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Watch the vote: This is what happens to California ballots

Go behind-the-scenes in a California elections office to see how they count your vote.

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Get ready to go behind-the-scenes in a California elections office to see how they count your vote.

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The Sacramento County elections staff opened up the entire process to ABC10, including some of the steps they use to fix problems. We’ll answer some of the big questions people have about voting, like:

  • How do they keep people from voting by mail twice?
  • What if I changed my signature?
  • Are my votes really kept secret, and how?
  • What if I make a mistake filling out my ballot?
  • How do they keep hackers out of the system?
  • What if I damage my ballot?

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