Answering Last Minute Voter Questions Before Election

By Keith Mizuguchi,
KQED,
November 5, 2024

Excerpt:

It’s the final day to vote in the 2024 general election. While millions of Californians have already cast their ballots, many more will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on local measures, state propositions and our next president.

Kim Alexander, President of the California Voter Foundation, says if you haven’t voted yet, there’s still time. “Vote as early as you can. It could get busy. You are entitled under California law to take up to two hours off of work to vote. You needed to ask for that last Friday from your boss. So if you didn’t, they may not grant it, but it doesn’t hurt to ask,” Alexander said.

Another question that many voters have is what if they make a mistake on their ballot? “They might decide that they voted for someone they didn’t mean to vote for, and they want to vote for a different candidate. You can simply cross out the choice that you made, fill in the choice that you want to make and write yes next to it or draw an arrow,” Alexander said. “And under California law, election officials are required to respect voter intent when voters are voting. So they will get a ballot like that and they will remake a ballot that has an error that’s been corrected.”

Remember that polls close at 8 p.m. (Full Story)