Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Voting in California

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🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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California is experiencing a record number of early votes with over 9 million ballots cast as of Friday. Secretary of State Alex Padilla is encouraging voters to keep it up as high turnout and COVID-19 safety protocols will likely lead to longer lines on Election Day. We'll check in with Sec. Padilla about early voting, how to make sure your ballot gets counted and what to expect when voting in person this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.0	Coming up on forum, with partisan frenzy at fever pitch and a nation on edge,
1:08.9	it feels as if the country's never been so ideologically divided.
1:12.3	Americans are drawing political battle lines over everything, it seems, from mask wearing to ballot counting. But historians say Americans have always been
1:18.2	deeply split on issues. On this election eve, we'll look at past instances of U.S.
1:23.0	electoral and political strife to help understand our present moment. First, though, we'll check in with
1:28.1	California Secretary of State on turnout, election safety, and what people should know about
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