LET’S GO TO OUR COMMITMENT COVERAGE NOW. WE’RE JUST 29 DAYS AWAY FROM THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. COUNTIES WILL BEGIN MAILING OUT BALLOTS TODAY. EVERY REGISTERED VOTER WILL GET A BALLOT IN THE MAIL. YOU CAN MAIL IT BACK OR DROP IT OFF IN A SECURE DROP BOX OR AT YOUR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE. THOSE BALLOT DROP OFF LOCATIONS ARE OPEN ACROSS CALIFORNIA TOMORROW, AND SACRAMENTO COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN USE AN ONLINE PORTAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE READY TO CAST THEIR BALLOT. JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE MY VOTER PORTAL IS KEN CASPARIS, THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING, KEN. YEAH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS REALLY A ONE STOP SHOP, ISN’T IT? YEAH. IT’S THIS GREAT TOOL THAT WE’VE PUT OUT THERE WE WANT TO MAKE VOTING AS EASY AS POSSIBLE WHERE WE CAN AS WE CAN FOR RESIDENTS HERE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. SO THIS PORTAL IS ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT WE’RE DOING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. I KNOW IT’S A BIG TASK TO ASK ANYONE, HEY, JUST RUN US THROUGH YOUR WEBSITE. BUT WHAT I KNOW THE MENU HAS A LOT TO OFFER, SO GO AHEAD AND RUN US THROUGH SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOTICE WHEN THEY FIRST GO TO MY PORTAL. YEAH. SO YOU FIRST VISIT MY VOTER PORTAL, SAC COUNTY.GOV. YOU’RE GOING TO BE ASKED A FEW QUESTIONS. WE WANT TO KNOW YOUR STREET NUMBER. SO IF YOU LIVE AT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOR EXAMPLE BOULEVARD, YOU’RE GOING TO PUT IN JUST THE NUMBERS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. YOU’RE GOING TO PUT YOUR ZIP CODE AND YOUR DATE OF BIRTH, AND THEN IT’LL PULL UP YOUR PROFILE AND YOU’LL HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT OF THINGS LIKE YOU COULD VIEW YOUR VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE. YOU CAN VIEW THE BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS OR THE VOTE CENTERS NEAREST YOU. YOU CAN SEE THE STATUS OF YOUR BALLOT. SO WHETHER OR NOT OUR OFFICE HAS RECEIVED IT, IF YOU’VE ALREADY TURNED AND RETURNED THAT BALLOT, THERE ARE A LOT OF COOL FEATURES ON THERE. SOME FOLKS ARE GOING TO ASK LIVECAM YOU’RE ASKING ME TO TYPE IN SOME INFORMATION ONLINE HOW SECURE IS THAT INFORMATION ONCE IT’S PLUGGED IN? YEAH, IT’S A SUPER SECURE SYSTEM AND MOST OF THE INFORMATION THAT’S ON THERE IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE THOSE BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS, THOSE VOTE CENTERS, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT IF YOU DO RECEIVE THAT THE VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE OR THAT BALLOT PACKET THAT WE’RE SENDING OUT STARTING TODAY, YOU’RE GOING TO RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION. ANY WAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME FOLKS OUT THERE WHO ARE WATCHING THIS. AND MAYBE THEY MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST AT NAVIGATING THINGS ONLINE. DO YOU FOLKS HAVE A HELP LINE OR TELEPHONE NUMBER IF THEY NEED HELP, MAYBE EVEN JUST ACCESSING THE WEBSITE? WHAT DO YOU TELL THOSE FOLKS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MY VOTER PORTAL, YOU CAN EITHER STOP BY OUR OFFICE DOWN AT 7,065TH, OR YOU CAN CALL THE MAIN LINE AT. (916) 875-6451. CAN WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. AND OF COURSE, A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL FOR ANYBODY WHO IS GOING TO BE GETTING READY TO CAST THEIR BALLOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. YEAH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. AND A REMINDER, WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A CALIFORNIA VOTER GUIDE JUST FOR YOU. SO SCAN THAT QR CODE ON YOUR ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE KCRA THREE APP. YOU’LL FIND A LIST OF THE BIG RACES ON THE BALLOT, INCLUDING