SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Final figures on voter turnout in the June Primary suggest that Californians are primed for the November run-offs.

Inland Empire turnout ranged up to 35 percent, significantly more than the one-fourth that had been predicted.

California had the highest turnout for a gubernatorial primary in 20 years, as more than 7.1 million Californians cast ballots. That compares to 4.4 million in the last gubernatorial primary four years ago.

State election officials say California is leading the way by making voting more accessible and convenient with in-person early voting, online voter registration, automatic voter registration, same day registration, expanded vote-by-mail, and, in the Voters Choice Act counties, the flexibility to vote at any vote center in the county over the course of 11 days.

Issues likely to drive up voter interest in November are the future of voting rights, labor rights, health care, civil rights, environmental protections and immigration reform.

Story Date: July 25, 2018