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The stress of the 2020 election has filtered down to children and adolescents. Many adults are keyed up and concerned about results in either direction. Since we are already reeling from COVID-19 and ongoing concerns about our health and the health of our families, many people do not have any more coping capacity left. Their bandwidth is full.
Virginia became the first state in the South to approve a bipartisan redistricting commission to end the practice of partisan gerrymandering Tuesday after 66% of voters approved Amendment 1. The reform comes just in time for 2021 redistricting after the decennial census.
Despite an 11-point advantage in the polls ahead of Election Day, the "Yes on 2" campaign to bring ranked choice voting to Massachusetts fell short Tuesday. By the end of election night, 55% of voters turned down the proposal to change how voters cast the ballots in the Commonwealth.
Ranked choice voting would have allowed state voters to rank political candidates in order of preference rather than choosing only one.
San Diego County's latest results of the 2020 general election are in. As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, with 82.2% of votes counted, the results are below. Asterisks indicate the declared winner. See the latest results by visiting the Registrar's website.
Mayor
Todd Gloria: 342,182
Barbara Bry: 268,303
City Attorney
*Mara Elliot: 375,060
Cory Briggs: 187,791
At the Nierman Preschool in La Jolla, the minimum voting age is just 18 months old. As Americans across the country cast their votes, children at this preschool will have the opportunity to vote in their own election: They’ll decide whether the following day will be Pajama Day or Superhero Day.
It may sound like a silly lesson plan for a nation confronted with a deadly virus and civil unrest this presidential election season — but educators say children will learn valuable information.
Election officials in California say they aren’t expecting voter intimidation at polling places, but they’re coordinating with sheriffs and police chiefs in case someone with a badge needs to step in pronto.
Attorney General Xavier Becerra sent a bulletin to law enforcement officials Thursday reminding them that voter intimidation and election interference is against the law. He laid out rules about what poll watchers can and can’t do.
It’s finally here. The highly anticipated elections where voters across the U.S. will decide on a number of candidates, including who will be the president. In the city of San Diego, voters have their own contested races to watch, including the mayor’s race.
Although voters finally have their chance to mark their ballots, it may be days or weeks before clear winners are declared in all the races.
IVN San Diego caught up with Michael Vu, the registrar for San Diego County, to find out what we can expect on Election Day.
Native San Diegan Shakema Martin says she may still be employed today if she weren’t Black.
Martin, a Mira Mesa native, was working at a Carlsbad company until August when she caught COVID-19. She quarantined until she felt better and returned to work with a doctor’s note, clearing her of the highly contagious virus.
“They let me start work right away but told me I needed my doctor to fill out other paperwork,” she said.
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As a retired Navy SEAL with six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, I’ve witnessed a lot of conflict and violence. I never thought I’d be in the middle of a domestic battleground here in my own country. But, here we are, on the brink of America’s most heated and important presidential election, and violence is on everyone’s mind.
Jitters, anxiety and hope. Those are some of the feelings going through San Diego voters as Election Day comes. Watch the video to hear directly from the voters and hear more from the same people at 6 p.m. Wednesday on Mightier 1090am. They'll tell us how they feel after Election Day as results roll in.