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 locations and Vote Centers throughout the county. In...
Forget All You Think You Know About Fresno Mayor’s Race
You think the old-school Republican establishment, which long has ruled the roost in Fresno, got rocked by the 2018 city council results? Wait until you see what 2020 could bring. Fresno's changing demographics should be obvious to everyone: The city is neither a conservative nor a Republican stronghold. Registered Democrats...
State Elections Chief On Ballot Harvesting and Age 17 Voting
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla wants to make voting easier for everyone. He visited Fresno last month, pushing the Voters Choice Act. Fresno County will implement the system starting next year. The act expands the days that polls are open before an election, sends vote-by-mail ballots to all registered voters...
2020 Will Bring a Whole New Way to Vote in Fresno
Big changes are coming in 2020 to the way elections are conducted in Fresno County. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to implement provisions of California's Voter's Choice Act which is intended to make casting a ballot more convenient. Under the new plan, every registered voter in the county...
A New Way to Vote? Fresno County Explores Options.
Election officials will consider whether Fresno County should update the way it conducts elections. Fresno County Clerk Brandi Orth will hold five public meetings this week presenting various options. She will also explain the options to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Feb. 12). Expanding Pilot Program Five counties, including...
Voting Option Boosts Turnout For Madera & Other Counties
SACRAMENTO — Election officials in five California counties that mailed ballots to every voter for this month's primary said the new model appears to have boosted turnout. Counties were still counting ballots from the June 5 primary, so turnout numbers were preliminary. But the tally done so far in the...