Where things stand in Sacramento County ahead of special election on Prop 50
TURNING TO OUR COMMITMENT 2025 COVERAGE. CALIFORNIA’S SPECIAL ELECTION IS TOMORROW. PROP 50 ASKED VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TO FAVOR DEMOCRATS. KCRA 3’S LETICIA ORDAZ REPORTS. ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE A MESSAGE AHEAD OF THE POLLS OPENING. WELL, A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND BUZZ HERE TODAY. WE’VE ALREADY SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE DROPPING OFF THEIR BALLOTS OUT FRONT, BUT HERE IS THE PROCESSING ROOM. AND THIS IS WHERE BALLOTS ARE BEING COUNTED HERE TODAY. AND THE MESSAGE IS IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. I’M HERE NOW WITH KEN CASPARIS, WITH SACRAMENTO COUNTY, AND YOU REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE. IT’S OUR CIVIC DUTY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY VOTED, THERE’S STILL TIME TO DO SO. YOU’VE GOT UNTIL TOMORROW TO GET YOUR BALLOT IN. AND SO MANY PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. YOU SEE, THAT YEAR AFTER YEAR. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? YOU KNOW, I THINK IT’S A MIX OF REASONS. PEOPLE MAY FORGET THAT THERE’S AN ELECTION. SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO PROCRASTINATE. I MYSELF AM A BIT OF A PROCRASTINATOR, AND SOME PEOPLE JUST LIKE THE EXCITEMENT OF GOING IN TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY. IF YOU’RE LOOKING AROUND YOUR KITCHEN AND YOU’RE LIKE, WHERE DID I LEAVE THAT BALLOT? WHAT’S YOUR NEXT STEP? IF YOU CAN’T FIND IT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN’T FIND YOUR BALLOT, YOU CAN VISIT ONE OF OUR VOTE CENTERS AND GET A REPLACEMENT BALLOT THERE. OR YOU COULD COME DOWN HERE TO THE ELECTIONS OFFICE. AND WHAT KIND OF ID OR WHAT DO YOU BRING WITH YOU? JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN BE VERIFIED? YEAH. YOU JUST SHOW UP AND THEN YOU’LL HAVE TO SIGN OUT YOUR BALLOT AND THEN YOU CAN CAST IT HERE. AND THE TURNOUT SO FAR, YOU SAID, HAS BEEN PRETTY PROMISING. YEAH, WE’RE AT ABOUT 31% VOTER TURNOUT SO FAR, SO THAT’S PRETTY GOOD. WE WEREN’T REALLY SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. THIS IS KIND OF A WEIRD ELECTION, BUT 31% SO FAR ISN’T BAD. AND THERE’S A KEY TIME FOR TOMORROW TO REMEMBER IF YOU DECIDE TO VOTE UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THAT 8:00 TIME FRAME? YEAH, SO ALL OF OUR VOTE CENTERS CLOSE AT 8 P.M. TOMORROW. IF YOU ARE IN LINE BY 8 P.M., STAY IN LINE. YOU’LL STILL GET TO VOTE, BUT TRY NOT TO LET THAT HAPPEN AND GET IN LINE EARLY. ABSOLUTELY. KEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME SO FAR. WE ARE TOLD 6 MILLION CALIFORNIANS HAVE ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO DECIDE THE FATE OF PROP 50. IN SACRAMENTO LETICIA ORDAZ KCRA THREE NEWS. TO FIND THE CLOSEST VOTING CENTER TO YOU, SCAN THE QR CODE THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW AND AGAIN, YOU CAN. THAT WILL TAKE YOU T
Where things stand in Sacramento County ahead of special election on Prop 50
Updated: 3:48 PM PST Nov 3, 2025
California voters are making a key decision in Tuesday’s special election — whether or not to redraw congressional districts in a way that could favor Democrats.Election officials say don’t wait to vote.Filling out your ballot will take less than a minute, and at this point, it’s best to drop it off in person if you can.To make sure your ballot is counted:Return it to a drop box or vote center before 8 p.m. on Election Day.Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day to count.If you’re unsure your ballot will arrive in time by mail, you can bring it to any polling place between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. tomorrow.This weekend, Sacramento County opened 14 additional vote centers.At the California Museum vote center in downtown Sacramento, election staff said they’re fully staffed and ready to help anyone who still needs to cast a ballot or get assistance.According to Sacramento County spokesperson Ken Casparis, as of this morning:Total Ballots Returned: 284,955By Mail: 205,894Drop Box: 72,827Vote Center (Pink Bag): 2,766In-Person: 3,332Statewide, 6 million Californians have already voted.Polls close tomorrow at 8 p.m. — and election officials remind voters that if you are in line by 8 p.m., you have the right to vote.It’s not too late, but don’t wait.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
California voters are making a key decision in Tuesday’s special election — whether or not to redraw congressional districts in a way that could favor Democrats.
Election officials say don’t wait to vote.
Filling out your ballot will take less than a minute, and at this point, it’s best to drop it off in person if you can.
To make sure your ballot is counted:
Return it to a drop box or vote center before 8 p.m. on Election Day.Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day to count.If you’re unsure your ballot will arrive in time by mail, you can bring it to any polling place between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. tomorrow.
This weekend, Sacramento County opened 14 additional vote centers.
At the California Museum vote center in downtown Sacramento, election staff said they’re fully staffed and ready to help anyone who still needs to cast a ballot or get assistance.
According to Sacramento County spokesperson Ken Casparis, as of this morning:
Total Ballots Returned: 284,955By Mail: 205,894Drop Box: 72,827Vote Center (Pink Bag): 2,766In-Person: 3,332
Statewide, 6 million Californians have already voted.
Polls close tomorrow at 8 p.m. — and election officials remind voters that if you are in line by 8 p.m., you have the right to vote.
It’s not too late, but don’t wait.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel