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Fellow Californians: We ask you to vote . Whether by mail, by drop box, or in person — what’s important is not how you do it, but whether you do it.

In many elections, it can feel like California is an afterthought. We are among the last states to finish voting, and we are always the last to be counted (thanks to our ridiculous system of accepting ballots that arrive after Election Day ).

This year, it might be tempting to think that your vote matters even less. While both parties engage in the sleazy practice of gerrymandering, California’s redrawn map is perhaps the sleaziest of all.

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A voter prepares to mark a ballot at the CHIRLA Flex Vote Center during an early midterm voting event in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.…