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Support growing to mail all ballots in California elections

Voting methods vary by state, mail-in voting increasing
Posted at 6:58 AM, Nov 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-06 09:58:41-05

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California leaders are considering making voting by mail a permanent option for all registered voters.

This year, the state required county elections officials to mail a ballot to all registered voters ahead of the election, for an extra cost of about $65 million.

The goal was to have fewer people vote in person because of the coronavirus. Nearly 60% of registered voters cast ballots before Election Day.

Now, the state's Democratic leaders are considering making it a permanent option.

Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon have endorsed the idea.

Lawmakers would have to figure out how to pay for it.