2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI will present this regarding provisional ballots in California. People can take it or leave it
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your choice. I am not going to debate anyone over this:
"Q: I am a voter with no party preference, and I received a vote-by-mail ballot with no presidential candidates. What can I do to request a ballot with presidential candidates?
Contact your county elections office no later than May 31 to request a vote-by-mail ballot with presidential candidates from the Democratic Party, American Independent Party, or Libertarian Party. Click Here for County Elections Contact Information; OR
Bring your vote-by-mail ballot to the polls on Election Day and exchange it for a ballot with presidential candidates from the Democratic Party, American Independent Party, or Libertarian Party. If you have lost your original vote-by-mail ballot, you will have to vote a provisional ballot at the pollsyour vote will still be counted; OR
Bring your vote-by-mail ballot to an early voting location in your county and exchange it for a ballot with presidential candidates from the Democratic Party, American Independent Party, or Libertarian Party. If you have lost your original vote-by-mail ballot, you will have to vote a provisional ballot at the pollsyour vote will still be counted."
http://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/news-releases-and-advisories/2016-news-releases-and-advisories/tips-no-party-preference-voters/
and this:
Q: Are vote-by-mail and provisional ballots always counted even in "landslide" elections?
A: Yes, every valid ballot returned to county elections officials by 8:00 p.m. on election day is counted in every election, regardless of the ballot type or the margin in any particular contest.
http://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/news-releases-and-advisories/2014-news-releases-and-advisories/db14-090/
There are checks done to confirm that the person is registered to vote in that county, and that they did not already vote in that election.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)There is no reason for anyone to be forced to vote on a "provisional ballot" in the CA primary, all they need to do is request a Democratic ballot.
If they are given a provisional ballot, they should refuse it, and re-request a Democratic ballot.
Juicy_Bellows
(2,427 posts)NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)The provisional is the last possible alternative.