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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REGISTRAR EXPLAINS VOTING BY MAIL

On May 8, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing that every registered voter receive a vote-by-mail ballot prior to the November 3 election. The U.S. Postal Service recently sent out post cards with tips about voting by mail. California residents may be confused by the postcard, since it was not written specifically for California, and may have information that is not applicable to our state. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more information from the county’s Registrar of Voters about voting by mail in California…

“The state is requiring that the county mail a ballot to every registered voter. Given the concern about how quickly the post office can return a ballot, there is more than one option on how a person can return a ballot.”

Bob Page with the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters told county supervisors that ballots will be delivered to the post office starting October 5, and voters can expect to receive their ballots by October 13.

Once they receive their ballot, there are several options for returning it.

“Put it in the mail. Drop it off in person at our office in San Bernardino. We will have 70 secure ballot drop boxes throughout the county. We will have probably about five off-site early vote site locations throughout the county. The can come to any polling place, not have to wait in line and just drop off that completed ballot.”

Page said there is one major requirement for mailing a ballot.

“If they do decide to put it in the mail, the ballot has to be postmarked on or before November 3, which is election day.”

Voters may either return the ballot by mail to their county election official;

If you use a mail ballot, you must sign the return envelope, and your signature must match the signature on your voter registration card on file with the county registrar of voters.

All valid vote-by-mail ballots are counted. The Post Office recommends that voters return their ballots at least a week before the election.

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail

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