Courtesy of Live Well San Diego News; excerpts:
What You Need To Know for the 2016 Presidential General Election: Election Day is coming up on November 8, but there are things you need to know NOW to make sure you can exercise your civic duty by casting your vote. This special edition of the Live Well San Diego newsletter includes important dates, information and resources to make voting this fall as simple and easy as possible.
Poll Workers Needed for Nov 8 Election: Poll workers, especially those bilingual in any one of eight specific languages, are needed for the November 8 Presidential General Election. The Registrar’s office is required by federal law to provide bilingual speakers and voting materials to voters who speak Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese and Chinese. In addition, a survey conducted by the University of California, Berkeley showed a need for speakers of Khmer, Japanese, Korean and Hindi at about 20 precincts countywide, so the Registrar’s office is also recruiting poll workers who are bilingual in those languages.
Plan Ahead, Save Time at the Polls: As a result of a large number of contests in the November 8 Presidential General Election, San Diego County registered voters will for the first time get a two-card ballot. Contests will be listed on the front and back of each page. Considering the length of the ballot and what is traditionally a high turnout for a presidential election, the Registrar of Voters is urging voters to plan ahead and save time at the polls.
Important Dates for the General Election:
- Sep 29, 2016: Mailing of Sample Ballot & Voter Information Pamphlet Begins
- Oct 10, 2016: Mailing of Mail Ballots Begins
- Oct 10 – Nov 8: Early Voting at the Registrar of Voters office
- Oct 24, 2016: Deadline to register to vote in the November 8th Presidential General Election
- Nov 1, 2016: Last Day for a registered voter to request a Mail Ballot
- Nov 5 & 6, 2016: Weekend Voting at the Registrar of Voters office
- Nov 8, 2016: ELECTION DAY
- Dec 8, 2016: Deadline for the Registrar of Voters to Certify Election
To read the entire Election 2016 Special Edition, visit https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/CASAND/bulletins/1639b1a
For more voter information, visit http://www.sdvote.com/
For more information about Live Well San Diego, visit https://www.universitycitynews.org/live-well-san-diego/
