Registrar of voterSonoma County is nearing record voter turnout this election.  County officials are still processing thousands of mail-in ballots and tallying the total number of voters. To learn more, KRCB News Director, Adia White, spoke with Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County clerk, recorder, assessor, and registrar of voters. The first thing White asked was how things looked on election night for in-person voting facilities. 
 
 
 
 
(Photo: The Sonoma County Registrar of voters on election day - Adia White)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Election 2020

November 05, 2020

Measure P Proponents Celebrate Election Results (Aired: November 6, 2020)

While the election won’t officially be certified until December, preliminary results have come in for Sonoma County and show Measure P has passed. It will give more funding to the County's law enforcement watchdog agency - called the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach, or…
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November 02, 2020

What Could A Biden/Harris Win Mean For California? (Aired: November 3, 2020)

No one knows who will win the presidency this election, but if it’s Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – how would that affect California? KRCB’s Adia White spoke with CalMatters political reporter Laurel Rosenhall to get her thoughts on what a Biden/Harris win could mean for the predominantly blue state.…
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November 02, 2020

Slated For Deception? Beware of All Those Glossy Mailers Telling You How to Vote

By Ben Christopher, CalMatters Updated: Nov. 2, 2020 Amid the torrent of laminated campaign ads churning through the postal system this season, the slate mailer stands out as a perennial — and many say unseemly — California political tradition that dates back to at least the 1950s. Though new…
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October 30, 2020

Connect the Bay: November Election Special

Bay Area residents will vote on twelve propositions this November. Key topics include the fate of cash bail, affirmative action, and some property tax exemptions. Voters will decide on these issues as California moves to a historic mail-in voting election. How will mail-in voting affect the…
October 28, 2020

Seats at Stake in California Congressional Races (Aired: October 29, 2020)

One of the most vulnerable House Democrats in California this year is Representative TJ Cox, who narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Congressman David Valadao two years ago in California’s 21st district. KQED’s Central Valley correspondent Alex Hall has this report on a rematch between the two…
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