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leftcoastmountains

(2,968 posts)
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 06:16 PM Jun 2016

Well just a positive note here from So. Cal.

I decided to drive past the local Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters down the hill
this morning around 9 am. It was packed! Parking lot was full.
There was a man standing in the parking lot holding a cardboard box
with a slot in it. It said Ballot Box Drop.

I dropped off my ballot a couple of weeks ago. I usually don't check anything
out during elections. So I don't know if this is normal for a primary here or not.

I also haven't checked the polling places around here. This place is conservative.
So probably wouldn't mean anything around here. (mountain area)

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Well just a positive note here from So. Cal. (Original Post) leftcoastmountains Jun 2016 OP
The 2014 California election had just over 60% mailed in ballots. This year with many new voters... Tikki Jun 2016 #1
I went down the hill to run errands also. leftcoastmountains Jun 2016 #2

Tikki

(14,556 posts)
1. The 2014 California election had just over 60% mailed in ballots. This year with many new voters...
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 06:26 PM
Jun 2016

I'm thinking many of those voters will go to their precinct to vote.

My drive around town (on errands ) saw the same senior citizen brigade as always, but it was early in the
day.

It's always an exciting time....and much more so since my area has a Democratic Congressperson, now.


Tikki

leftcoastmountains

(2,968 posts)
2. I went down the hill to run errands also.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 06:32 PM
Jun 2016

I usually go down about once a week. I thought I would drive
a little out of my way to see what was going on. I was really
pleasantly surprised. There are stories on Reddit also about
voters demanding a Democratic ballot. Other voters recording
the interaction. The poll worker giving in and giving the guy a
Democratic ballot.

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