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How early voting has fared so far in California
SACRAMENTO — With two weeks left until Election Day, we are getting our first look at who is voting early in California and what it could mean when the results come in.
At the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office, their ballot drop box has been busy. Regina Wilkins made sure to vote early.
“I’m concerned about our constitution,” Wilkins said.
So did Mike Campbell.
“We’ve got problems going on,” Campbell said.
Paul Mitchell with Political Data Inc. tracks ballots during election cycles to see who is voting and when. He said, just two weeks out, “This is kind of nearing the peak of election insanity.”
Through publicly available data, Mitchell crunches the numbers.
“We can see how many people are turning in their ballots to get a sense for maybe enthusiasm, and also we can see the age breakdown, the ethnic breakdown, the partisan breakdown,” Mitchell said.
His breakdown shows that around 11% of California voters have returned their ballots compared to 21% four years ago at this same time. He cautioned that was during the pandemic.
“So voters were voting so much quicker in 2020,” he noted. “The voting patterns were so much different.”
This year, the numbers show people aged 65-plus are voting early most often. The youngest voters are voting early the least. Here’s how it breaks down two weeks out from Election Day:
- 23% of voters aged 65 and up have returned their ballots.
- 12% of voters aged 50-64 have returned their ballots.
- 6% of voters aged 35-49 have returned their ballots.
- 4% of voters aged 18-34 have returned their ballots.
In a breakdown by ethnicity, the percentages show very few Latino voters have voted early. Here’s how the numbers break down by ethnicity:
- 14% of White/other voters have returned their ballots.
- 11% of Asian voters have returned their ballots.
- 9% of Black voters have returned their ballots.
- 6% of Latino voters have returned their ballots.
By party, Independents are the least likely right now to have cast their ballots early, with only 8% voting early so far. Around 14% of Republicans have returned their ballots while around 12% of Democrats have returned theirs.
“It’s Independents who aren’t really using vote-by-mail,” Mitchell said, “and one reason that independents aren’t using vote-by-mail early is that they’re a lot younger. Younger voters aren’t using vote-by-mail early. Half of the ballots that have come in so far are from seniors.”
This snapshot of early voting in California can allow campaigns to target where to spend their time and money as Election Day nears.
Thursday, more voting centers will open to make voting early even more accessible.
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More SoCal rallies for and against military action in Iran expected on Sunday and Monday
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Worshippers across Los Angeles were met with an increased law enforcement presence on Sunday as police and sheriff’s deputies stepped up patrols outside mosques, synagogues and cultural landmarks following the strikes on Iran.
Local officials said there are no credible threats to Southern California, but the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department heightened visibility as a precaution to ensure communities stay safe.
More demonstrations tied to the attack on Iran are expected Sunday and Monday. Several protests were held across Southern California on Saturday.
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While Iranian-Americans celebrated in Westwood, protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles to oppose the Trump administration’s attacks against Iran.
While some groups gathered in downtown Los Angeles to protest the strikes, others assembled in Westwood to celebrate “the fall of the Ayotollah,” according to organizers.
Authorities said they will continue monitoring events as the region prepares for additional gatherings in the days ahead.
This is a developing story. This article will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
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Six planets to align in “planetary parade” above California. Here’s how to see it.
A rare celestial event will be taking place in the sky above California on Saturday night, as six planets are expected to be visible in what is being called a “planetary parade.”
Look towards the western horizon 30-60 minutes after sunset. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn will all be lined up along an arc, visible to the naked eye creating a literal parade of planets.
The alignment only occurs every few years, with the next one not until 2028.
Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky, but the addition of Venus and Mercury make this planet lineup particularly noteworthy.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, there will be some cloud coverage Saturday evening, but it should be in the high levels of the atmosphere so hopefully the horizon remains clear. In Los Angeles and San Diego, the forecast is expected to be clear.
Meanwhile, the planetary parade may not be visible in the northern part of the state, with cloudy conditions expected Saturday night in Sacramento, and possible showers and thunderstorms in Eureka and Redding.
People with telescopes and binoculars will also be able to see Uranus and Neptune as well.
For amateur astronomers, this also would be a fun time to test out your telescope skills by checking out Jupiter’s many moons or Saturn’s rings.
Please note that if your view is obscured by buildings, trees or hills, you won’t see the parade because it will appear very low on the horizon.
The nontechnical term is Parade of Planets, but the technical term is planetary alignment. Basically, it’s just the name for what happens when the planets and sun line up in the sky, these happen during events called oppositions and conjunctions.
Opposition is the term for when a planet is directly opposite the Earth from the Sun. Meanwhile, conjunction is when they are aligned with each other and is when we get the best views of the planets.
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