Overview

• Deputies discovered 99 unvoted ballots and other election mail on Oct. 15 during a scheduled cleanup near Elder Creek and Mayhew roads.
• The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office secured the materials and returned them to the county elections department the same day.
• Elections staff voided the recovered ballots, with replacement ballots set to go out to the affected voters on Oct. 16.
• The encampment was vacant when authorities arrived, and no arrests have been announced.
• County officials urge voters who have not received a ballot to contact their elections office to have one reissued.