What our Congressional district will look like if Proposition 50 passes. Areas in blue would be added to our current district; areas in red would be subtracted from it.
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By now we’re all clear about what Proposition 50 does, right? The idea is to gerrymander California’s congressional map to elect more Democrats to the House of Representatives. It was prompted, earlier this year, by Texas doing the same thing to elect more Republicans to the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court gave all this the OK a few years ago. Sad, but it is what it is.
Anyway, we’re not getting in to all that again. If you need more information, here’s a nifty explainer from our friends at Calmatters.
What we’re talking about today is how you’re going to return your Humboldt County ballot to the Humboldt County Elections Office. You probably don’t want to mail it. The Postal Service has changed up its game somewhat, and your ballot might not get postmarked today.
What you want to do, today, is vote in person at one of the county’s voting centers, or drop your already completed and sealed (in the envelope) ballot off at one of the county’s ballot drop boxes.
Need a list of those voting centers and drop boxes? Sure. The Elections Office, like most government agencies, loves to publish its information in PDF format, because government workers live in a world where people still print things out on printers, and they can put graphics and stuff in there.
If you’re looking for that PDF, you can find it here. Print it out as God intended, or else pinch and zoom and pan around until you find what you’re looking for.
If you’re just looking for the information, rather than to be charmed by the Election Office’s choice of fonts and whatnot, the Outpost has you covered. See below. And if you have any questions or problems at all — lost your ballot, forgot to register to vote, etc. — know that Elections Office personnel will happily help you out. Call them at (707) 445-7481.
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VOTE CENTERS — OPEN UNTIL 8 P.M.
Humboldt County Office of Elections
2426 6th Street,
Eureka
Jefferson Community
Center
1000 B Street,
Eureka
Arcata Community
Center
321 Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Parkway, Arcata
Fortuna Veterans
Memorial Building
1426 Main Street,
Fortuna
McKinleyville Middle
School
2285 Central Avenue,
McKinleyville
Hoopa Neighborhood
Facility
11860 Highway 96,
Hoopa
Redwood Playhouse
286 Sprowel Creek
Rd, Garberville
DROP BOXES
Willow Creek
Ray’s Food Place
38915 Highway 299
Trinidad
Murphy’s Market
1 Main Street
McKinleyville
Ace Hardware: 2725 Central Avenue
Murphy’s Market: 1451 Glendale Drive
Arcata
Murphy’s Market: 785 Bayside Road
Murphy’s Market: 100 Westwood Court
Ray’s Food Place: 5000 Valley West Boulevard
Eureka
Office of Elections: 2426 6th Street
Murphy’s Market: 4020 Walnut Drive
Fortuna
Ray’s Food Place: 2009 Main Street
Redway
Shop Smart: 3430 Redwood Drive
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