ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY – IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL 8PM
Over the last few days seemingly smart people have suggested to me that the race for the 35th Senate seat is over, done and in the bag. I like that they all say it is in the bag for Diane Harkey, but the fact is there is still an Election Day on Tuesday and anything can happen.
I will be the first to admit that absentee balloting is becoming the method of choice for campaigns and voters, especially in this series of special elections in OC. But Election Day is still a major factor and any campaign that concedes it is crazy.
Don’t forget to vote.
BILL JONES STILL SUCKS
I don’t want to recount all the ways, Bill Jones sucks. But I will highlight one that is evident today. When he was Secretary of State doing his best to avoid appearing like a Republican or taking any action to help Republicans he also made some really bad policy decisions. Chief among them was the ill-fated policy guidance he gave to California’s 58 counties telling them NOT to buy new voting systems that allowed printing a paper back-up even though Congress was already working on legislation requiring it. As a results most did not spend the extra $$$s on the more expensive option that is now required by Federal law.
Flash forward to today in Orange County: Tuesday’s election will be done with paper ballots (Scantron style) because the new electronic voting system with print capability has not yet been certified.
Thanks for nothing Bill Jones.