Yesterday, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office informed the Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections (VRE) that during a homeless encampment clean-up off Mayhew Road and Elder Creek Road, they discovered 99 stolen unvoted ballots for the Statewide Special Election.
These ballots originated from voters residing in the South Sacramento area, specifically along Gerber Road between Tiogawoods Drive and Elk Grove Florin Road.
Just to re-iterate, these ballots were unvoted and were taken before the intended voters could retrieve them from their mailboxes.
The 99 ballots have been returned to VRE where staff have voided them. Re-issued ballots were mailed to voters today.
If registered Sacramento County voters have not received their ballots yet, they should call the VRE office at 916-875-6451 (or use the toll-free voter assistance hotline at (800) 762-8019. The hotline can connect voters with disabilities with TTY (Text Telephone), so staff can have a ballot re-issued. When a ballot is re-issued to a voter, the previously issued ballot is voided and will not be accepted or counted by VRE.
If you’ve already returned your ballot and want to track it, you can do so using the My Voter Portal on our website, or by signing up for Ballot Trax through the Secretary of State’s office.