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More than 40% of ballots in San Luis Obispo County already returned

November 3, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo County voters appear to be returning their 2024 presidential election ballots sooner than in the 2022 election, with more than 40% of ballots returned as of Saturday.

Of the approximately 189,800 ballots sent to registered voters, 78,000 have been returned and processed. During the 2022 election, less than 20% had been returned at this time.

For your vote to count, your ballot must be dropped off or postmarked on or before election day, Nov. 5. Voters can also cast a ballot at their local polling station on election day.

 


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Where is it possible to see real time results of SLO county’s elections as they tally the votes? Can’t find anything on the elections website.


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I have only seen it on local news channels. It is probably a system that you have to pay to access the same way they do it nationwide. If anyone knows for sure, please let us know.


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“probably a system that you have to pay to access the same way they do it nationwide” Where?


Never in my life did someone have to pay to get results.


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https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/departments/clerk-recorder/all-services/elections-and-voting/elections-conducted-by-county-of-san-luis-obispo/november-5,-2024,-presidential-general-election


The results are usually posted on the elections websites page for that specific election, there is already a Results section at the link above that has a sample PDF (all zeros now of course). They usually update every few hours throughout Tuesday night, and then usually daily for the next week or so as ballots mailed on election day make their way to the government center.


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Just curious (and this seems like a good place to ask this question):


Someone needs to explain to me this Republican pickle: If you vote Republican in California, your vote for President has been (for decades), and will continue to be (well, for forever), completely meaningless, SOLEY due to the Electoral College.


Already guaranteed: Trump will lose California, AGAIN, in a total blowout.


HOWEVER, if the Electoral College is abolished, and the President is elected by popular vote — which would mean California Republican votes for President actually WOULD count — there will likely never be another Republican President again, because they (almost) always, for the past few decades, lose the nationwide popular vote.


So, here’s what I’m not clear on: If you’re a Republican voter in California, are you pissed that the Electoral College renders your vote for President completely meaningless, and therefore you’re in favor of getting rid of the Electoral College, OR, do you favor keeping the Electoral College because it’s the only thing that makes it possible to ever have a Republican President again, despite it rendering your vote for President completely meaningless.


It’s a pickle.


BTW, if you missed Radio Lab’s excellent podcast on the history of the Electoral College, here’s the link:


https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-unpopular-vote


Highly recommended listening.


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Politicians, including president, should represent the people they represent. So in my opinion one vote should count as one vote. I don’t like either side. I hate our system as it stands. But one person’s vote should equal 1 vote. Keep it simple.


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The electoral college is part of the constitution and designed to prevent tyranny by the majority in our constitutional republic. If we were a democracy, they we would have a popular vote.

I’m not sure that Trump will lose CA in a “blowout” this time.

CA has elected republican presidents in the past, never say never.

Trump will also win the national popular vote this time.


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259 of those ballots were returned by FAX machine. Who still uses a fax machine? Here’s the latest numbers. https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2024-general/vbm-statistics.xls


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State/County/City employees most likely. Technology lags when it comes to government.


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Probably Californians living abroad. I know that I would be worried about the time it could take for international mail to make it by election day, and there are some countries in Europe, and particularly Japan, where the fax machine use is still (somehow) super common.


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