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California residents face two questions on their ballots for the upcoming state recall election: whether to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, and, if so, who should succeed him.
Voters have until Tuesday, Sept. 14, to either postmark their ballots, drop them off at a designated ballot box or vote in person at their local vote center. But that doesn’t mean they have to wait until the 11th hour on Election Day to participate.
As usual, voters can return their ballots by mail any time prior to Election Day. Mail ballots were sent out starting the week of Aug. 16. (Voters can sign up to track their ballot’s location at california.ballottrax.net/voter.) Ballots must be postmarked by Sept. 14 and received by the county election office by Sept. 21 to be counted.
Santa Clara and San Mateo counties already have opened up vote centers to allow people to vote or drop off their ballots in person ahead of Election Day on Tuesday. On Monday, vote centers in both counties will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Tuesday, locations will be open for extended hours from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ballots returned in person must be dropped off by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
The voter registration deadline passed on Aug. 30, but same-day voter registration (or conditional voter registration) is available at vote centers.
Check out the list below to find out where to vote. Voters also can find the nearest ballot drop-off locations at sos.ca.gov/elections.
Vote centers
Atherton
Menlo College, El Camino Hall, 1000 El Camino Real
East Palo Alto
Lewis and Joan Platt Family YMCA, Half Gym, 550 Bell St.
Los Altos
Los Altos Youth Center, Multipurpose Room, 1 N. San Antonio Road
Los Altos Hills
Town of Los Altos Hills, Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
Menlo Park
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, Sequoia Room, 700 Alma St.
Mountain View
Church of Scientology Silicon Valley, The Chapel, 1066 Linda Vista Ave.
Palo Alto
Cubberley Community Center, Gym A, 4000 Middlefield Road
Portola Valley
Portola Valley Town Center, Community Hall, 765 Portola Road
Redwood City
San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, 555 County Center
Woodside
Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road
Election results will be available 8 p.m., Tuesday, as ballots are counted in batches. Stay up to date on the latest recall election results.
For more information on the election, check out CalMatters’ guide.
I just saw a photo online with Newsom overlooking his wife’s recall ballot. Who we vote for is private, but this was a little over the top.
He had to make sure that she did not vote for a recall???
In last November’s election, I voted at the Art Center and they had many of the booths set up against the walls so that the volunteers could easily see who the voters were voting for. Moreover, in past elections, I had to show my driver’s license to vote. They didn’t ask for any ID.
Why bother to vote? The Democrats are going to cheat again both with mail-in ballots and the voting machines. The liberal mob makes sure to silence anyone who tries to speak up about voter fraud. The only way we know they aren’t cheating is if a Republican wins.
Please Vote Now!
The state has only received ballots from 30% of voters so far.
Ballots must be post-marked or dropped at an official facility on Monday or Tuesday.
Looks like only 52% of ballots sent to Palo Alto residents have been returned so far:
https://sccvote.sccgov.org/sites/g/files/exjcpb1106/files/vote-mail/VBM%20Web%20Stats%20-%20September%2014%2C%202021_912.pdf
Make sure you get yours in.
Edit: looks like the Weekly is breaking links. You’ll need to remove the stuff after “pdf” at the end of the link in order to make it work.
Vote even if there is debilitating wildfire smoke.
Thanks to the PA Online editorial staff for this informative Voting Rights article. What is important is that your vote is your voice and in CA every effort is made as a matter of state public policy to ensure voters have unfettered access to the ballot box, by mail or in person and can even register to vote in their county of residence on the day of the election. Unlike those states in Red at https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_trifectas_and_triplexes which fight for voter suppression: Congratulations to the CA electorate and legislature to putting voting at the top of our civil rights. Alice Smith, National Voter Corps Executive Director
How would the world be different if Matt Gonzalez had beaten Gavin Newsom for mayor of San Francisco?