Contra Costa County (CA) Officials Begin Processing Flood Of Early Ballots
MARTINEZ (KPIX 5) — A record number of Bay Area voters are turning in their ballots weeks ahead of election day, a practice that is making the jobs of local county registrars much easier.
Voter turnout appears to be picking up speed in the Bay Area. The wave of early ballots may even be enough to produce sizable returns the moment polls close on Election Day.
“So all of these are going through, pictures are being taken of the signatures,” explained Scott Konopasek, Contra Costa County Assistant. Registrar of Voters. “Those signature images are sent to our signature verification team which is across the street.”
voter’s signature isn’t just important; it’s the first thing the machine looks for on the first pass.
“Once they get verified, they’ll come through again,” Konopasek said. “Exceptions will be sorted out into these other categories.”
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