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Stockton NAACP Urges Community to Vote in Special Election on Sept. 14
While August 30 was the last day to register, Californians can still conditionally register at any vote center.
With a special election to recall democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom less than a week away, the president of the Stockton Branch of the NAACP is encouraging all eligible citizens to vote on September 14. “It’s one of the only ways you ensure your voice will be heard,” he said.
The branch president, Bobby Bivens, sat down with The Post News Group publisher Paul Cobb to help make sure registered and even unregistered citizens know how to vote safe and exercise their civic duty.
“While August 30 was the last day to register, Californians can still conditionally register at any vote center. This step can be taken any time in the run-up to the election and includes Election Day as well. The bottom line is that those Californians still wishing to vote can do so,” said Bivens.
Bivens also shared that the best way to ensure your vote counts is by dropping off your ballot at a vote center. It must be delivered by the time polls close – 8:00 p.m. – on September 14. If you are mailing your ballot, all you have to do is ensure that it is postmarked before September 14 and received by your county elections office no later than September 21.
Bivens said that you can track your ballot by using the BallotTrax tool, available at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/. ; this easy-to-use tracker will allow you to see the status of your vote, including when it has been counted.
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