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Need a Job? Fresno County Is Hiring Hundreds of Election Workers Right Now

August 12, 2020

The Fresno County elections office needs to hire about 600 temporary workers. These jobs aren't just for election day, either. Some will last as long as two months. How does $13-$15 an hour sound? So far, applications for the positions are not coming in ...

Got Questions About Voting? We Are Here to Help: Brandi Orth

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August 11, 2020

Nothing will stop democracy in America, not even a global COVID-19 pandemic! Every eligible United States citizen will have the opportunity to vote in the Nov. 3, 2020, Presidential Election. Brandi ...

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Masks Strongly Encouraged, but Not Required to Vote This November in California

Jim Jakobs

August 7, 2020

Secretary of State Alex Padilla's office has put out guidance saying Californians don't have to wear COVID-19 masks to vote in November's presidential election. "In California, we will not force vote...

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New Website Allows Voters to Track Their Ballot, Registration

David Taub

August 5, 2020

Concerned about whether your mailed-in ballot makes it to the county clerk? There's a website for that. “Shoppers are already used to receiving updates on their online retail purchases, from shipment to delivery. Now we can offer the same service...

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Dyer Prevails in Latest Count for Fresno Mayor. Janz Concedes.

David Taub

March 11, 2020

Jerry Dyer appears to be the next mayor of Fresno. The latest round of vote tallies released by the Fresno County elections office shows the former Fresno police chief with 51.8% of the vote, avoiding a Nove...

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Election Math: What Dyer Needs to Win Without Run-off

David Taub

March 4, 2020

There are about 80,000 ballots yet to be counted — 78,000 mail-in ballots, and 2,000 conditional registration/provisional ballots — Fresno County Elections Clerk Brandi Orth said Wednesday morning. That's af...

Janz Calls for Extra Hour to Vote After Problems at Polls

David Taub

March 3, 2020

Fresno mayoral candidate Andrew Janz called for Fresno County to extend the time that polls close to 9 p.m. because of voting problems Tuesday morning. County election clerk Brandi Orth said that polling centers experienced "intermittent connection problems...

Looking for Extra Cash? County Needs Election Workers.

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December 13, 2019

Fresno County Clerk Brandi Orth is looking for paid election workers who want to be a part of history. With the county launching 50 centers that give citizens more ways and more days to vote, the county need...

DA Smittcamp Makes Endorsement in Judge Race with Former Rival

David Taub

November 11, 2019

Given its political logic, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp took little time making her choice official: she is supporting Douglas Treisman for judge. Treisman is a Senior Deputy District Attor...

Get Ready for Fresno County’s New Voting System in 2020

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October 8, 2019

The Voters Choice Act is an exciting new model for elections administration. California Senate Bill 450 was passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor in 2016, which authorizes counties to send every voter a mail ballot and provide ballot drop-off lo...

Hume Lake, Big Creek Schools Get Waivers to Reopen, but Creek Fire Scattered Students

Debate Takeaways: An Acrid Tone From the Opening Minute

Disney to Lay off 28,000 at Its Parks in California, Florida

Local Schools Inch Closer to Resuming Face to Face Instruction

'Darkhorse' Vaccine Developer in San Diego Quietly Gains Global Attention in COVID-19 Fight

Movie Theaters, Dining Rooms and Gyms Quickly Begin Reopening

Police Reform Panel Struggles to Keep Everyone on the Same Page as Deadline Nears

Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing

The Weirdest Places You Can Spend the Night in California

Bubble Hockey Champions: Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup

France to Ban Use of Wild Animals in Circuses, Marine Parks

Food Trucks Provide Rare Bright Spot in Hard-Hit West Bank

Walters: Another Version of ‘Ethnic Studies’

Bill to Reduce Probation Time Could Help Offenders Successfully Re-Enter Society

Walters: New Housing Goals Stir Opposition

California Exodus: An Online Industry Seizes COVID-19 to Sell the Red State Dream

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

FOX, C-SPAN, NBC Moderators for Upcoming Trump-Biden Debates

Biden Releases 2019 Tax Returns Before 1st Debate With Trump

New US Citizen Refugees Excited for First Presidential Vote

2020 Watch: How Much Do Debates Matter This Year?

Need a Job? Fresno County Is Hiring Hundreds of Election Workers Right Now

Got Questions About Voting? We Are Here to Help: Brandi Orth

Masks Strongly Encouraged, but Not Required to Vote This November in California

New Website Allows Voters to Track Their Ballot, Registration

Dyer Prevails in Latest Count for Fresno Mayor. Janz Concedes.

Election Math: What Dyer Needs to Win Without Run-off

Janz Calls for Extra Hour to Vote After Problems at Polls

Looking for Extra Cash? County Needs Election Workers.

DA Smittcamp Makes Endorsement in Judge Race with Former Rival

Get Ready for Fresno County’s New Voting System in 2020

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