I live in Riverside County (just north of San Diego County), and I
am in a mail-in precinct as well. I received the same "surprise" in
the 2004 general election, at the same polling place I'd voted for
the primary. I can empathize - it can come as a heck of a shock to
go to "your" polling place and have them tell you your name is not
on the rolls. At the time, they let me vote a provisional ballot
and provided a receipt and a number to call to verify that my vote
was counted.
Always check your sample ballot, kids! When I got home, I
sheepishly found both my sample ballot (with the "mail-in"
designation clearly marked in the spot where the polling place
normally appears), and the actual ballot in a pile of unsorted
mail.
Same story this year. I voted "normally" in the primary, but
received a mail-in ballot for the general election. Stamps are not
required - the mail-in ballots can be dropped off at any polling
place in the county on Election Day.
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