First day of early voting begins in Sacramento County

Jessica Mensch reports

SEND IT THROUGH THE MAIL.TONIGHT THOUGH ELECTIONOFFICIALS WANT TO URGEEVERYONE THAT NO MATTER HOWYOU VOTE THEY WANT YOU TO DOIT EARLY.IT'S DEMOCRACY IN MADE ITOUT HERE ON THE FIRST DAY.

ASVOTERS LIKE NORMA CASPERRUSHED TO THE SACRAMENTOCOUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE FORTHE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTINGVOTING FOR A LONG TIME, YESAND I AND I FEEL LIKE THISYEAR IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN ALOT OF YEARS AND HER NEIGHBORSSEEM TO AGREE WITH TURNOUTALREADY BLOWING AWAY THEREGISTRAR OF VOTERS COURTNEYBAILEY CANALIS FOR THE 16YEARS, I'VE WORKED HERE.AND WE'VE NEVER HAD A LINEON THE FIRST DAY OF EARLYFIRST THING IN THE MORNING,IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEY'REWORKING HARD TO MAKE SUREEVERYONE STAY SAFE BY ASKINGTHEM TO WEAR MASK MAKING SURETHAT THESE VOTING BOOTHS AREWELL SPACED OUT BUT ELECTIONOFFICIALS STRESS WITH COVID-19STILL A MAJOR CONCERN, THESAFEST WAY TO VOTE IS BY MAIL.IT'S WHY CALIFORNIA ISSENDING OUT MAIL IN BALLOTS TOEVERY REGISTERED VOTERSTARTING MONDAY.

WE HAVEDIFFERENT LAYERS OF SECURITYINVOLVED TO MAKE SURE THATEVERY BALLOT IS CREDITED TO AVOTER AND THAT WE DO ASIGNATURE COMPARISON, BUT SOMEHAVE THEIR DOUBTS ABOUT THEMAIL DUE TO ISSUES IN RECENTMONTHS WITH THE POSTALSERVICE.

I'VE ALWAYS TRUSTEDTHE MAIL IN BALLOTS WE'VE USEDTHOSE FOR YEARS, BUT I'VEHEARD THINGS THAT THE POSTOFFICE MAY BE IMPEDED SO EVENTHOUGH SHE'S IN A HIGH-RISKCATEGORY FOR THE CORONAVIRUSRACHEL LYMAN IS REQUESTING ABALLOT AND PLANS TO DROP ITOFF IN PERSON, I WANT MY VOICETO BE HEARD CONCERNS LIKE HERSLIKE YOLO COUNTY'S REGISTRAROF VOTERS TO TOWARD THE WESTSACRAMENTO.

USPS DISTRIBUTIONCENTER BASED ON WHAT HE SAW.HE SAYS THE PLANT IS WELLPREPARED TO HANDLE THESEBALLOTS SEEN THE BALL.PROCESSED AND DELIVERED ASWE SPEAK.

THIS GAVE US HASREGISTERED CONFIDENCE THATTHINGS ARE GOING SMOOTH.AND GUYS YOU SHOULD BEGETTING ONE OF THOSE BALLOTSLIKE THESE IN YOUR MAILBOX BYTHE END OF THE WEEK IF IF FORSOME REASON IT DOESN'T SHOWYOU CAN GO TO YOUR LOCALELECTION HEADQUARTERS TOREQUEST ONE IN 4%.

REPORTINGLIVE IN SACRAMENTO.

I'MJESSICA MENSCH FOX 40 NEWS.