Election Day is Nov. 4
Napa County and the rest of California are voting now in a special election on one issue, Proposition 50, a measure that redraws the Golden State’s congressional boundaries.
Voters may vote in person, mail in ballots or drop off ballots at vote centers. Polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4.
Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by or before Nov. 4. Mailed ballots postmarked by Nov. 4 will be accepted until Nov. 12.
Eligible citizens who missed the Oct. 20 deadline to register to vote may complete a conditional voter registration form and vote in person at the Napa County Elections Office at 1125 Third St. (the Hall of Justice) or at a vote center. (The Napa County Elections Office moved from 1127 First St. to the Hall of Justice a few weeks ago in part because of ongoing construction at the former Carithers Building.)
The other vote centers are at Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 5001 Main St., in American Canyon, and, beginning Nov. 1, at City Hall, 1088 College Ave., in St. Helena.
Vote center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on weekends; and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Elections Day.
Ballots can also be dropped off until 8 p.m., Nov. 4 at the Elections Office and at various locations in Napa, including the alley between 1127 First St. and the Second Street Garage and Napa Valley College.
Drop-off boxes have also been set up in American Canyon at City Hall and at Silver Oak Park near Canyon Oaks Elementary School; near Cal Mart in Calistoga; and at the Yountville Community Center.
Prop 50 was drafted this summer after Texas agreed to President Trump’s demand to alter five Congressional districts in favor of Republican candidates. The new California map could potentially send five additional Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026.
Under the proposed new California map, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, if re-elected in 2026, would continue to represent Napa County in its entirety.
Thompson, however, would also represent Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties, parts of Placer, Lake and Sacramento counties, a big part of Sonoma County and most of Yolo County.
As of Wednesday, about 30 percent of the more than 86,300 ballots mailed in early October to registered voters have been returned, according to Napa County Registrar of Voters John Tuteur. Thirty percent at this point “is very good for a special election,” Tuteur said in a text.
Counting of the ballots began this week. By Wednesday, 5,700 of the returned 25,782 ballots had been counted, Tuteur said.
Napa County’s Board of Supervisors voted on Oct. 7 to support Prop. 50.
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