California number of ballots returned so far. 14%

[JohnSJ]

Out of 22 million ballots sent, only 3 million have been returned, 19 million not returned yet, and those returned are an older demographic

https://politicaldata.com/2022-general-ballots-returned-tracker/

[Hekate]

1. KnR

[JohnSJ]

2. Problem is out of 22 million ballots sent, only 3 million have been returned. That is too low

[ColinC]

7. At the end of the day only percentage is important

Dems have a 6 point lead to their 2018 numbers at this point.

2022: 64D-32R
2018: 58.5D-36.8R

[JohnSJ]

9. I still am concerned about toss up districts

[spooky3]

3. Over 65s are over represented in a lot of states' early

Voting. Someone posted a link to an interactive map that was interesting.

[FirstLight]

4. I filled out mine today, will drop it off tomorrow.

Since where I live is so rural, they stopped actual poling places a few years ago. now there's drop boxes at all the major grocery stores and post office.

[JohnSJ]

6. Good. I called my daughter, and she mailed hers out last weekend.

[ColinC]

5. Youth in California are slightly outpacing their voting at this point in 2018

6.6% now compared to 6.2 at this point in 2018.

[JohnSJ]

8. This is the last week, and even though ballots are accepted after election day

if they are post marked accordingly, no reason not to mail this week

[ColinC]

10. They'll get to it

Eventually the kids always get around to doing the important things. At the last minute. After being reminded over and over. Our job is to do the reminding.

[JohnSJ]

11. I have done that, and they have mailed them last weekend

[ColinC]

12. That's all we can do really

The knocking on doors is always helpful too for the general population

[JohnSJ]

13. Very true

[Mr.Bill]

14. Also consider in California

ballots only need to be postmarked by election day, not recieved, so that allows a little more room for procrastination.

[JohnSJ]

17. True, but no need to delay

[BigmanPigman]

15. I drop mine off in person because I like the process.

I know several people (Dems) who haven't done it yet but they will vote.

[JohnSJ]

16. +++

[Just A Box Of Rain]

18. I just finished mine today.

Dropbox tomorrow.

Here in CA we tend to have very long ballots.

I'm not about to break my 100% lifetime voting record.

[JohnSJ]

19. Excellent. Same here

[Just A Box Of Rain]

20. The best part is that this will be my son's first chance to cast his own ballot.

I've taken him with me to the polls since he was a tyke. In 2008 (when he was 4) he helped me "ink" the ballot for Obama, and over the years we've made that a tradition.

Now he's away at college, but we blocked out some time to go over the ballot, which he filled out on his end (and then posted).

I think I've successfully inculcated the value of voting in my son.

Today, I'm a proud papa.

[JohnSJ]

25. +++

[chowder66]

21. The sooner they vote the sooner the calls and junk mail stop.

I always vote as quickly as I can so that stuff stops. It takes longer for the mailers to stop than it use to though.

Oh and I'm one of the "older (56)" voters who voted early.

[Mz Pip]

22. Not good.

I know we still have time but that number seems awfully low. People need to take this seriously, even in Blue CA. We have a lot of toss up districts, like Katie Porter’s. Would hate to lose her to some RWNJ.

[ARPad95]

23. In my NY county over 50% of absentee ballots have been returned as of yesterday. In about an hour

(after the polls close), I'll update with today's actual percentage.

Update: At the close of polls today, 59.41% or 8,500 of absentee ballots have been returned and almost 17,000 people have voted early.

[beaglelover]

24. We mailed ours in today. We fall into the older demographic. LOL

[Nixie]

26. Our two are being dropped off Friday when the library poll workers

are there.

We drove there tonight to see what’s going on with the drop off situation, but had to leave with our ballots since there wasn’t even a drop box. Darn. There was a man in front of me with ballots so we talked about where else to drop them off. He had just been to two specified locations and didn’t find a box. If the library doesn’t work out on Friday, we’ll drive them to the Registrar’s office.