Elections officials from across California say they could use schools for voting this fall if campuses could close from Friday, Oct. 30 through Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Elections officials across California, seeking a way to offer in-person voting in November with strict coronavirus protections, are urging lawmakers to close schools and allow campus gyms and auditoriums to be used in the days leading up to and including election day.
“We wanted to provide a solution” for safe voting sites, said Joe Holland, registrar of voters in Santa Barbara County and president of the California Assn. of Clerks and Elected Officials. “Schools have facilities that are big enough to accommodate in-person voting with the COVID-19 environment that we have to deal with.”Elections officials say the four weekdays in question — Friday, Oct. 30 through Wednesday, Nov.
A survey released Thursday by a team of researchers from USC, UC San Diego and UC Riverside came to a similar conclusion, finding almost 72% of eligible voters prefer either to put their ballot in the mail in November or drop them off at a location in their community. Those who don’t are more often found in communities of color or are voters with physical disabilities.
In its letter to the Legislature, the association of elections officials suggested one location for every 15,000 voters. Holland said even that standard will be challenging in some communities, especially given that the most reliable elections workers — Californians in their 60s and 70s — are also those considered to be most at risk during the pandemic.Newsom’s push for mailing every voter a ballot faces its own challenges. On Thursday, former Republican Rep.
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