California’s secretary of state is concerned about technology ahead of primary

SUPER TUESDAY, AND THIS MORNING WE WELCOME SECRETARY OF STATE DOCTOR SHIRLEY WEBER. SHE’S JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON AHEAD OF TOMORROW. DOCTOR WEBER, GOOD MORNING. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST CONCERN FOR TOMORROW? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY FAILS OCCASIONALLY. AND SO THAT’S ALWAYS A BIG ON OUR LIST. AND SO OUR FOLKS ARE TESTING, RETESTING OUR ENTIRE, UH, IT TEAM IS, IS STANDING BY AND READY AND AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING THAT WE MAY SEE. AND THERE’S ALWAYS SOME LITTLE GLITCH LIKE THAT ABOUT THAT TURNS OUT TO BE A BIG THING. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR TECHNOLOGY IS WORKING SO THAT WE CAN PROCESS EVERY, EVERY BALLOT THAT COMES IN. AND THUS FAR ALL OF OUR TESTS ARE POSITIVE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE’RE DOING A GOOD JOB ON THAT END. AND BUT LIKE I SAID, IF YOU’VE EVER HAD TECHNOLOGY, EVEN IN YOUR HOME ON YOUR PERSON, IT DOESN’T ALWAYS WORK AS WELL AS YOU’D LIKE. SO THAT’S ALWAYS A CONCERN OF OURS AS WELL AS WE ON ALERT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT OBSTRUCTED FROM VOTING. THOSE WHO ARE STILL VOTING, UH, THAT THEY’RE NOT INTIMIDATED, THAT THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER TURN PEOPLE OFF AT THE POLLS THAT WE ARE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS AND THAT THAT THEY’RE ABLE TO VOTE WITHOUT ANY INTERFERENCE AT ALL. AND THUS FAR, WE’VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. WE HAVE NOT HAD WHAT OTHERS ACROSS THE NATION MAYBE HAVE IN TERMS OF BEING, UH, INTIMIDATED WHEN THEY GO INTO THE POLLS OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT THE DAY WE WE HOPE THE TURNOUT IMPROVES. UM, BUT THUS FAR, ALL OF OUR WORKERS ARE READY AND PREPARED FOR WHATEVER COMES AND WHOEVER COMES TO TO VOTE. DOCTOR WEBER, WHAT IS YOUR NUMBER ONE MESSAGE TO VOTERS? MY NUMBER ONE MESSAGE IS TO VOTE. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PREPARING FOR THIS ELECTION, EVERY ELECTION. AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION. AND WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH IN TERMS OF MAILING OUT BALLOTS. SO EVERYBODY GETS A BALLOT. WE’VE BEEN CHECKING ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE MADE SURE THAT THERE’S NO THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE PROCESS. WE HAVE A SMOOTH PROCESS. WE JUST HAVE TO GET PEOPLE TO VOTE AND NOT JUST TO BE TURNED OFF BECAUSE THEY DON’T LIKE WHAT’S HAPPENING NATIONALLY, OR THEY THINK IT’S ALREADY A DONE DEAL. SO WHY AM I VOTING? AND YOU OFTEN HEAR THAT, UH, SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO JUST VOTE. I MEAN, WE’VE MADE IT AS CONVENIENT AS POSSIBLE. UH, I THINK IT’S AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE THAT YOU HAVE SO MANY WAYS TO VOTE. AND WE’VE BEEN VOTING FOR THE LAST 9 OR 10 DAYS IN THE STATE. SO, UH, WE’VE MADE IT, UH, CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE. AND I JUST HOPE FOLKS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE GOOD STUFF WE’VE DONE. AND VOTE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO VOTE FOR EVERY CANDIDATE, BUT VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATES THAT YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR OR THE INITIATIVES. AND MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD. WE HAVE ABOUT 20S WHAT’S ONE MISCONCEPTION THAT’S COME UP THIS SEASON, THIS ELECTION SEASON, THAT YOU WANT TO DISPEL? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN HAVE PEOPLE TELL US THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS VOTING THAT ARE NOT CITIZENS, AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO VERIFY THAT. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE ARE NOT PEOPLE WHO ARE VOTING. THEY’RE NOT FOLKS WHO ARE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ARE CASTING BALLOTS, WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, THAT ALL THESE ISSUES OF FRAUD AND DECEPTION, THAT WE’VE FOUGHT BACK EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM, EVERY ALL THE CASES, THE 50 SOME ODD CASES THAT HAVE GONE TO COURT, WE HAVE DEFEATED THEM ALL BECAUSE WHILE WE HAVE A FAIR AND CLEAR, UH, ELECTIONS AND WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF VOTING, AND IF YOU WANT TO GO DOWN AND LOOK AT THE PROCESS, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS OF OR OUR REGISTRAR VOTERS HAVE WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE AND OBSERVE WHAT IS GOING ON. SO BE INVOLVED, BUT BE SURE

We are getting a better idea of how many voters have returned their ballots in California before Tuesday’s primary election.According to the most recent numbers, Political Data, Inc., reported on Monday that 12%, or 2.6 million ballots, have been returned. More than 22 million ballots were sent to voters statewide.The California Secretary of State’s office is busy ahead of Super Tuesday. Dr. Shirley Weber told KCRA 3 that technology was her greatest concern ahead of the election. “Because technology fails occasionally, and so that’s always big on our list,” she said. “And so our folks are testing, retesting. Our entire IT team is standing by and ready and available to respond to anything that we might see.”Weber said her office is also on alert to ensure people are not obstructed from voting or being intimidated.Her No. 1 message to voters is simple: “Vote.”Click the video above to watch the entire interview. | MORE | Here is your 2024 California voter guide for races, measures

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

We are getting a better idea of how many voters have returned their ballots in California before Tuesday’s primary election.

According to the most recent numbers, Political Data, Inc., reported on Monday that 12%, or 2.6 million ballots, have been returned. More than 22 million ballots were sent to voters statewide.

The California Secretary of State’s office is busy ahead of Super Tuesday. Dr. Shirley Weber told KCRA 3 that technology was her greatest concern ahead of the election.

“Because technology fails occasionally, and so that’s always big on our list,” she said. “And so our folks are testing, retesting. Our entire IT team is standing by and ready and available to respond to anything that we might see.”

Weber said her office is also on alert to ensure people are not obstructed from voting or being intimidated.

Her No. 1 message to voters is simple: “Vote.”

Click the video above to watch the entire interview.

| MORE | Here is your 2024 California voter guide for races, measures

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California’s secretary of state is concerned about technology ahead of primary

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