Election Update

As we’ve mentioned, California really wants people to vote.

Didn’t register online in time for the deadline earlier this month? No problem; you can go in person on Election Day. Haven’t sent off your vote-by-mail ballot? Fine! (As long as it’s postmarked by Tuesday and gets to your county election office within three days.)

Secretary of State Alex Padilla told reporters on Thursday morning that more than 2.7 million Californians had already voted by mail. He wouldn't even estimate how many more ballots could be on their way (about 15 million vote-by-mail ballots went out), or how many people will take advantage of the in-person, day-of voter registration.

He did, however, caution that because of all the ways Californians can vote, it may take some time to finish verifying and counting all the ballots. County election officials must report final results to the secretary of state’s office by April 3.

So who’s going to win? That’s a tougher question to answer, but according to CalMatters, if things go according to the polls, Senator Bernie Sanders could win all the delegates chosen by statewide vote.

That’s not all of California’s delegates, but it’d still be a lot. (The CalMatters story also has a handy video to explain how California’s delegates are divvied up.)

[See the state’s election site for more information.]

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