• Zip Code: 92154 (California)
  1 report from this zip code
• Time Spent: <1 hour
• Vote Cast:
• Problem Type: No Voting Issue

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Very calm, no crowds or voting issues. Yet walking into the polling place was one of the most profound and significant moments, for me, as a registered American voter. My eyes actually welled-up with tears when I was marking my ballot.

55 Electoral Votes

Polling Hours: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

2008 Registered Voters: 17,304,091 as of 09/05 (California Secretary of State)

Change from 2004: +14%

Election Day Registration: No

Post-Election Manual Audits: Yes

ID Requirements: Required of all first-time voters who registered by mail without verifying ID

Provisional Voting: Eligible for verification if cast in correct jurisdiction

Voting System: Optical scan, DRE with VVPAT and ballot-marking device

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California Voters Face Few Problems

State: California

California voters faced few problems at the polls today, despite isolated cases of power outages and fear of some ballot shortages in what election officials predict will be a record-breaking turnout. The California secretary of state's office did not receive reports of voting problems besides the power outages in Los Angeles and poll workers who overslept. Record-breaking voter registration pushed officials to add precincts and poll workers and order more ballots to meet the expected demand. ( Read More »

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