/\">serving a felony jail sentence in a county jail\u003c/a> and it’s not a state prison sentence, they can still vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s Department of Elections even has \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/criminalhistory/\">a quick quiz\u003c/a> where you can look up specific scenarios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/voters-involved-justice-system\">The following circumstances\u003c/a> will \u003cem>not\u003c/em> impact someone’s access to voting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Being in a \u003cem>local\u003c/em> detention facility (jail) and:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Serving a misdemeanor sentence\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Serving jail time as a condition of probation\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Awaiting trial\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on parole or probation (California voters helped this happen with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11841345/proposition-17-and-the-history-of-voting-rights-for-formerly-incarcerated-californians\">Prop 17, which was on the 2020 ballot\u003c/a>.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on mandatory supervision\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on post-release community supervision\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on federal supervised release\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Having a \u003ca href=\"https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/juvenile-justice/court-process\">juvenile wardship adjudication\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The state of California has this information in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/who-can-vote-california/voting-rights-californians\">several other languages\u003c/a>, including \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-sp.pdf\">Spanish\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-zht.pdf\">Chinese\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-hi.pdf\">Hindi\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-ja.pdf\">Japanese\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010851\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010851\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Garza Jimenez (left), Cameo House program manager, and Margaret Wilson review voting material for tabling events at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"felony\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>What if someone in California has previously served a felony?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If a person has completed their felony sentence, they can register to vote after they are released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A person’s right to vote is \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">restored immediately\u003c/a> after they leave prison. If a person is released before Election Day (Nov. 5), they can register at their new address. The deadline to register to vote online is Oct. 21, but a person can still register to vote in person up until the polls close on Election Day (called “conditional registration” or “provisional registration”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">KQED’s guide to making sure you are registered in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Someone I know is in jail. How can they vote?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some jails partner with local organizations — or have the county’s election department — \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">go into facilities\u003c/a> to explain voting rights to incarcerated people, as well as provide voting registration and materials. And some — but not all — justice systems have \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/prisoner-legal-services\">a dedicated office\u003c/a> to which you can reach out about the electoral process.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"election-explainers\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An example of how this works in Santa Cruz County, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">American Civil Liberties Union Nor Cal’s Community Toolkit\u003c/a>: The County Election Office partners with the sheriff’s office to conduct several trips for voter information and registration before the election. Election officials track registration among these voters, creating a list to hand to the sheriff’s office, which in turn is responsible for distributing election material. \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">Election outreach staff then work with vote-by-mail program staff at the jail “to arrange for the hand delivery of voter information guides and ballots and time return of ballots.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco jails also have a similar program, said Melinda Benson from \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/prisoner-legal-services\">Prisoner Legal Services in San Francisco\u003c/a>. Program staff go cell to cell to help with voter registration, handing out ballots and collecting them to return to the city’s elections department. A sealed ballot drop-off box in each house is open until 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this work is not a seamless process across all jails. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">CalMatters investigation\u003c/a> found that some incarcerated people don’t get their voter guides in time — or can’t get their guides at all because their mail may have a page limit. And while some advocates and representatives are trying to make casting one’s ballot easier, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab544?slug=CA_202320240AB544\">recently vetoed a bill\u003c/a> that would have allowed a pilot program to try in-person voting at county jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">ACLU guide\u003c/a> also suggested that ahead of time, family members or friends should make a plan to communicate clearly with their loved ones inside about all of their voter information so they can fully prepare to cast their ballot. This includes making sure the person has information like their driver’s license or state ID number if it’s their first time voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010853\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010853\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Educational voting materials sit on a desk at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Which address should an eligible voter in jail use?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For a person’s voter registration, the ACLU suggests people \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">use their most permanent home address\u003c/a> — or note their cross streets if they were unhoused before entering jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They should then work with family outside and representatives in the jail ahead of time to make sure they get a ballot from their home county to vote on issues and for candidates in their local community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">For receiving voting materials like their voter guide\u003c/a>, however, a person should use the address of the jail as their mailing address. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">should include their booking number\u003c/a> to make things easier to track, in case they are transferred to a different jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"assist\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Can I mail voter information to people in jail?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>People held in \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2021/03/01/tablet-project-enhances-communications-for-incarcerated-population/\">prison and jails\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/family-resources/tablets/\">have access to tablets\u003c/a> (although costs for \u003ca href=\"https://www.gettingout.com/mobile/\">messaging and calls\u003c/a> can add up over time, making access prohibitive for many.) People would also have to pay for \u003ca href=\"https://web.connectnetwork.com/inmate-devices-content/newsfeed/\">access to a newsfeed\u003c/a> while inside, and there is \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/07/19/almost-all-people-incarcerated-in-california-now-have-free-tablets/\">no permitted way to get on social media or an Internet browser\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilson said during her time in jail in 2022, she and the women in her pod were able to see limited news content using jail-issued tablets. However, Wilson also asked her family and kids to print out more thorough articles about criminal justice and advocacy and mail them to her inside — so she could then show the women around her that “people are fighting for us on the outside.”[aside postID=news_12004883 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/091124_InmateVoting_FM_CM-08-1020x680.jpeg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mailing voting information directly to people was also the ACLU of Southern California’s strategy when \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">the Orange County sheriff’s\u003c/a> office denied their entry into jails for voter registration and providing voter information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s worth emphasizing that \u003ca href=\"https://www.venturasheriff.org/inmate-information/inmate-mail/\">mail going into jails is screened\u003c/a>. If you’re hoping to send mail to a facility, you should first check with your specific local county jail on what is or is not allowed to be mailed and how to address said mail. For example, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/send-mail-or-order-commissary-items-person-jail\">in San Francisco\u003c/a>, a person cannot mail in an entire magazine or newspaper or anything larger than 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You should also not send anything with \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">paper clips or staples\u003c/a> since this could be considered contraband. You should also not forward \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/send-mail-or-order-commissary-items-person-jail\">stationery items or postage\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California — \u003ca href=\"https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/10/25/jail_voting/\">like the rest of the United States\u003c/a> — still has a \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/elections/2024/09/california-voters-jails-barriers/\">ways to go\u003c/a> in expanding voter accessibility, Jimenez said. However, she emphasized the importance of people being able to contribute their opinions on local and national issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people have the misconception of thinking, ‘My voice doesn’t count.’ And it really does,” Jimenez said. “They add up. It really does make a difference.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on October 13.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Margaret Wilson was in a California jail in 2022, county officials came in to talk about the midterm election. The women in her housing unit — known as a pod — didn’t want to attend the talk however, telling Wilson that if they couldn’t vote themselves, it wasn’t of relevance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for many of them, that was not actually accurate. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">Since 2016\u003c/a>, with some exceptions, Californians like Wilson \u003cem>can \u003c/em>vote while they are in jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of the people just didn’t have awareness,” Wilson recalled. Discovering this disconnect prompted her to reach out to family members, asking them to print news articles and resources for her and the people in her pod. “Little by little, they just started to surround me and ask questions,’” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#who\">Who can vote if they’re currently or formerly incarcerated?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#felony\">How can people previously convicted of a felony vote?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#assist\">How can family and friends on the outside assist someone in being able to vote?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The experience left its mark on Wilson after she left jail, and she now works with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">Voter Restoration Project\u003c/a>, which is run by the San Francisco-based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cameo-house\">Cameo House\u003c/a>. With Cameo House, Wilson attends events for formerly incarcerated individuals, setting up voter registration booths and trying to get the word out about people’s right to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010849\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010849\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-02-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Wilson, a formerly incarcerated person, works on her computer in her room at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. Cameo House, run by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ), provides a residential alternative to incarceration, offering a supportive environment where participants can live with their children while receiving comprehensive support services. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many of the people she spoke with at a recent reentry conference in the Bay Area were hesitant about the idea of voting, Wilson said — but opened up once they realized she had been “in our shoes” as a person also newly out of the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab544?slug=CA_202320240AB544\">Many advocates\u003c/a> are \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/02/california-voting-prison-inmates/\">trying\u003c/a> to\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\"> streamline and expand accessibility for people in jail\u003c/a>, but the details of voter eligibility for those involved with the justice system can be confusing for many. According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">a CalMatters report\u003c/a>, many people in the system won’t be given sufficient time \u003cem>to\u003c/em> vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what people who have interacted with the justice system need to know about voting — and how friends and family members outside can be of assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010854\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010854\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-28-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Garza Jimenez (left), Cameo House program manager, and resident Margaret Wilson pose for a photo at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"who\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Can someone vote if they were involved with the justice system?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Short answer: Yes, with some exceptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aurora Jimenez — Cameo House’s program manager who runs the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">Voter Restoration Project\u003c/a> and worked with Wilson at the reentry conference — said she spent a lot of time combatting people’s assumptions about voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of people have the misconception of thinking, ‘I can’t do it because I have a record. I can’t do it because I’m on parole or probation or I was in prison,’” Jimenez said. “‘Can I register [to vote] even if I have a misdemeanor, or even if I was in jail?’” is a particular question she “kept hearing.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there are some factors that could prevent someone from voting. In general, someone can vote as long as they are not currently incarcerated with a felony for a state or federal prison sentence. If a person is \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/criminalhistory/\">serving a felony jail sentence in a county jail\u003c/a> and it’s not a state prison sentence, they can still vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s Department of Elections even has \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/criminalhistory/\">a quick quiz\u003c/a> where you can look up specific scenarios.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/voters-involved-justice-system\">The following circumstances\u003c/a> will \u003cem>not\u003c/em> impact someone’s access to voting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Being in a \u003cem>local\u003c/em> detention facility (jail) and:\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Serving a misdemeanor sentence\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Serving jail time as a condition of probation\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Awaiting trial\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on parole or probation (California voters helped this happen with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11841345/proposition-17-and-the-history-of-voting-rights-for-formerly-incarcerated-californians\">Prop 17, which was on the 2020 ballot\u003c/a>.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on mandatory supervision\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on post-release community supervision\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Being on federal supervised release\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Having a \u003ca href=\"https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/juvenile-justice/court-process\">juvenile wardship adjudication\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The state of California has this information in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/who-can-vote-california/voting-rights-californians\">several other languages\u003c/a>, including \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-sp.pdf\">Spanish\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-zht.pdf\">Chinese\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-hi.pdf\">Hindi\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//pdfs/voting-rights-persons-with-prior-felony-flyer-ja.pdf\">Japanese\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010851\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010851\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-15-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aurora Garza Jimenez (left), Cameo House program manager, and Margaret Wilson review voting material for tabling events at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"felony\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>What if someone in California has previously served a felony?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If a person has completed their felony sentence, they can register to vote after they are released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A person’s right to vote is \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjcj.org/our-programs/cjcj-voter-restoration-outreach-project\">restored immediately\u003c/a> after they leave prison. If a person is released before Election Day (Nov. 5), they can register at their new address. The deadline to register to vote online is Oct. 21, but a person can still register to vote in person up until the polls close on Election Day (called “conditional registration” or “provisional registration”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">KQED’s guide to making sure you are registered in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Someone I know is in jail. How can they vote?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some jails partner with local organizations — or have the county’s election department — \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">go into facilities\u003c/a> to explain voting rights to incarcerated people, as well as provide voting registration and materials. And some — but not all — justice systems have \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/prisoner-legal-services\">a dedicated office\u003c/a> to which you can reach out about the electoral process.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An example of how this works in Santa Cruz County, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">American Civil Liberties Union Nor Cal’s Community Toolkit\u003c/a>: The County Election Office partners with the sheriff’s office to conduct several trips for voter information and registration before the election. Election officials track registration among these voters, creating a list to hand to the sheriff’s office, which in turn is responsible for distributing election material. \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">Election outreach staff then work with vote-by-mail program staff at the jail “to arrange for the hand delivery of voter information guides and ballots and time return of ballots.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco jails also have a similar program, said Melinda Benson from \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsheriff.com/services/jail-services/prisoner-legal-services\">Prisoner Legal Services in San Francisco\u003c/a>. Program staff go cell to cell to help with voter registration, handing out ballots and collecting them to return to the city’s elections department. A sealed ballot drop-off box in each house is open until 8 p.m. on Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this work is not a seamless process across all jails. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12004883/thousands-in-california-jails-have-the-right-to-vote-heres-why-many-wont\">CalMatters investigation\u003c/a> found that some incarcerated people don’t get their voter guides in time — or can’t get their guides at all because their mail may have a page limit. And while some advocates and representatives are trying to make casting one’s ballot easier, Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202320240ab544?slug=CA_202320240AB544\">recently vetoed a bill\u003c/a> that would have allowed a pilot program to try in-person voting at county jails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">ACLU guide\u003c/a> also suggested that ahead of time, family members or friends should make a plan to communicate clearly with their loved ones inside about all of their voter information so they can fully prepare to cast their ballot. This includes making sure the person has information like their driver’s license or state ID number if it’s their first time voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010853\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12010853\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241022-JAILVOTING-23-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Educational voting materials sit on a desk at Cameo House in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Which address should an eligible voter in jail use?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For a person’s voter registration, the ACLU suggests people \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">use their most permanent home address\u003c/a> — or note their cross streets if they were unhoused before entering jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They should then work with family outside and representatives in the jail ahead of time to make sure they get a ballot from their home county to vote on issues and for candidates in their local community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">For receiving voting materials like their voter guide\u003c/a>, however, a person should use the address of the jail as their mailing address. They \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/2021%20Update_ACLU%20Jail%20Voting%20Toolkit_English.pdf\">should include their booking number\u003c/a> to make things easier to track, in case they are transferred to a different jail.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"assist\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Can I mail voter information to people in jail?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>People held in \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2021/03/01/tablet-project-enhances-communications-for-incarcerated-population/\">prison and jails\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/family-resources/tablets/\">have access to tablets\u003c/a> (although costs for \u003ca href=\"https://www.gettingout.com/mobile/\">messaging and calls\u003c/a> can add up over time, making access prohibitive for many.) People would also have to pay for \u003ca href=\"https://web.connectnetwork.com/inmate-devices-content/newsfeed/\">access to a newsfeed\u003c/a> while inside, and there is \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/07/19/almost-all-people-incarcerated-in-california-now-have-free-tablets/\">no permitted way to get on social media or an Internet browser\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilson said during her time in jail in 2022, she and the women in her pod were able to see limited news content using jail-issued tablets. However, Wilson also asked her family and kids to print out more thorough articles about criminal justice and advocacy and mail them to her inside — so she could then show the women around her that “people are fighting for us on the outside.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Election Day — your last day to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">vote\u003c/a> — is less than two weeks away, on Tuesday, Nov. 5. And at this point, every registered California voter should have automatically received their mail-in ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if your ballot still hasn’t shown up yet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline for Bay Area counties to start mailing out their ballots was Oct. 7, but don’t panic if there’s no sign of your ballot in your mailbox. Even if something’s gone wrong, you have time — and several options — to fix things and make sure you get to cast your vote by the time polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Looking for information about what’s on your ballot? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">Take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which unpacks ballot measures and compares candidates in every race in the Bay Area. And if you’ve made a mistake on your ballot, we have a guide to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction\">how to address different kinds of ballot — and signature — goofs.\u003c/a> )\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-sent-wrong-address\">My ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ballot-missing\">I think my ballot got lost in the mail\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_12010355, news_12008419,news_12003469,news_12009039,news_12008332' label='More Election Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>First, check if your voter registration is correct — and if your ballot was actually sent out\u003c/h2>\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.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This site will show whether you’re correctly registered to vote and to which address. It should also show whether your ballot was mailed out. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">Read our guide to making sure you’re correctly registered to vote.\u003c/a>\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>Finding out if your voter registration is correct will help you determine next steps in getting your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about voting in 2024?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-sent-wrong-address\">\u003c/a>If your ballot was sent to the wrong address\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If it turns out your ballot was missing because your voter registration wasn’t updated, don’t feel bad — people move all the time and forget to update their registrations accordingly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> was Oct. 21, so now you’ll need to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration”.) \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can re-register to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#countylist\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on Oct. 26. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Read more about how to find your closest voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ballot-missing\">\u003c/a>If your voter registration address was correct but your ballot never showed up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If it’s more than six days before Election Day, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">call your county elections office \u003c/a>and ask them to send a new ballot. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11973915/11973915-revision-v1#countylist\">Jump straight to our list of Bay Area county elections offices\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your county elections office won’t mail you a ballot six days or less before Election Day because it can’t be sure the ballot will 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 open as of Oct. 7 for early voting through Election Day on Nov. 5, so you could also go there and vote in person at the same time. \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">More early voting locations will be opening throughout October.\u003c/a>[aside label=\"2024 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2024 general election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And remember, if you’re \u003cem>not\u003c/em> actually registered to vote or need to re-register to update details like your address or your legal name, you always have the option of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">Same Day Registration\u003c/a> at an open voting location, where you can then fill out and submit your ballot, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If your ballot showed up but it has your former name on it\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’ve legally changed your name since you last voted in California, you’ll need to re-register to vote with your current (new) name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to update your voter registration online using \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">the secretary of state’s voter status page\u003c/a> was Oct. 21, so now you’ll need to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">re-register with your new address in person through Same Day Registration (also called “conditional registration”.) \u003c/a>You can do this in person right up until when polls close on 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can re-register to vote at\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#countylist\"> your county elections office during business hours\u003c/a>, which is now open for early voting. You can also ask for Same Day Registration at an open voting location near you when many early voting locations open around the Bay Area on Oct. 26. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Read more about how to find your closest voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you do this, your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and give you a new one to vote with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010355/last-chance-to-register-to-vote-california-deadline-election-2024-same-day-conditional-registration#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">Read more about registering (or re-registering) to vote in person.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>How to contact your county directly\u003c/h2>\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>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage 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 elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email 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>: 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\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bookmark \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">the state’s full list of deadlines for the California Presidential Primary Election\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/election-explainers\">many guides to voting in California elections\u003c/a>. So tell us below: What do you need to know more about when it comes to voting?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story originally published on Oct. 11.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Monday, Oct. 21, was your last chance to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">register to vote online in California.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t panic: this was the \u003cem>online\u003c/em> deadline, not the absolute deadline. And if you missed it, you still have several in-person options that will allow you to register to vote and cast your ballot before polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">If I miss the Oct. 21 deadline to register to vote, what do I do?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Remember, it’s not just first-time voters who need to register to vote — and there are several reasons that folks who are \u003cem>already\u003c/em> registered to vote might need to update their registration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for everything you need to know about registering —or re-registering — to vote in person in California. 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(The state won’t think you’re fraudulently trying to register to vote twice, in other words.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Re-register if: your ballot was sent to your old address\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can use both \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a> and the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">Where’s My Ballot? Tool\u003c/a> to check whether your ballot has been sent out, and to which address. You can also double-check your voter registration status itself at \u003ca href=\"https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/\">voterstatus.sos.ca.gov\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you find your ballot has been sent to your old address, first off, don’t feel bad. People move all the time and forget to update their registrations accordingly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll now need to \u003ca href=\"#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">update your voter registration with your new address by re-registering in person through Same Day Registration. \u003c/a>Your county will cancel the ballot that went to your old address and send you a new one.[aside postID='news_12009162,news_12004754' label='More Election Explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Re-register if: your ballot arrived but with your ‘old name’ on it\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve legally changed your name since you last voted in California, you’ll need to re-register to vote with your current (new) name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"#deadline-to-register-to-vote\">update your voter registration with your new name (and signature) by re-registering in person through Same Day Registration\u003c/a>, and your county will cancel the ballot that was sent out under your previous name and send you a new one.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>And if you’re registered correctly but your ballot still hasn’t shown up yet…\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Oct. 7 was the deadline for Bay Area counties to start mailing out ballots. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010794/votar-elecciones-presidenciales-california-atencion-cuatro-cosas\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It may be hard to believe, but the 2024 general election is just a few weeks away. And if \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">you’ve registered to vote\u003c/a>, your ballot should be landing in your mailbox very soon if it hasn’t arrived already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even for seasoned voters, this year’s California ballot might contain a few surprises that could leave you looking twice — or even wondering if there’s a misprint on your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Why am I voting twice on the same Senate seat?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#B\">Why is the numbering on the statewide propositions funky?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#C\">Do I have to vote for the presidential candidate from the party I’m registered with?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#D\">Do I have to 100% complete my ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“There are a number of tricky landmines on the ballot that you need to navigate as you’re working your way through,” said Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation. And when it comes to the not-so-intuitive aspects of voting, Alexander said the message her organization is “always trying to get across is: it’s not you. It’s the elections process, which is unnecessarily mysterious.”[aside postID='elections_1950' label='2024 Voter Guide: California, Bay Area and National General Election' hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png' herolink='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide']So to avoid any confusion when you’re filling out your ballot, keep reading for the four aspects of your California ballot that could trip you up this election season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re looking for information about races and candidates, you can consult \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>. This year, the voter guide covers every measure and race in the Bay Area — even contests like city council and school board. We’ve also got information on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction\">how to correct a mistake on your ballot\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction#signature-problem-ballot\">how to address common issues with your signature\u003c/a> on your ballot envelope.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>You’ll be asked to vote twice for the same Senate seat\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The part of your ballot that invites you to vote two times for the same U.S. Senate seat isn’t a mistake, and here’s why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/senator\">KQED’s Voter Guide explains\u003c/a>: When longtime California Senator Dianne Feinstein died in September 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler to serve the remainder of her term. However, shortly after, Butler announced that she would not run for a full six-year term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California law requires a special election to fill this vacancy in the U.S. Senate. The race referred to as “short-term,” “unexpired term” or “partial term” on your ballot is technically that special election. The winner will serve from when the election is certified in December to when the current Senate term ends in January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feinstein’s seat also happens to be up for reelection this year — for a full six-year term beginning in January. That’s the “full term” race on your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, you can make your senate choice for that short window from December to January and then pick a senator for the next full term, from January 2025 through January 2031.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that sounds confusing, here’s some relief: the candidates running for both Senate terms are the same: Republican Steve Garvey and Democrat Adam Schiff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/senator\">Read more about the U.S. Senate race in KQED’s Voter Guide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"B\">\u003c/a>The propositions on your ballot are numbered — but not listed in order\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Your ballot will contain 10 statewide propositions, asking you to vote on everything from climate funding and rent control to enshrining the right to same-sex marriage in the California constitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there are a few wrinkles to know: Those propositions are numbered, but those numbers aren’t 1–10. The propositions will also appear out of order on your ballot. And they won’t run sequentially — after Proposition 6, for example, there’s a big jump to Proposition 32.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason is that the state Legislature placed Propositions 2 through 6 on the ballot, and they thought placing measures higher up on the ballot would make them more appealing to voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Basically, “they’re not in understandable order,” Alexander said — but don’t worry, your ballot hasn’t been misprinted. For the avoidance of doubt, here’s what the 10 statewide propositions on your ballot will be called:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Proposition 2: School Bond\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 3: Same-Sex Marriage\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 4: Climate Bond\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 5: Housing Votes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 6: Prison Labor\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 32: Minimum Wage\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 33: Rent Control\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 34: Prescription Drug Spending\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 35: Medi-Cal Funding\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 36: Criminal Penalties\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">Read more about the California propositions on your ballot in KQED’s Voter Guide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"C\">\u003c/a>You can vote for any presidential candidate — even if they’re not with the political party you’re registered with\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When you register to vote, you’re asked to select whether you’d like to register with a political party — like the Republican Party or Democratic Party — or as a “no party preference” (NPP) voter, also known as an independent voter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a primary election — like the one we had back in March — NPP voters automatically received ballots with no presidential party candidates. That’s because \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11974134/no-party-preference-how-to-vote-california-presidential-primary\">NPP voters have to take specific action to be able to vote for a presidential candidate in a primary race\u003c/a>, and depending on which party that candidate belongs to, those actions include requesting a “crossover ballot” or straight-up re-registering with new political party preference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The good news for this time around: In a general election like this one, you can vote for any candidate — not just the candidate with the party you’re registered with. “It doesn’t matter what party you’re registered with or if you’re registered with any party,” confirmed Alexander. “You can vote for any candidate of any party in all the contests.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"D\">\u003c/a>And finally, you don’t have to vote on everything on your ballot\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In an ideal world, you’d have the time to read up on every measure and candidate on your ballot and make an informed choice about your vote on every single race. (This is the part where we remind you of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">the KQED Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which breaks down every race in the Bay Area.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But sometimes, things don’t work out that way — and while you might \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/president\">know your choice for president\u003c/a> or how you want to vote in the U.S. Senate contest, perhaps you’re less certain about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">the statewide propositions\u003c/a> or water district, and you’re running out of time to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, remember: You can vote in as many or as few races on your ballot as you want, and leaving certain races blank won’t invalidate your ballot or the other things you \u003cem>have \u003c/em>voted on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m always reminding people that it’s not a test,” Alexander said. “You can vote for the things that you feel confident about, and you can leave other choices blank.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you only want to vote on one thing, that’s fine. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010794/votar-elecciones-presidenciales-california-atencion-cuatro-cosas\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It may be hard to believe, but the 2024 general election is just a few weeks away. And if \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">you’ve registered to vote\u003c/a>, your ballot should be landing in your mailbox very soon if it hasn’t arrived already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even for seasoned voters, this year’s California ballot might contain a few surprises that could leave you looking twice — or even wondering if there’s a misprint on your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Why am I voting twice on the same Senate seat?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#B\">Why is the numbering on the statewide propositions funky?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#C\">Do I have to vote for the presidential candidate from the party I’m registered with?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#D\">Do I have to 100% complete my ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“There are a number of tricky landmines on the ballot that you need to navigate as you’re working your way through,” said Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation. And when it comes to the not-so-intuitive aspects of voting, Alexander said the message her organization is “always trying to get across is: it’s not you. It’s the elections process, which is unnecessarily mysterious.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>So to avoid any confusion when you’re filling out your ballot, keep reading for the four aspects of your California ballot that could trip you up this election season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re looking for information about races and candidates, you can consult \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>. This year, the voter guide covers every measure and race in the Bay Area — even contests like city council and school board. We’ve also got information on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction\">how to correct a mistake on your ballot\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003469/election-2024-how-to-correct-a-mistake-on-your-ballot-correction#signature-problem-ballot\">how to address common issues with your signature\u003c/a> on your ballot envelope.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>You’ll be asked to vote twice for the same Senate seat\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The part of your ballot that invites you to vote two times for the same U.S. Senate seat isn’t a mistake, and here’s why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/senator\">KQED’s Voter Guide explains\u003c/a>: When longtime California Senator Dianne Feinstein died in September 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler to serve the remainder of her term. However, shortly after, Butler announced that she would not run for a full six-year term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California law requires a special election to fill this vacancy in the U.S. Senate. The race referred to as “short-term,” “unexpired term” or “partial term” on your ballot is technically that special election. The winner will serve from when the election is certified in December to when the current Senate term ends in January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feinstein’s seat also happens to be up for reelection this year — for a full six-year term beginning in January. That’s the “full term” race on your ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short, you can make your senate choice for that short window from December to January and then pick a senator for the next full term, from January 2025 through January 2031.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that sounds confusing, here’s some relief: the candidates running for both Senate terms are the same: Republican Steve Garvey and Democrat Adam Schiff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/senator\">Read more about the U.S. Senate race in KQED’s Voter Guide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"B\">\u003c/a>The propositions on your ballot are numbered — but not listed in order\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Your ballot will contain 10 statewide propositions, asking you to vote on everything from climate funding and rent control to enshrining the right to same-sex marriage in the California constitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there are a few wrinkles to know: Those propositions are numbered, but those numbers aren’t 1–10. The propositions will also appear out of order on your ballot. And they won’t run sequentially — after Proposition 6, for example, there’s a big jump to Proposition 32.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason is that the state Legislature placed Propositions 2 through 6 on the ballot, and they thought placing measures higher up on the ballot would make them more appealing to voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Basically, “they’re not in understandable order,” Alexander said — but don’t worry, your ballot hasn’t been misprinted. For the avoidance of doubt, here’s what the 10 statewide propositions on your ballot will be called:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Proposition 2: School Bond\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 3: Same-Sex Marriage\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 4: Climate Bond\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 5: Housing Votes\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 6: Prison Labor\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 32: Minimum Wage\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 33: Rent Control\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 34: Prescription Drug Spending\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 35: Medi-Cal Funding\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Proposition 36: Criminal Penalties\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">Read more about the California propositions on your ballot in KQED’s Voter Guide.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"C\">\u003c/a>You can vote for any presidential candidate — even if they’re not with the political party you’re registered with\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When you register to vote, you’re asked to select whether you’d like to register with a political party — like the Republican Party or Democratic Party — or as a “no party preference” (NPP) voter, also known as an independent voter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a primary election — like the one we had back in March — NPP voters automatically received ballots with no presidential party candidates. That’s because \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11974134/no-party-preference-how-to-vote-california-presidential-primary\">NPP voters have to take specific action to be able to vote for a presidential candidate in a primary race\u003c/a>, and depending on which party that candidate belongs to, those actions include requesting a “crossover ballot” or straight-up re-registering with new political party preference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The good news for this time around: In a general election like this one, you can vote for any candidate — not just the candidate with the party you’re registered with. “It doesn’t matter what party you’re registered with or if you’re registered with any party,” confirmed Alexander. “You can vote for any candidate of any party in all the contests.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"D\">\u003c/a>And finally, you don’t have to vote on everything on your ballot\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In an ideal world, you’d have the time to read up on every measure and candidate on your ballot and make an informed choice about your vote on every single race. (This is the part where we remind you of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">the KQED Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which breaks down every race in the Bay Area.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But sometimes, things don’t work out that way — and while you might \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/president\">know your choice for president\u003c/a> or how you want to vote in the U.S. Senate contest, perhaps you’re less certain about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california\">the statewide propositions\u003c/a> or water district, and you’re running out of time to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, remember: You can vote in as many or as few races on your ballot as you want, and leaving certain races blank won’t invalidate your ballot or the other things you \u003cem>have \u003c/em>voted on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m always reminding people that it’s not a test,” Alexander said. “You can vote for the things that you feel confident about, and you can leave other choices blank.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you only want to vote on one thing, that’s fine. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010256/elecciones-2024-cometio-un-error-al-llenar-su-boleta-electoral\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9:30 a.m. Nov. 5: Reading this on Election Day? Remember you have the option to \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">go to an open voting location before polls close at 8 p.m. and request a replacement ballot \u003c/a>if you’re really worried about a mistake you’ve made on your ballot. You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011221/how-to-check-my-ballot-was-counted-results-election-2024-harris-trump\">sign up to track your ballot\u003c/a> after you submit it, to find out quickly whether there are any issues with it. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012472/election-2024-where-do-i-vote-in-person-find-my-polling-place\">Find your polling place, closest secure ballot drop box or voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]E[/dropcap]lection Day — your last day to vote — is on Tuesday, Nov. 5. And if you’re a registered California voter, your ballot should be arriving in your mailbox very soon, if it hasn’t already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if you make a mistake on your ballot as you’re filling it out? Or are you just not sure how to fill it out in the first place?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn how to fill out your ballot, how important your signature is and your options if you need to start again with a fresh ballot. Or jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">What are my Bay Area county’s rules on fixing ballot mistakes?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#signature-problem-ballot\">What happens if I messed up my signature on my ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#date-on-ballot-envelope\">I’m worried I wrote the wrong date on my ballot’s envelope\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for information about what’s on your ballot, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which unpacks ballot measures and compares candidates in every race in the Bay Area. (And if you want to make sure you’re actually registered to vote correctly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">read our guide to checking your voter registration \u003c/a>— including why you might need to re-register.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">\u003c/a>I messed up. How do I fix a mistake on my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First, don’t panic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People make mistakes on ballots, and they also find good ways to correct them. 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>The main thing to know is that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to correcting a mistake on your ballot in California — how a voter corrects a goof is up to the county, and sometimes those “how to fix it” instructions are different from county to county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your own county’s advice for how to fix a mistake on your ballot is almost certainly printed \u003cem>on\u003c/em> your ballot, so check there first. But here’s what each county’s registrar told KQED about fixing a mistake, so scroll down to find your county or use the quick links below. If they sent us a visual guide, we’ve included that, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you have a specific question about your ballot that isn’t answered here, you can always \u003ca href=\"#contact\">contact your local county elections office for advice and instructions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 a US Postal Service employee. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County did not respond to repeated requests about their instructions to voters who make a mistake on their ballot, but the county’s ballot instructs voters to request a fresh ballot if they make a mistake, rather than try to correct it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">Jump straight to how you can get a new ballot\u003c/a>. You can also call the Alameda County Registrar of Voters at 510-267-8683 or 800-345-VOTE(8683) with questions about your individual ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you make a mistake, Contra Costa County Registrar Kristin Connelly said, “A simple X through the oval of the incorrect choice and a filled-in oval on their correct choice is enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[A]s long as we can determine what the voter’s intent is, we can make sure we count their vote correctly,” Connelly said. But if you’re still worried about your vote, you can always \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">ask for a replacement ballot,\u003c/a> to either mail back or use to vote in person. “It’s totally up to the voter and what makes them comfortable and secure that their vote will be counted,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Goltiao, associate communications officer with Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters, said you can “correct it by crossing out the wrong choice and filling out the correct oval as shown in the picture” below. You should not sign or initial the correction, Goltiao said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005425\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT-160x32.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Santa Clara County recommends voters correct their ballot. \u003ccite>(Santa Clara Department of Elections)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a> by calling 408-299-VOTE [8683] or toll-free 866-430-VOTE [8683]. “Voters may also use the Remote Accessible Vote by Mail System (RAVBM) to download a copy of the ballot that can be printed and returned by mail,” Goltiao said. \u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/vote-mail/how-mark-your-vote-mail-ballot\">Read more information for Santa Clara voters about marking and returning ballots.\u003c/a> [aside label=\"2024 California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide,Learn everything you need to cast an informed ballot for the 2024 general election' hero=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/Aside-California-Voter-Guide-2024-General-Election-1200x1200-1.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[V]oters can \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request replacement ballots\u003c/a> if they make a mistake marking a selection,” San Francisco Department of Elections Director John Arntz told KQED. You can request that new ballot in person at your polling place and, from the San Francisco elections office at City Hall, and by \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/departments/department-elections\">calling or emailing the Department of Election (scroll to the bottom of this link for contact details.) \u003c/a>You can also use their \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/portal/\">Voter Portal\u003c/a> online to request a replacement ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if a voter doesn’t want to (or can’t) request a replacement ballot, Arntz said, “We tell them they can also cross out the incorrect selection, fill in the correct oval, and note on the card they made a mistake.” The reason this is OK, Artnz said, is because the vote-counting machines will recognize and flag any ballot that contains more than the allowed number of votes for a particular race. The ballot is then “moved to manual review or adjudication,” and elections staffers will personally look at the ballot to work out what that voter, in fact, meant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When voters indicate they made a mistake, our personnel will remedy the overvote to reflect the voters’ intent, and the card is then tabulated,” Artnz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006099\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006099\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-800x180.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-1020x229.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-160x36.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-1536x345.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How San Mateo County recommends voters correct their ballot. \u003ccite>(San Mateo County)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mark Church, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer for San Mateo County told KQED that “any additional markings a voter makes including an ‘X’ through a selection choice on the ballot” will mean your ballot gets flagged and placed in a “Challenged” state. Then, your ballot is forwarded to one of the county’s adjudication stations, where a staffer will determine how you meant to vote with your markings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thus, it is preferred that a voter \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a> if they make a mistake in marking their ballot,” Church said — which you can do in person by \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">visiting one of the county’s 49 Vote Centers\u003c/a> or calling the Elections Office at 650-312-5222.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin County voters “can X out the mistake and mark the correct vote,” Lynda Roberts, Registrar of Voters, told KQED. “As long as we can see their intent, we can count the vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin voters “should not initial or write their name next to the change, however, since ballots are to remain anonymous,” Roberts said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Napa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Tuteur, Napa County Registrar of Voters, said that if someone makes a mistake on their ballot, like marking “yes” when they meant to mark “no,” “they should circle the correct choice and draw an arrow to it.” The county’s vote-counting machines — technically known as “optical scanner ballot tabulators” — will automatically flag and forward any ballot that shows an “overvote” like this (i.e., when a race has more answers than is permitted) to staff who are trained to adjudicate these things, and work out what that voter intended with their correction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This process is all documented, Tuteur said, so elections staff always know which adjudicator reviewed which ballot and what they decided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[L]ike lots of things, it kind of depends on the case and how close to election day it is,” Solano County Assistant Registrar of Voters John Gardner told KQED. But as a general rule, he encourages Solano voters to \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/contact_us.asp\">“call our office and talk to staff so we can go through the options” or email them. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your options, which an elections staffer can go over with you, include writing notes on your ballot to make your intention clear (“i.e., add arrows to the correct choice and write ‘I want this one’ next to it or something like that,” Gardner said, so the human reviewing your ballot can understand it), along with ways to \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">receive a new ballot\u003c/a> which include requesting a totally fresh one, using a sample ballot or printing a new ballot themselves from a secure site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[W]e do have a lot of options for voters, but it’s really best for them to get in touch with us to help them understand all the possibilities based on their situation and needs,” Gardner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sonoma\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Voters should put an X over the incorrect choice and mark the correct one,” said Deva Proto, Clerk-Recorder-Assessor and Registrar of Voters of Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Voters can also \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a>, if they feel more comfortable with that, or go to any in-person location to vote or get a replacement ballot,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about voting in 2024?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>And remember, there’s \u003cem>always\u003c/em> this option …\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-get-new-ballot\">\u003c/a>What if I just want a new ballot?\u003c/h2>\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 new one. 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 during business hours and vote right there at the counter\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, Nov. 5, 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"signature-problem-ballot\">\u003c/a>What if I have problems with my signature?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When you’re done filling out your ballot, you must sign the envelope (\u003cem>not\u003c/em> the ballot itself, as these are meant to stay anonymous.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a few big mistakes people can make with their signatures are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Forgetting to sign their ballot envelope entirely\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Accidentally signing the wrong ballot envelope in their household (i.e., mixing up your ballot with your partner’s or roommate’s ballot) 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 ID — 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 ID 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\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What if I just don’t know my ‘correct’ signature I’m registered to vote with?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\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 on or before Oct. 21, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">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 Oct. 21, 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 (also known as “conditional voting”) and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two: In 2021, Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, told us there’s another solution if you’re worried about your signature: 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,” Alexander said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Thanks, KQED: I already mailed my ballot, but now I’m paranoid about my signature. What if I messed it up?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\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\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"date-on-ballot-envelope\">\u003c/a>I think I put the wrong date on my envelope\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First off, that date should be the date you signed your envelope — not your date of birth. (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 said 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\u003ch2>What if I use assistive technology to complete forms?\u003c/h2>\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 with blindness or low vision or who 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\u003ch2>How can I make sure my mail-in ballot gets there on time?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember, one big reason that ballots get disqualified in elections is that 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>To be counted in this election, your ballot must be postmarked on Election Day, Nov. 5, at the latest. Your ballot has seven days — until Nov. 12. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">— \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/pres-prim-march-2024?mc_cid=638980d345&mc_eid=b5c444f6a0\">to reach your county elections office.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, in this 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 USPS mailbox or into \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">a secure voting drop box, at a polling location\u003c/a> or your county elections office, by the time polls close on Nov. 5.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re choosing to mail your ballot via USPS, keep in mind that the Postal Service must postmark your ballot envelope by the end of Election Day for your vote to count — and the last collection at many mailboxes is 5 p.m. So, if it’s getting late in the day on Nov. 5, consider using a county drop box instead of a USPS mailbox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12008419/ballot-drop-off-location-near-me-early-voting-site-election-2024\">Read more about how to return your ballot in the Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A few other common ballot mistakes to watch out for …\u003c/h2>\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\u003cp>\u003cstrong>And again, make sure you’re filling out the ballot — and signing the envelope — with \u003cem>your\u003c/em> name on it:\u003c/strong> It’s common to see roommates or family members accidentally mix up their ballot materials on the kitchen counter. So make sure you’re filling out the ballot and signing the envelope that bears your name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11879395\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/Oakland-by-Beth-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>And remember, you don’t \u003cem>have\u003c/em> to vote by mail\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since 2020, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail\">every registered voter in California now receives a mail-in ballot by default, \u003c/a>without having to request it as in previous years. But voting by mail is still one option open to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can still absolutely vote in person, either at an early voting location before or on Election Day (Nov. 5) itself. If you live in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma, Vote Centers in your county open on Oct. 26 (or earlier in some cases), where you can go in person. Assigned voting locations will open a little later in San Francisco, Contra Costa or Solano for those counties’ voters, although some early voting sites will be available in those counties — for example, at your county elections office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">See where early voting will open in your county.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"contact\">\u003c/a>Contact your county directly\u003c/h2>\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>: Call 415-473-6456 or go to the Marin County elections webpage 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 elections office at elections@countyofnapa.org.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.sfgov.org\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Call 415-554-4375 or email 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>: 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\u003cp>The state also has a full list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/\">every county elections office in California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bookmark \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/election-dates-and-resources\">the state’s full list of deadlines for the California Presidential Primary Election\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>What do you need to know more about when it comes to voting? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. We can’t respond to everyone who sends a question, but what you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12010256/elecciones-2024-cometio-un-error-al-llenar-su-boleta-electoral\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9:30 a.m. Nov. 5: Reading this on Election Day? Remember you have the option to \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">go to an open voting location before polls close at 8 p.m. and request a replacement ballot \u003c/a>if you’re really worried about a mistake you’ve made on your ballot. You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011221/how-to-check-my-ballot-was-counted-results-election-2024-harris-trump\">sign up to track your ballot\u003c/a> after you submit it, to find out quickly whether there are any issues with it. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012472/election-2024-where-do-i-vote-in-person-find-my-polling-place\">Find your polling place, closest secure ballot drop box or voting location.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">E\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>lection Day — your last day to vote — is on Tuesday, Nov. 5. And if you’re a registered California voter, your ballot should be arriving in your mailbox very soon, if it hasn’t already.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if you make a mistake on your ballot as you’re filling it out? Or are you just not sure how to fill it out in the first place?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn how to fill out your ballot, how important your signature is and your options if you need to start again with a fresh ballot. Or jump straight to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">What are my Bay Area county’s rules on fixing ballot mistakes?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#signature-problem-ballot\">What happens if I messed up my signature on my ballot?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#date-on-ballot-envelope\">I’m worried I wrote the wrong date on my ballot’s envelope\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for information about what’s on your ballot, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide\">take a look at KQED’s Voter Guide\u003c/a>, which unpacks ballot measures and compares candidates in every race in the Bay Area. (And if you want to make sure you’re actually registered to vote correctly, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">read our guide to checking your voter registration \u003c/a>— including why you might need to re-register.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45270_008_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_TikaHall_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-correct-mistake-ballot\">\u003c/a>I messed up. How do I fix a mistake on my ballot?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First, don’t panic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People make mistakes on ballots, and they also find good ways to correct them. 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>The main thing to know is that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to correcting a mistake on your ballot in California — how a voter corrects a goof is up to the county, and sometimes those “how to fix it” instructions are different from county to county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your own county’s advice for how to fix a mistake on your ballot is almost certainly printed \u003cem>on\u003c/em> your ballot, so check there first. But here’s what each county’s registrar told KQED about fixing a mistake, so scroll down to find your county or use the quick links below. If they sent us a visual guide, we’ve included that, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you have a specific question about your ballot that isn’t answered here, you can always \u003ca href=\"#contact\">contact your local county elections office for advice and instructions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11842571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45341_023_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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 a US Postal Service employee. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Alameda\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County did not respond to repeated requests about their instructions to voters who make a mistake on their ballot, but the county’s ballot instructs voters to request a fresh ballot if they make a mistake, rather than try to correct it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">Jump straight to how you can get a new ballot\u003c/a>. You can also call the Alameda County Registrar of Voters at 510-267-8683 or 800-345-VOTE(8683) with questions about your individual ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Contra Costa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you make a mistake, Contra Costa County Registrar Kristin Connelly said, “A simple X through the oval of the incorrect choice and a filled-in oval on their correct choice is enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[A]s long as we can determine what the voter’s intent is, we can make sure we count their vote correctly,” Connelly said. But if you’re still worried about your vote, you can always \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">ask for a replacement ballot,\u003c/a> to either mail back or use to vote in person. “It’s totally up to the voter and what makes them comfortable and secure that their vote will be counted,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Clara\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Goltiao, associate communications officer with Santa Clara County’s Registrar of Voters, said you can “correct it by crossing out the wrong choice and filling out the correct oval as shown in the picture” below. You should not sign or initial the correction, Goltiao said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12005425\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005425\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT.png 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/Ballot-mistake-EDIT-160x32.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Santa Clara County recommends voters correct their ballot. \u003ccite>(Santa Clara Department of Elections)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a> by calling 408-299-VOTE [8683] or toll-free 866-430-VOTE [8683]. “Voters may also use the Remote Accessible Vote by Mail System (RAVBM) to download a copy of the ballot that can be printed and returned by mail,” Goltiao said. \u003ca href=\"https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov/vote-mail/how-mark-your-vote-mail-ballot\">Read more information for Santa Clara voters about marking and returning ballots.\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[V]oters can \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request replacement ballots\u003c/a> if they make a mistake marking a selection,” San Francisco Department of Elections Director John Arntz told KQED. You can request that new ballot in person at your polling place and, from the San Francisco elections office at City Hall, and by \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/departments/department-elections\">calling or emailing the Department of Election (scroll to the bottom of this link for contact details.) \u003c/a>You can also use their \u003ca href=\"https://sfelections.org/tools/portal/\">Voter Portal\u003c/a> online to request a replacement ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if a voter doesn’t want to (or can’t) request a replacement ballot, Arntz said, “We tell them they can also cross out the incorrect selection, fill in the correct oval, and note on the card they made a mistake.” The reason this is OK, Artnz said, is because the vote-counting machines will recognize and flag any ballot that contains more than the allowed number of votes for a particular race. The ballot is then “moved to manual review or adjudication,” and elections staffers will personally look at the ballot to work out what that voter, in fact, meant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When voters indicate they made a mistake, our personnel will remedy the overvote to reflect the voters’ intent, and the card is then tabulated,” Artnz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Mateo\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12006099\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12006099\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-800x180.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-1020x229.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-160x36.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/San-Mateo-voting-1536x345.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">How San Mateo County recommends voters correct their ballot. \u003ccite>(San Mateo County)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mark Church, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer for San Mateo County told KQED that “any additional markings a voter makes including an ‘X’ through a selection choice on the ballot” will mean your ballot gets flagged and placed in a “Challenged” state. Then, your ballot is forwarded to one of the county’s adjudication stations, where a staffer will determine how you meant to vote with your markings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Thus, it is preferred that a voter \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a> if they make a mistake in marking their ballot,” Church said — which you can do in person by \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">visiting one of the county’s 49 Vote Centers\u003c/a> or calling the Elections Office at 650-312-5222.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Marin\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin County voters “can X out the mistake and mark the correct vote,” Lynda Roberts, Registrar of Voters, told KQED. “As long as we can see their intent, we can count the vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marin voters “should not initial or write their name next to the change, however, since ballots are to remain anonymous,” Roberts said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Napa\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Tuteur, Napa County Registrar of Voters, said that if someone makes a mistake on their ballot, like marking “yes” when they meant to mark “no,” “they should circle the correct choice and draw an arrow to it.” The county’s vote-counting machines — technically known as “optical scanner ballot tabulators” — will automatically flag and forward any ballot that shows an “overvote” like this (i.e., when a race has more answers than is permitted) to staff who are trained to adjudicate these things, and work out what that voter intended with their correction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This process is all documented, Tuteur said, so elections staff always know which adjudicator reviewed which ballot and what they decided.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Solano\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[L]ike lots of things, it kind of depends on the case and how close to election day it is,” Solano County Assistant Registrar of Voters John Gardner told KQED. But as a general rule, he encourages Solano voters to \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/rov/contact_us.asp\">“call our office and talk to staff so we can go through the options” or email them. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your options, which an elections staffer can go over with you, include writing notes on your ballot to make your intention clear (“i.e., add arrows to the correct choice and write ‘I want this one’ next to it or something like that,” Gardner said, so the human reviewing your ballot can understand it), along with ways to \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">receive a new ballot\u003c/a> which include requesting a totally fresh one, using a sample ballot or printing a new ballot themselves from a secure site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[W]e do have a lot of options for voters, but it’s really best for them to get in touch with us to help them understand all the possibilities based on their situation and needs,” Gardner said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sonoma\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Voters should put an X over the incorrect choice and mark the correct one,” said Deva Proto, Clerk-Recorder-Assessor and Registrar of Voters of Sonoma County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Voters can also \u003ca href=\"#how-to-get-new-ballot\">request a replacement ballot\u003c/a>, if they feel more comfortable with that, or go to any in-person location to vote or get a replacement ballot,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about voting in 2024?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>And remember, there’s \u003cem>always\u003c/em> this option …\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"how-to-get-new-ballot\">\u003c/a>What if I just want a new ballot?\u003c/h2>\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 new one. 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 during business hours and vote right there at the counter\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, Nov. 5, 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45338_019_KQED_SanFrancisco_Election2020_TanyaYule_10092020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/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. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"signature-problem-ballot\">\u003c/a>What if I have problems with my signature?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When you’re done filling out your ballot, you must sign the envelope (\u003cem>not\u003c/em> the ballot itself, as these are meant to stay anonymous.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a few big mistakes people can make with their signatures are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Forgetting to sign their ballot envelope entirely\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Accidentally signing the wrong ballot envelope in their household (i.e., mixing up your ballot with your partner’s or roommate’s ballot) 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 ID — 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 ID 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\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What if I just don’t know my ‘correct’ signature I’m registered to vote with?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\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 on or before Oct. 21, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12003124/how-do-i-know-if-im-registered-to-vote-heres-how-to-check\">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 Oct. 21, 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 (also known as “conditional voting”) and request your ballot in person at your county elections office or polling location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two: In 2021, Kim Alexander, president of the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.calvoter.org/\">California Voter Foundation\u003c/a>, told us there’s another solution if you’re worried about your signature: 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,” Alexander said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Thanks, KQED: I already mailed my ballot, but now I’m paranoid about my signature. What if I messed it up?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\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\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"date-on-ballot-envelope\">\u003c/a>I think I put the wrong date on my envelope\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First off, that date should be the date you signed your envelope — not your date of birth. (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. 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