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Author Archives: Lewis Griswold

Lewis is a Votebeat reporter covering election integrity. He lives in Visalia in the San Joaquin Valley. For 22 years, he was a reporter at The Fresno Bee covering agriculture, water, environment, police, courts and politics, and wrote a column focused on Visalia and Tulare County. He previously worked at the Visalia Times-Delta and the Ely Daily Times.

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Despite widespread and continuing national concerns about election integrity, it’s clear that county registrars of voters in California — the heroes of the 2020 election — made sure every vote was counted. Photos by Lew Griswold; courtesy of Jeannette Logue; Ron Holman, Visalia Times Delta
Posted inElections, Politics

Covering elections showed me California votes were secure

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold January 15, 2021May 24, 2023

Despite continuing national concerns about election integrity, it’s clear that California’s county registrars of voters — the heroes of the 2020 election — made sure every vote was counted.

Voters cast early ballots, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the vote center inside the Martin Luther King Jr. Library in San Jose, Calif. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group
Posted inElections, Politics

Trump’s rhetoric behind California’s big gains in Latino voter registration

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold January 12, 2021January 13, 2021
Los votantes emitieron sus boletas anticipadas, el sábado 29 de febrero de 2020, en el centro de votación dentro de la biblioteca Martin Luther King Jr. en San José, California. Foto de Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group
Posted inCalMatters en Español

La retórica de Trump detrás de los grandes avances de California en el registro de votantes latinos

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold January 12, 2021January 13, 2021
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks in the House Chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona’s Electoral College votes in November’s election, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Photo by Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post via AP, Pool
Posted inElections, Politics

Amid DC violence, these California Republicans voted to reject Biden’s election

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold January 7, 2021January 11, 2021
Poll workers and members of the public can be seen near the entrance to the polling site at the Mario Esquer Building in Calexico on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by CORISSA IBARRA, Calexico Chronicle (CM use only)
Posted inElections, Politics

Low turnout doesn’t always mean disengaged voters. Here’s why

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold December 23, 2020December 23, 2020
Un flujo constante de votantes del condado de Sonoma fue al lugar de votación en el Centro Comunitario de Petaluma en Lucchesi Park para emitir sus votos el 3 de noviembre de 2020. Foto de Crissy Pascual, personal de Argus-Courier
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Las colinas sobre Santa Rosa albergan pavos reales, zorros y algunos de los votantes más comprometidos de California

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
A steady flow of Sonoma County voters went to the polling place at Petaluma’s Community Center in Lucchesi Park to cast their votes on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Crissy Pascual, Argus-Courier staff
Posted inElections, Politics

Hills above Santa Rosa harbor peacocks, foxes — and some of California’s most engaged voters

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold December 16, 2020December 17, 2020
A voter exits a polling place in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.
Posted inElections, Politics

Poor and diverse voters fuel California’s record ballots cast

Avatar photo by Phillip Reese and Lewis Griswold December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
Cheri Provancha, center, denies Christopher Rickman access to the polling place at the old Sears building on November 3, 2020. He was told the shirt’s wording violated federal electioneering law. Photo by Ron Holman, Visalia Times Delta
Posted inElections, Politics

Retired colonel keeps the peace at Tulare County polling place

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold December 4, 2020May 24, 2023
Voters wait to cast their ballots outside the Shasta County Elections Department on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Mike Chapman, Redding Record Searchlight
Posted inElections, Politics

Subdued mood and happy moments at rural Shasta polls

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

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