Every registered voter in California should by now have received their ballot for the state’s June 2 primary election.
But why are voters in the East Bay cities of Fremont, Hayward, Livermore and Pleasanton about to receive another ballot in their mailbox?
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It’s because the sudden resignation of former Rep. Eric Swalwell following sexual assault allegations created a vacancy in California’s 14th Congressional District, where these voters live. A special primary election to fill that seat will be held on June 16, just two weeks after California’s regularly scheduled primary.
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