ALTA, Calif. — Placer County voters were faced with a unique election situation as they've had to dig out from the weekend's storm just so they can vote.
The Placer County Elections Office in Rocklin says they couldn't have done it without the partnership between emergency services, Caltrans and the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
The flow of voters was pretty steady throughout Tuesday. Officials say typical turnout in Placer County is generally about 50-60%, and that's without rain, snow or blizzard conditions.
"Two days ago, I had to get tractored out of my driveway, but I would imagine further up the hill some people might still be stuck," said Pamela James, who is from Dutch Flat and was voting at the Alta Community Center.
Despite the harsh conditions, polls in Placer County did everything to stay open.
"Come the snow, come the wind, they were there ready to help people with generators and shoveling sidewalks to make sure they had access to help people cast their ballots the way that they wanted to," said Stacy Robinson, the Public Information Assistant for Placer County Clerk-Recorder-Elections.
Robinson says all 29 of their locations managed to stay open throughout the snow. Even with I-80 closed at Colfax, election aides were escorted and allowed to pass with the help of the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
Diane Stevenson, a voter from Gold Run, says she appreciates what they did to keep the polls open because she would have done anything to vote.
"I've actually walked out my road to the freeway before to get to work when I was an ICU nurse in Auburn, so I would probably walk up here to vote if they were open," said Stevenson.
Voters can either vote at centers until 8 p.m. Tuesday or they can choose to use their mail-in ballots. They need to be postmarked by March 5 and received by the elections office by March 12.
If you have any questions, you can call 530-886-5650 or 1-800-824-8683.
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