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How to submit 2020 ballots the right way

Oct. 13, 2020 Election 2020

An official ballot drop box sits in Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica. Photo by Brian Hardzinski/KCRW

Many Californians are nervous about mail-in voting. How do they know if they signed in the right place, and will their signatures be recognized? What if they spilled coffee on their ballot? The president of the California Voter Foundation answers questions on how to vote and make it count.

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