Overview
- Kern County reports 78,000 ballots returned out of 463,000 eligible voters, a 16.8% turnout as of Thursday.
- Attorney General Rob Bonta advises returning ballots early or delivering them to any official drop box or vote center, including on Election Day.
- Polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4, with initial results expected to start arriving that evening.
- Voters should use a black or blue pen and fully fill in the oval on mail ballots, and those with damaged or mismarked ballots are encouraged to vote in person.
- Most ballots feature only Proposition 50, while voters in Delano and McFarland will also decide local tax measures, and provisional ballots are available for those who still need to register.