By Dianne Anderson Skip the long lines Election Day lines and head straight to the local polling places for the early vote, just make sure it’s on time to count. Ahead of next week’s election, local Inland Empire candidates across seven races share some common ground. They’re concerned about where the money is going, if ...

Vote Through Tuesday Nov. 5 By Dianne Anderson In the last stretch of the race, Black candidates are thinking ahead to tackle the issues that they’re hearing loud and clear on the street, which sometimes comes knocking at the front door. MARLA MATIME – RUSD Trustee Area 4 For Marla Matime, a lot of what ...

by Dianne Anderson Watching the sideshow of democracy may be a little less stressful if voters avoid the last minute rush to get their ballots filled out and in the mail, or run it down to any of the many easy drop-off polling places. Even if the old school “I voted” stickers are not trending ...

By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media     Early voting in California will begin Monday, October 5. Registered voters will be able to either mail in or drop off their ballots from that day until the day before Election Day, Monday, Nov. 2.     In a deeply divided American electorate, both Democrats and Republicans have been pushing efforts to motivate their respective party bases to get out and vote. And in an election year when a ...

By Dianne Anderson Better late than never might apply to some things, but not to this year’s election. Community advocates are stressing the importance of mailing back or walking in the vote directly to the Registrar of Voters almost as soon as the ballot comes through the mail. At least for California, voting should not ...