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My ballot was not counted!

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2024 Nov 7, 5:43pm 98 views 14 comments

I decided to check at https://smcacre.gov/elections/my-election-info

My wife's ballot was received, but mine was not, even though I dropped it into the box right next to the election official.

WTF?

I'm sending an email to elections@sos.ca .gov">elections@sos.ca .gov

Hi,
I dropped off my ballot on election day at the voting center in the Menlo Park civic center area, between the police station and library downtown.

It was filled out, signed and dated. I dropped it in the box at the head of the line right in front of an election official, after confirming with her that it was the right place to put it.

On https://smcacre.gov/elections/my-election-info I now (on Nov 7th) see this:

Ballot Mailed Date: October 4th, 2024
Ballot Returned Date: Not Received
Ballot Status: Not Received

Please let me know what happened to my ballot and why it was not counted.

I will be publicizing your response at https://patrick.net/post/1382484/2024-11-08-my-ballot-was-not-counted

Thank you.

Patrick Killelea
Menlo Park, CA

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Patrick 2024 Nov 7, 5:47pm

There is also a contact form at https://smcacre.gov/elections/contact-registration-elections but it is infested with Google spyware so I don't want to use it:

script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?hl=en&render=explicit&onload=drupalRecaptchaOnload"

Patrick 2024 Nov 7, 5:48pm

I also emailed registrar@smcacre.gov just now, same email as above.

stereotomy 2024 Nov 7, 7:19pm

Well now we know the extent of the steal in the PRCA. It's the same here in the PRNY.

A happy MAGA rebirth to everyone.

Patrick 2024 Nov 7, 7:21pm

Maybe they will get back to me with some legit reason, but I can't imagine what that reason would be.

5 krc 2024 Nov 7, 9:27pm

If you fail the signature match do they tell you or does it just get discarded?

Patrick 2024 Nov 7, 9:31pm

Dunno. Didn't hear anything.

I definitely used my normal signature.

Ceffer 2024 Nov 7, 9:35pm

They just should have sent you a message saying: "Welcome to California" with a bird finger emoji. That's about how much our votes matter. I'll check ours tomorrow just out of curiosity.

DemocratsAreTotallyFucked 2024 Nov 7, 9:39pm

I got text messages each step of the way:

We'd, Oct 30:

DemocratsAreTotallyFucked, A Message from California Secretary of State on behalf of Alameda County Registrar of Voters. The US Postal Service has collected your ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election and will deliver it to your county soon. Questions? Call (510) 272-6973 or email ballot.trax@acgov.org .

Saturday, Nov 2:

DemocratsAreToyallyFucked, A Message from California Secretary of State on behalf of Alameda County Registrar of Voters. Your ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election was received and counted. Thank you for voting!

Ceffer 2024 Nov 7, 9:41pm

I just checked and they said my ballot was accepted and counted. Of course, counted means what they want it to mean.

Stalin smiles.

Booger 2024 Nov 7, 9:54pm

That's another reason why I vote in person.

Patrick 2024 Nov 7, 11:22pm

I did vote in person.

I walked in an put my paper ballot in the box.

WookieMan 2024 Nov 8, 12:04am

Patrick says

I did vote in person.

I walked in an put my paper ballot in the box.

It looked like you said early in October. Never vote early.

WookieMan 2024 Nov 8, 12:07am

Also, they don't scan your ballot? We have electronic and a paper backup at my polling place. I'm also just not dropping it in a box without it being scanned.

REpro 2024 Nov 8, 12:17am

Did not check this year. But four years ago, did vote in person. My ballot and my wife never were counted. That's CA thing, I guess.

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