Nearly 100 stolen special election ballots found in Sacramento homeless encampment, officials say

"It's a big deal and it's an undertaking. So this is something that will work in conjunction with the post office as well..."

"Whether it's mail in or some other method, make sure you're taking the steps to track it and making sure your vote counts."

Routine cleanup at an abandoned Sacramento County homeless encampment yielded hundreds of pieces of stolen mail and about 100 pieces of voting material, including blank ballots for the Proposition 50 special election. Deputies collected the items and returned ballots to the voter registration department, where officials voided them and arranged immediate replacement ballots for affected voters. The encampment was vacant when deputies arrived, prompting a criminal investigation and coordination with the U.S. Postal Service to trace owners. California will send vote-by-mail ballots to all active registered voters for the November 4 election; voters should contact county election offices if they do not receive one.

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