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After long lines and electioneering complaints, Escondido to send letters seeking vote‑center and poll‑worker changes
Summary
City staff recommended and council approved sending letters to the state legislature and county supervisors after problems at a Nov. 4 special election vote center; recommendations include aligning special‑election vote‑center ratios with general elections and asking county supervisors to review stagnant poll‑worker stipends.
City staff reported on Escondido’s experience with the California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) and recommended several administrative and advocacy steps after problems at the Nov. 4 special election at the Park Avenue Community Center.
The clerk said special‑election vote‑center rules provide one vote center per 30,000 registered voters—three times fewer than the one per 10,000 rule for general elections—and that the Park Avenue…
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