BAKERSFIELD, Calif (KBAK/KBFX) Voters in Kern County are set to make significant decisions on Tuesday, including the highly anticipated Proposition 50 and two local tax measures.
Proposition 50, supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom, aims to create new congressional maps to counter redistricting efforts in states like Texas, potentially shifting up to five U.S. House seats from Republican to Democratic control.
Kern County voters to decide on Prop 50 and local tax measures Tuesday (KBAK)
In Delano, voters will decide on Measure B, which would maintain the city’s current sales tax rate at 8.25%. Meanwhile, McFarland voters will consider Measure C, a proposal to increase the city’s sales tax by 1%.
Aimee Espinoza, Kern County Auditor-Controller County Clerk, explained the voting process: “Folks can also go into a poll site and vote kind of like when we did in the old days, where we went and signed a roster, received a ballot, and then dropped it there at the poll site. Poll sites open at 7 o’clock in the morning, and they close at 8 p.m. sharp.”
Kern County voters to decide on Prop 50 and local tax measures Tuesday (KBAK)
She also addressed common questions about mail-in ballots, confirming, “People not sure if their vote-by-mail ballot that they received is an actual ballot – it is – they can also take that ballot and vote at the poll site if they want to.”
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Outside the election office, voter Charles Bell emphasized the importance of participating in elections, stating, “Anytime there’s a vote you should vote – so get out and do it because a lot of people fought for this, fought for the right some didn’t make it home, some did – most did.”