A
A SANCTUARY CITY BAND. WE START WITH THE DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE AND WHAT
COULD MEAN FOR THE 17th PRIMARY
VOTE AND IT IS THE FIRST
MIRACLE BUT COUNTY ELECTION
BEING RUN BY THE COUNTY BOARD.
WE ARE JOINED BY MIRACLE COUNTY
SUPERVISOR. ONE OF THE FIVE
COUNTY FOR MEMBERS IS ALSO A
FORMER ELECTION WORKER. YOU
KNOW YOUR STUFF. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
JOINING US. HOW TOUGH IS IT TO BECOME TO
RUN AN ELECTION WE HAVE MAJOR
DEBATE TWO DAYS BEFORE?
>> WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT, THE
ELECTION IS DIFFERENT THAN A
RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION.
IT'S A CLOSED ONLY DEMOCRATS
CAN PARTICIPATE.
CAN PARTICIPATE. IT'S A SPECIAL ELECTION WITH
ONE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT.
WHO IS YOUR PRESIDENTIAL
PREFERENCE?
PREFERENCE? IT GENERATES EXCITEMENT. ONE
SONG FOR YEARS AGO, IT DROVE
EXCITEMENT UP.
EXCITEMENT UP. PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO
PARTICIPATE IN SOME NOT
ELIGIBLE.
ELIGIBLE.
ELIGIBLE. >> THAT EXCITEMENT CAUSES
PROBLEMS AT THE POLLS.
HOW CAN THIS UNFOLD?
>> LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A CLOSE
PRIMARY.
PRIMARY.
PRIMARY. INDEPENDENTS WHO WOULD NORMALLY
HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE
WOULD HAVE TO REREGISTER AS
DEMOCRATS IN ORDER TO
PARTICIPATE.
PARTICIPATE. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO GET IT
OUT THERE AND LET VOTERS KNOW
THAT THIS IS DIFFERENT AND FOR
THOSE THAT WANT TO HOLD ONTO
EARLY BALLOTS THAT CAN BE
MAILED OUT THIS WEEK.
UNTIL THE ACTUAL DEBATE, THE
SUNDAY BEFORE THE ELECTION, WE
HAVE TO WALK THEM IN.
THAT MEANS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I
THE CHALLENGES MAIL IN BALLOTS.
THEY ARE TYPICALLY SENT IN BY
MAIL.
MAIL.
MAIL. VOTERS WILL HAVE REASONS TO
HOLD ONTO BALLOTS LET'S A THAT
THAT CALENDAR.
THAT CALENDAR. TUESDAY, TWO DAYS FROM NOW,
THAT'S THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER
TO VOTE. IT'S CLOSED SO YOU
MUST REGISTER AS A DEMOCRAT. ON
WEDNESDAY EARLY BALLOTS MAILED
OUT TO VOTERS THAT REQUESTED
THEM. MARCH 30 SUPER TUESDAY
MORE THAN ONE DOZEN STATES HOLD
PRIMARIES.
PRIMARIES. MARCH 11th THE RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE TO MAIL IN YOUR BALLOT
BUT, ON MARCH FIFTH DEMOCRATIC
DEBATE IN PHOENIX AND THE
PRIMARY IS MARCH 17th. THERE'S
A SEVEN P.M.
DEADLINE FOR ALL BALLOTS.
THEY ARE ALREADY FOR CANDIDATES
ON THE BALLOT.
LOOK AT THE BALLOT LOOK LIKE
MARCH 15th? I VOTERS NEED TO
UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU VOTE AND
MAIL IT IN, IF YOU'RE CANDIDATE
DECIDES TO EXIT, THERE'S NO
CHANGE. THAT IS A CHALLENGE.
VOTERS NEED TO KNOW THAT.
WHEN THE CAST OF BALLOT AND
MAIL IT IN YOUR VOTING IS
COMPLETE.
COMPLETE.
COMPLETE. WHAT PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR
RIGHT TO VOTE.
MY BIG FEAR IS PEOPLE WILL HOLD
ONTO IT UNTIL AFTER THE ACTUAL
DEBATE.
DEBATE.
DEBATE. MAIL IT IN THAT'S MY BIGGEST
FEAR.
FEAR.
FEAR. OR
FEAR. OR THEY WILL ALL SHOW UP AT THE
POLLS.
POLLS.
POLLS. WE
POLLS. WE ARE REPAIRED.
MORE MONEY AND MORE STAFFING
MORE EVERYTHING.
MORE EVERYTHING. DOES THAT GUARANTEE AN
EFFICIENT ELECTION?
EFFICIENT ELECTION? WE LOOKED AT PREVIOUS ELECTIONS
WHAT CAN WE DO TO CHANGE IT.
ONE DIFFERENT ON THIS ELECTION,
WE HAVE LINE MANAGERS. SOMEBODY
OUTSIDE DIRECT VOTERS THAT WANT
TO DROP OFF EARLY BALLOTS AND
WHERE TO DROP IT OFF?
WE ARE TRYING TO EDUCATE
VOTERS.
VOTERS.
VOTERS. IF THEY ARE NOT DEMOCRATS LET
THEM KNOW BEFORE THEY TRY TO
GET INTO LINE, THERE'S IS A
CLOSED PRIMARY. YOU HAVE TO BE
DEMOCRATS.
DEMOCRATS. WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE OUTSIDE.
WE ARE READY FOR THIS.
NO SURPRISES.
NO SURPRISES. IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK.
WE WILL BE READY TO ADDRESS ANY
PROBLEMS. I
PROBLEMS. I BOEING PLACES WILL CHANGE SO
PEOPLE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION.
>> WE CAN ONLY USE HALF OF THE
POLLING SITES.
POLLING SITES. THEY NEED TO GO ONLINE TO FIND
EXACTLY WHERE THE POLLING SITE
IS ON ELECTION DAY.
THEY CAN DROP THE BALLOT OFF AT
ANY POLLING SITE.
OKAY, THANKS, SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
JOINING US. WHEN WE