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"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
Posted inVotebeat

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, […]

Voting Centers opened across Los Angeles County, including Grand Central Market, on October 24, 2020. Voters can drop-off ballots or vote in person before Nov. 3rd. Photo Credit by Los Angeles County via Flickr
Posted inVotebeat

Counties, cops making sure you’re safe at the polls

Lewis Griswold by Lewis Griswold October 30, 2020November 2, 2020
Orange County Chief Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick resigned June 8, after receiving threats over her order for residents wear to face masks in public to protect against the coronavirus. Quick is one of several local health officers in California to quit since the pandemic began. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP
Posted inCoronavirus

‘Things have gotten ugly’ — pandemic pushback drives health directors to quit

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov June 16, 2020June 25, 2020
A voting center in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, is shown on June 5, 2018. | Photo by Robbie Short for CALmatters
Posted inElection 2018, Video

Five counties tried new voting method to turbo-charge turnout. Did it work?

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons July 6, 2018June 23, 2020
Posted inElection 2018, Video

Goodbye, neighborhood polling places—5 counties switch to mega-vote centers

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons April 2, 2018June 23, 2020
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