Addressing voting concerns in the Coachella Valley

There are several instances where Riverside County voters received multiple mail ballots.

News Channel 3’s Garrett Hottle went to talk to voters and officials about the issue.

We hear quite often from viewers about their concerns about the mail-in voting process, and it’s easy to get confused and unsure if your vote has been counted.

“We only do this once a year, and the main reason we’re calling KESQ is because we want people to know,” Coachella Valley voter Mary Locklear told News Channel 3.

Locklear said she became concerned after receiving multiple ballots in the mail, and after speaking with the elections office, there was more confusion.

A two-card voting system is used in this election. Voters receive one A card and one B card, which equals one vote. So A plus B equals one.

Others reached out to News Channel 3 to find out why they were receiving multiple mailings on their ballots. We talked about this issue with district officials and they said that a few incidents could occur.

For example, if a voter updates their registration at the DMV after the voter has been issued an absentee ballot.

Another could be for a voter to report that they did not receive this document.

The Registrar’s Office says they will send a new one in this case.