The California Secretary of State reports that more than 1.5 million of the 2024 Election Day no-shows were in California.

The county Registrar of Voters office reported 419,345 mail ballots counted as of Nov. 3

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The primary turnout in the county in 2022 was just under 36 percent, and this year’s county tally is likely to be under 30%, based on this week’s trends.

A suite of five bills introduced this week seeks to protect election integrity from bad actors using AI, especially on social media.

Elections officials estimated that approximately 349,000 votes were cast in the primary countywide, and predicted voter participation at about 35%, which is similar to turnout percentages in previous gubernatorial primary years.

In San José, despite a hotly contested mayoral contest, just 17 percent of the more than a half-million eligible voters had returned ballots one day before the election.