NPR: Half of Californians Will Vote Before Election Day

Half of Californians Will Vote Before Election Day

More than half of California's Super Tuesday votes will be mail-in ballots. That's an amazing number in a large state like California and it truly does mean that the outcome of this election may have already been decided - we just haven't counted the already cast ballots yet.

KQED reporter Tamara Keith spoke to some of those voters for Day to Day and asked them why so many of them opt not to go to the polls.

The Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month (the mail-in ballots went out on Jan. 8) on why these voters are so attractive to the candidates. "By harvesting permanent absentee voters, you're harvesting the most frequent and most likely voters," Stephen Weir, president of the state association of registrars, said of the campaigns' efforts to entice them.

3:12 PM ET | 01-29-2008 | permalink

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In this closely contested California primary, I am sure that, aside from the Latino-American vote, the Asian-American vote will help tip the scale for Hillary Clinton.

Sent by Manny | 3:32 PM ET | 02-05-2008

You guys are so biased toward Clinton,Obama this and Obama that,he is surging,you are not fair reporting at all.

Sent by Pete | 3:35 PM ET | 02-05-2008

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