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I believe you can vote in person, anytime, at city hall. Of course you should check before going down there, but I know it's possible.
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sharon
----Original Message----
From: owner-friends On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:56 PM
To: Garnet Chaney
Cc: friends
Subject: Re: Presidential Election reminder
Garnet (and others),
Jason pointed out the following to me:
http://www.calvoter.org/voter/faq.html#abs
The following in the "Will my vote by mail ballot actually be counted?" section is what would worry me as an absentee voter:
> It may take a little longer to incorporate all of the vote by mail
> votes into the final election results, but they are all counted.
Voting early means that your vote counts early, and many elections are won before all of the votes are counted. So yes, it seems that absentee ballots are counted, but they don't exactly specify when.
Sometimes, it may take days until they're counted.
I guess the bottom line is that if you're not away on business or vacation, I suggest voting in person.
With regard to whether you can vote in person given that you received your absentee ballot, I am not sure. I would think that it is possible. I suggest that you look for a phone number on the ballot, and call it to ask.
– Ken
On 2008/10/15, at 14:47, Garnet Chaney wrote:
> Thank you for the fascinating fact about absentee ballots.
>
> If I am already registered for an absentee ballot (I just received
> mine), is it still possible to show up and vote in person, or do I
> need to make some change ahead of time?
>
> - Garnet
>
> ----Original Message----
> From: owner-shooters@adobe.com owner-shooters@adobe.com On
> Behalf Of Ken
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:48 AM
> To: friends
> Subject: Presidential Election reminder
>
> All,
>
> I prefer to keep this mailing list free of political information, but
> I do feel it is important that those who are registered to vote do so,
> especially during a presidential election. If you are not registered
> to vote, but are eligible to do so, I encourage you to register. See:
>
> http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
>
> There is a link to a downloadable and printable voter registration
> form on that page. You have until the 20th to send it in.
>
> In order to keep this non-political, I will not recommend how you
> vote, but only that you make an effort to vote.
>
> Also, California is one of the few states that counts absentee ballots
> only if the election is close, so I encourage you to vote in person,
> and early (meaning in the morning), in order to ensure that your vote
> counts.
>
> Regards...
>
> – Ken
>