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Or what to do if you\u2019ve made a mistake on it?<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=33\">How Prediction Markets are Colliding With California and National Politics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=37\">Palestinian and Israeli Peacebuilders Find Brotherhood Through Grief<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the signature on your envelope to what happens if you make a mistake on your ballot, here&#8217;s how to correctly cast your vote in the 2026 California primary elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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