Tag: Postal voting

Those procedural deadlines could determine whether you get to vote, or if your vote will count. Q: Lots of people have already received their voter information guide for the primary election, that’s the first mail out from the county registrar of voters, isn’t it? A: Yes, you get that from the county and then later this month you should also get from the Secretary of State’s office a pamphlet on the state elections. There’s a good-faith effort made by the registrar of voters to be sure that every ballot is counted. A: The easiest way now is to just go online to the secretary of state’s office or the San Diego (County) Registrar of Voters website and it walks you through the process. Q: There’s one last thing you’ve got to remember to do if you get a mail-in ballot and that's actually mailing it in. What’s the deadline for those ballots? A: A lot of people think you can mail it in the day of, but unless you’ve got federal express delivery, you’ve got to have it at the registrar of voters office. Do you have a question about local politics, local elections or why the process works the way it does? If so, ask us here: San Diego Politics 101 — the KPBS Midday Edition segment where your questions get answered View KPBS News' complete election coverage and check out Voter’s Edge California, your online Voter Guide.