Posts Tagged ‘voting’
How are Californians living abroad getting their ballots back to the US?
Californians living abroad took extra measures this year to make sure their ballot was counted in the highly contentious presidential race, where the fate of the presidency has yet to be decided.
Read MoreShortage of pens leads to long lines at one Richmond polling place
A misunderstanding about pens held up voting at the Veterans Memorial Hall this morning.
Read MorePhoto Essay: Election Day in Richmond
Photos from around Richmond on Election Day.
Read MoreEast Bay residents receive citizenship help
More than 70 East Bay residents attended this weekend’s Citizenship Workshop held at Richmond’s Catholic Charities.
Read MoreRichmond Youth Council aims to lower voting age
Richmond youth have rallied together in an effort to lower the city’s voting age to 16. If successful, they would earn the right to vote in municipal and school board elections long before they can even buy tobacco.
Read MoreRichmond, young and old, comes together at one polling station
In the dark morning hours of Nov. 4, Election Day, Enrique Suarez del Solar quietly seals the envelope of his wife’s birthday card and places her present on the table. Then del Solar heads out to volunteer at the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church as a poll worker.
Read MoreCouncil, and democracy, take time
The slow crawl of representative democracy was on full display Tuesday as the City Council debated a Personnel Board election held earlier in the month, in which some votes weren’t counted. The time-sucking agenda item caused Councilmember Nat Bates to say “let’s move on and go home,” as the discussion topped the hour and a…
Read MoreVoters sound off
Outside polling stations, Richmond residents defend their votes.
Read MoreWe want to hear from you
We want to publish your stories, photos, videos, and camera phone pictures throughout election day. Send to news@richmondconfidential.org.
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