May 08, 2006

Ballots absent in San Joaquin

"The San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters office will be unable to proofread 702 separate versions of the June ballot on time and will send out sample and absentee ballots about a week later than usual.

County Registrar of Voters Deborah Hench said the delay could create problems for some people who are away from home, so the department will take telephone calls in an effort to resolve problems before they occur.

“We don’t want to disenfranchise any voters because of this delay,” Hench said.

There are more variations on ballots than usual, Hench said, because of more separate issues in different voting districts. For a June election, the department usually sends out sample and absentee ballots May 8."

The article is here.

Posted by Randy Riddle at May 8, 2006 08:46 AM