About a quarter of San Diego’s registered voters have already cast their ballots, reports NBC 7’s Joey Safchik.
Decision 2024: What to Know
- San Diego Voter's Guide: Everything you need to know about voting in the 2024 Presidential Election
- When is the deadline to vote? Election Day is Nov. 5, 2024. For more important dates, click here.
- Where to vote early: Early voting is underway now through Election Day. On Oct. 26, nearly 40 vote centers will open for voters to chose from. Find a location here.
- How to vote by mail: Every San Diego County voter receives a ballot in the mail. Fill it out, sign it, and return it at hundreds of drop-off locations across the county.
- Who is on the ballot? Enter your address here to find candidates on the state and national level. Follow NBC 7's Decision 2024 for more on local measures and candidates.
- What propositions are on the ballot? Here are all 10 California ballot propositions for the 2024 election, explained
With just over a week until Election Day, some 500,000 San Diegans have already voted. That is about a quarter of the total number of registered voters. However, San Diego lags behind where the vote count was at this point in 2020 by about 200,000 votes.
Upwards of 85% of votes cast in San Diego are typically mail ballots.
Cynthia Paes with the Registrar of Voters encourages early voting. The county's top bureaucrat in charge of voting hopes transparency about the ballot tabulation process breeds trust.
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"SD county has a long history of administering safe and secure elections. This election is no different," said Paes, who added that drop boxes are built to be fire resistant. "We've received over 500K mail-in ballots, which is great because those can be processed and ready to go for the first set of election night results."
One of the perks of voting early is avoiding long lines or unforeseen circumstances that prohibit getting to a vote center on Election Day.
“I’m like, this is awesome. This is the way it’s done. So proud,” said San Diego voter Allan Herring, who said local races and propositions are especially important to him. “It’s part of the pride of being a citizen of San Diego. It’s a beautiful place. And to keep the pride flowing, you’ve got to vote.”
Decision 2024
"We've received over 500k mail in ballots, which is great because those can be processed and ready to go for the first set of election night results," said Paes.
