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Category: Votebeat

Votebeat is a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access in eight states. In California, CalMatters is hosting the collaboration with the Fresno Bee, the Long Beach Post and the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program.

"Simple. Secure. Trustworthy. Counted." A sign reads in Spanish encouraging voters to vote by mail Off I-5 on November 3, 2020. Photo by Clara Mokri for CalMatters

How election officials fought fiction with fact

by Freddy Brewster and Katie Licari December 2, 2020December 3, 2020

Pet videos populate Facebook all the time, but one posted during this frenzied election season stood out: A service dog named Maggie Magoo had voted by mail in Santa Cruz, its owner said. Not just that, the owner claimed Maggie was registered to vote using her microchip number as a social security number.  The story, […]

Jackie Bustamante and her son Peter, 8, prepare to vote at San Francisco Voting Center on Nov. 8, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How California moved to the future of voting during a pandemic

Michael Lozano by Michael Lozano December 1, 2020December 3, 2020
Dozens of volunteers extract ballots at the sports complex in Martinez on Oct. 31, 2020. By Halloween, Contra Costa County had already received more ballots than the total number in the March primary. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

How California reached historic voter turnout despite pandemic, distrust

Lewis Griswold by Lewis Griswold November 24, 2020December 3, 2020

A debunked theory fuels a Trump lawsuit

by Steven Rascón November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
A voter gets an "I voted sticker" at the Los Angeles Elementary School polling place on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

Voting at 17? Not so fast

by Elena Neale-Sacks November 6, 2020November 9, 2020
A provisional ballot filed by a voter who registered the same day as the California primary in Oakland on March 3, 2020. Photo by Dylan Bouscher, Bay Area News Group

California dramatically cut provisional ballots. Here’s how

Lewis Griswold by Lewis Griswold November 6, 2020November 6, 2020
Election worker Lindsey Jost collects sorted ballots at the Napa County clerk-recorder office on Nov. 3, 2020. Napa County purchased a specialized ballot sorting machine for this election in order to limit the number of workers and allow for social distancing in the office. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California’s counters still have millions of ballots to go

Lewis Griswold by Lewis Griswold November 5, 2020November 6, 2020
Trump supporters' 'train' reaches its destination at Ethel's Old Corral in Bakersfield on Oct. 24, 2020. Photo by KBAK/KBFX

As Election Day neared, conflict in Bakersfield between Trump and BLM groups intensified

by Freddy Brewster, Dereka Bennett and Injeong Kim November 5, 2020November 6, 2020
Martha Hubert, a CodePink organizer, waves a peace flag a Nov. 4 rally in Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco. Hubert said she feared violence may break out as election controversy escalated. Photo by Brian Howey for CalMatters

In the Bay Area, hope and anxiety

by Brian Howey and Steven Rascón November 5, 2020November 6, 2020
Drivers line up to drop off ballots outside of Alameda County courthouse on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Prepared for the worst, California’s election went OK

Lewis GriswoldMichael Lozano by Lewis Griswold and Michael Lozano November 4, 2020November 5, 2020

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