'Democracy is truly at stake': Fresno County voters amid early Prop 50 polls

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Early in-person voting started connected Oct. 25 up of California’s peculiar predetermination connected Nov. 4 regarding Proposition 50. Nine antithetic locations opened betwixt Fresno, Clovis, Sanger, and Selma connected Saturday. 

“Pay attraction to what's happening politically and travel retired and vote,” Fresno nonmigratory Dina Jackson said.

Folks astatine the Woodward Park Regional Library are acceptable to workout their close to vote.

“Democracy is genuinely astatine stake,” Jackson said.

“If you don't vote, you suffer your rights. Very simple,” elector Dean Myers said.

“It's a privilege to ballot and we should each bash it. Our forefathers fought hard for that,” Fresno nonmigratory Susie Billington said.

Folks astatine that voting determination successful North Fresno said it's convenient to formed ballots adjacent to home.

“I travel to this room a lot. I usage their computers and scanning services. So I was aware, you know, conscionable from my accustomed trips here,” Jackson said.

“I unrecorded astir the corner, so. Yeah, precise convenient,” Billington said.

Proposition 50 is the lone ballot item. It would authorize impermanent changes to the authorities legislature maps. If passed, it would assistance democrats prime up seats successful the House successful effect to Texas Republicans’ redistricting efforts. Opponents accidental Prop 50 would bash much harm than good.

“I deliberation radical request to read, recognize it, survey it and marque their decision,” Jackson said.

Voters shared wherever they sided connected the issue.

“I would accidental successful general, um, I'm astir apt gonna ballot against it. I wage a batch of wealth successful taxes and I enactment precise hard and I spot a batch of it spell to waste. And that makes maine sad,” Billington said.

"It's hijacking my close to vote. And successful the mode there, we already person a law amendment for it,” Myers said.

Although predetermination time is implicit a week away, immoderate said it’s champion not to procrastinate.

“This is benignant of a fashionable tract for voting. But it hasn't been excessively dense truthful far. Probably successful the adjacent mates of days, it'll beryllium a batch heavier,” Jackson said.