Politics & Government

Ballot Drop Boxes Near Santee: CA Recall

The gubernatorial recall election is here. Have you dropped off your ballot?

It's the last day to turn your ballots in or vote in person for the gubernatorial recall election.
It's the last day to turn your ballots in or vote in person for the gubernatorial recall election. (Ashley Ludwig/Patch)

SANTEE, CA — Tuesday is the day: It's the last day to turn your ballots in or vote in person for the gubernatorial recall election that could unseat first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Ballots include 46 candidates who are vying for Newsom's job, including 24 Republicans, nine Democrats and 13 others.

Polls and drop-off locations opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

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"Voters who still have their vote-by-mail ballot can drop it off at any polling location, vote center, or ballot drop box," said California Secretary of State Shirley Weber. "If you're voting in person, you have a right to cast your ballot as long as you are in line by 8 p.m."

If you are not registered to vote, there's still time. Same-day voter registration is available at each county election office, polling place and vote center across the state. To do so, you just need to fill out a voter registration form at the site.

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"[Those] ballots will be counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process," Weber said in a statement.

If you don't know if you are registered to vote, you can check here: VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov.


Also see: CA Recall Latest: How It Works And Who's Running


Polling Places, Ballot Drop Boxes And Vote Centers

There are several polling places open on Tuesday in and around Santee. They include:

  • Cajon Park School Multipurpose Room: 10300 N. Magnolia Ave., Santee
  • Carlton Hills School Multipurpose Room: 9353 Pike Road, Santee
  • Pride Academy at Prospect Avenue Media Center: 9303 Prospect Ave., Santee
  • West Hills High School Gym Foyer: 8756 Mast Blvd., Santee

Click here to find more area polling places across California.

Here are some drop boxes in Santee:

  • Office of the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk: 10144 Mission Gorge Road, Santee
  • Postal Annex+: 9830 N. Magnolia Ave., Santee
  • Lantern Crest Senior Living: 800 Lantern Crest Way, Santee
  • Santee Branch Library: 9225 Carlton Hills Blvd., #17, Santee
  • Cajon Park School Multipurpose Room: 10300 N. Magnolia Ave., Santee
  • Carlton Hills School Multipurpose Room: 9353 Pike Road, Santee
  • Pride Academy at Prospect Avenue Media Center: 9303 Prospect Ave., Santee
  • West Hills High School Gym Foyer: 8756 Mast Blvd., Santee

The state Republican Party last month decided not to endorse a candidate, but conservative talk show host Larry Elder became the party’s front-runner, leading polls for months.

In a recent poll from the University of California, Berkeley, Elder was the leading choice for people planning to vote for a recall candidate in the election, with a 28 percentage-point lead over the next closest candidate.

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