Watch Video: Watch: This is how you can register to vote (Clinton received about 75% of the vote among Coachella Valley's nine desert cities.) About a quarter of voters showed up at local polling precincts while another quarter of registered voters did not cast ballots, according to the county registrar.
In Riverside County overall, Donald Trump received 44.68% of votes, while Hillary Clinton received just over 50%. "I've been a mail-in voter for a long time because it's just easier for me," Hedley said Tuesday. In the same election in Riverside County, nearly 50% of people voted using mail-in or absentee ballots, including Credo and Hedley. In the 2016 general election, more than half the ballots in California - 57.79% -were cast through mail-in voting, according to historical data provided by the California Secretary of State. That includes ballots that voters dropped off at designated locations. More: Where you can vote by mail, absentee ballot in the 2020 election More than half of California votes by mail More: After La Quinta Post Office worker tests positive for coronavirus, USPS implements enhanced cleaning protocols Hedley has questions about whether the nation is ready for vote-by-mail on such a widespread scale. Nationwide, all voters in at least 43 states will be able to vote by mail in the elections in November as absentee voting was expanded for safety reasons during the coronavirus pandemic. In Riverside County, all 1.2 million registered voters will be sent ballots. 18, California had more than 20 million registered voters out of more than 25 million eligible voters, according to the secretary of state's office. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in May declaring every eligible Californian can vote in the general election via a vote-by-mail ballot. As of Feb. Many, he said, include veterans and seniors who rely on the service to receive medication and Social Security checks as well as small business owners who rely on it for inventory and deliveries. Raul Ruiz, a Democrat who represents the Coachella Valley, said that thousands of his constituents have called him with concerns over changes happening at USPS. "Who knows what that kind of damage this is going to do to the efficiency of the Post Office?" Crebo said Wednesday night.Ĭrebo is not alone. U.S.
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Got an issue to discuss?: Here's how to contact your Coachella Valley-area lawmaker.ĭeJoy, who was confronted by protesters at his apartment in Washington, D.C., and his home in North Carolina this week, said: "To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded."Īfter hearing that DeJoy had put further changes on hold, Bob Crebo of Palm Springs said he felt a little optimistic. Still, as one of the more than 380,000 voters in Riverside County who cast their votes by mail or through drop-boxes during the 2016 election, he's concerned about the changes that have been made already. More: Voter numbers show Democrats strengthen hold on California But this week, following criticism from Democrats that the moves could curtail voting, he said he would put changes on hold until after the November election.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy - who has made cutbacks at the agency amid mounting deficits - has come under fire for moves such as removing some of the familiar blue mailboxes from street corners, and taking some mail-sorting equipment out of operation. 3 election, but the Postmaster General has since said the agency will be able to handle whatever comes its way. The Postal Service warned election officials last week that not all ballots may be delivered in time to be counted for the Nov. Postal Service has come into question from both sides of the aisle as the agency faces increasing competition and financial losses.
"Where would we be without the Post Office?" she said after mailing some books Tuesday morning in Rancho Mirage.ĭespite its prominent place in American history, the future of the U.S. The Rancho Mirage resident is a mail-in voter and a self-described "strong and true" Republican. She still writes thank-you notes and likes to send birthday cards to her grandchildren. Ruiz on USPS: "Reasoning for this sabotage is sinister"Īlana Hedley is old school.
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