Around half of the registered voters in San Diego County will cast a ballot in Tuesday’s primary election, according to an analysis released Monday by the National University System Institute for Policy Research.
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And about 17,000 absentee ballots had been returned statewide by Saturday, compared with 18,564 absentee votes cast in 2012 and 30,854 in 2008. We’d like to know if you have any problems. For this election only, the American Independent Party, Democratic Party, and Libertarian Party allow voters who have not chosen a party preference to vote their party’s ballot.
Anyone who knocks on your door and tries to collect your mail-in ballot is breaking the law and should be reported to police, the Merced County Elections Office said Monday.
There were also workers outside in front of the Elections headquarters for anyone who drove up and wanted to drop off a completed ballot.
Bottom line: 1) You can still mail it in!
Voters can check their registration status and polling place by visiting the My Voter Page at app.mt.gov/voterinfo or myvoterpagemt.com. The Republican won a special election two years ago to replace disgraced Mayor Bob Filner.
Interest in the Democratic presidential primary contest between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton appears to have played a role in that, as Democrats accounted for more than 80,000 of this year’s early votes, or about 68 percent of the total. Since early mail ballot returns in the San Diego region usually lean Republican, this indicates a high Democratic turnout, he said.
In statewide races – including U.S. Senate and Congress, California Senate, California Assembly, governor, secretary of state, etc. – every eligible candidate from every party is grouped together.
Montana is less than 24 hours away from the primary election. If not, the top two candidates will face off in the November general election.
Nielsen said he votes by mail for the convenience.
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You can also view your sample ballot online.
