There are a variety of ways a person can vote as long as you are a registered voter

DIXON, CA (MPG) - There are four polling places in Dixon to cast your vote or drop off your ballot in the California Gubernatorial Recall Election next Tuesday, Sept. 14. They are: the former CA Jacobs Middle School at 200 North Lincoln Street; the Dixon Moose Lodge at 180 West B Street; the Dixon Senior/Multi-Use Center at 201 South 5th Street and the Veterans Memorial Hall at 1305 North First Street across from DuPratt Ford.

The Solano County Office of Voters Registrar is able to help with a variety of special situations considering the California fires affecting one’s access to his or her ballot. If you have not registered to vote, have no ballot or your identification was destroyed, you can call (707) 784-6675 or email [email protected].

There are a variety of ways a person can vote as long as you are a registered voter.

The simplest way might be using the Vote By Mail (VBM) system. All registered voters should have received a ballot through the U.S. post office and can simply fill out the ballot and return it via the postal service.

“I don’t want to go anywhere and it’s just so much easier by mail,” said Dixonite Donna Briggs who said she and her husband have been voting by mail for the past four or five elections. “Everything is easier to do online or by mail these days,” she added.

Voters may also cast VBM ballots in person in the Elections office during the VBM voting period which began 29 days before the election and extends until the close of polls on Election Day. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, and yes, the office is even open from 7 am until 8 pm on Election Day.

On Voting Day, there is a curb-side drop off for those who do not want to get out of their vehicle either for COVID or immune compromise, for example.

“They can just drive up to the blue cone and call the number and the ballot will be brought out,” said John Gardner, Assistant Registrar of Voters, who added that the best time of day to vote is before 2 pm. “I liken it to traffic on Interstate 80; voter turnout is heavier late in the day when people get off work,” he said.

There is a drop box inside the polling place for those who don’t mind getting out of their car and walking in and there is the standard check in and vote procedures using voting booths.

“The whole process should not take more than two minutes,” said Gardner. “It’s a very simple ballot with only a couple boxes. People know what they are voting for.”