Voting in the general election
REPUBLICAN CLUB
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding mail-in ballots as the Nov. 3 Presidential Election draws near. Historically, most voters have gone to the polls to vote, but some choose to vote by mail. Voting by mail is designed for people who might be out of town on voting day or have an illness that prevents them from voting in person. In these cases, a family member or a person who lived in your household could deliver your ballot to the post office or hand carry it to a local poll.
On September 29, 2016, just before the last Presidential election, the California legislature and the Governor approved a new law (Assembly Bill 1921) that would allow anyone to take anyone’s ballot and turn it over to the Registrar of Voters office to be counted. Most mailed their ballot via the U.S. Post Office.
Many people have been concerned about the possibility of fraudulent mail-in votes. It is for these reasons, President Trump has encouraged voters to vote in person. However, voting in person is not always possible. Leisure World is a good example since residents are not physically capable of going to a voting center to vote.
The Republican Club has developed a process that will provide a 100 percent guarantee that your ballot will be received and delivered the same day to the Orange County Voter Registrar’s Office. Below is how the Republican Club will process ballots received for the November 3, 2020 General Election.
1.Leading up to the election, those who come to the Republic Club booth will be advised that it cannot assist in the completion of their ballot. The club will have recommendations to assist voters, which will be made available shortly after the Sample Ballot has been mailed to voters from the Orange County Voter Registrar.
2. Voters who are unable to vote in person have the option to mail their ballots through the US Postal Service. The club does not recommend mailing these documents based on past problems with this government agency.
3.The Republican Club will offer any voter the opportunity to bring their completed ballot, which should be placed in the envelope provided by the Registrar of Voters Office, sealed and signed by the voter. This envelope will be placed in a secured drop box, only to be opened by the president of the Republican Club or his designated representative.
4. Each day at 2 p.m. all ballots will be removed from this secured container and each ballot will be logged by the voter’s name for the purpose ensuring each ballot is accounted for.
5. A designated driver will be given the ballots for transportation to the OC Voter Registrar Office in Santa Ana.
6. Upon arrival at the Registrar Office, the driver will then sign all envelopes as required before either handing the ballots over to an employee of the Registrar Office or placing them in an outside drop off box.
During the latest Primary Election, the LW Republican Club received and delivered 434 ballots to the Orange County Registrar of Voters office on a daily basis. The goal is to reach 100 percent of Republican registered voters turning out to vote for this November’s election.
Any questions regarding this process should be directed to the club president at (562) 335-0779.
The Republican Club booth will be in the parking lot outside Building 6, the gym and table tennis room, every Monday in August, so long as COVID-19 restrictions allow.
