RIVERSIDE (CNS) - The Board of Supervisors is slated tomorrow to adopt
all provisions of the California Voters' Choice Act, making Riverside
County the 16th county to change its election processes to ensure a ballot is
mailed to every registered voter -- regardless of whether an election is local,
state or federal -- while still allowing for in-person voting if a resident
prefers.
The VCA, introduced as Assembly Bill 37 during the most recent
legislative session, was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 27 and
permits counties to opt in or opt out of some of the requirements.
Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer stated in
documents posted to the board's agenda Tuesday that if the county continued to
operate outside the VCA, costs would escalate due to a
