Millions skipped California's 2020 primary. Will coronavirus change who votes in November?

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In all, 46.89% of registered voters cast ballots in the March 3 primary, which was moved up from June with hopes that turnout would be high and presidential candidates would be forced to address issues mattering most to Californians.

including long lines at in-person vote centers that are now being investigated by auditors.

“Finding suitable voting locations that will allow for proper social distancing and space for line queuing, issuing, voting and receiving ballots will be extremely challenging. The safety and health of the voters, poll workers and county employees are of the utmost importance,” Joseph Holland, the registrar of voters in Santa Barbara County and the association’s president, wrote in the April 13 letter.

Whether turnout for the March election met the expectations of those who championed an early presidential primary is unclear. A slightly larger share of the state’s registered voters participated in the 2016 primary, many showing up for that year’s race between Democrats Hillary Clinton and Sanders. The highest turnout for a presidential primary in the last quarter of a century was in February 2008 when Clinton beat then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in the Democratic primary and Sen.

 

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Millions? The Dems passed ballot harvesting. It will never happen nationwide, which shows you how fucked up this state is.

I certainly hope so!

Nope

But wasn't voter turnout up?

All the trump voters will be dead to covid-19 by November.. but it was worth 'their right' to flout the lockdown.

No matter what Trump will never win California.

Thank goodness California is a strong vote by mail state. trumpers can't mess with my vote here, no matter how much they try.

All the Trumpers stay home

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