Is double checking your Voter Registration before the largest absentee ballot effort in history in the middle of a global pandemic. David levine is a constitutional law professor at uc hastings and says covid19 should not stop free and fair elections. If we managed to have elections in the civil war and we managed to have them during the panamerican war and the pandemic of 1918 and world war i into and we managed to have elections despite crises. Reporter in Contra Costa County were before the pandemic 75 of the ballots were absentee, the Registrars Office has expanded their efforts. After the election of 2018 we up graded all of our mail handing equipment and scanners and sorters. Reporter they are reaching out to 150 voters who have not requested absentee ballots to double check their registration as well and they also implemented a workaround for potential posted delays and 45 of these drop boxes around the county. You dont need to worry about whatever the transit time is. They do r
Also its first event since coronavirus restrictions were lifted. Those are some of your top stories on this monday, june 15th. We do begin this half hour with the autopsy report stemming from the Police Shooting that sparked new protests in atlanta. The medical examiner has labeled the death of Rayshard Brooks a homicide, saying the 27yearold died from two gunshot wounds in his back. The altercation happened after brooks was found sleeping in his car. One Police Officer has been fired and the District Attorney expects to reach a decision on charges in a couple of days. Abcs reena roy has more. Reporter rally cries echoing loud throughout the city of atlanta. Protesters shutting down a highway saturday night. Officers deploying tear gas. This wendys where 27yearold Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police later burned down. His family trying to cope with their sudden loss. I couldnt believe it. I didnt know that i was going to wake up to my husband never coming home. Its sad. It ha
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For most of us there are clouds in the forecast, but we expect to see unusually clear skies tomorrow because police and city leaders have nipped the annual 420 smokeout in the bud. Reporter ahead of this weekend mayor london breed warned her city this 420 would not look like it has in years past. During 420 we are going to be at golden gate park. Were going to fence up golden gate park. Were going to have Police Officers out in force. Reporter this will not be the scene at hippie hill on 4 20 this year. Instead the San Francisco Police Department says they have the discretion to site and or arrest people for violating the shelter in place order. Jared kylo, the United Cannabis Association President , said celebrating 420 is still possible. Lets not spread this virus around. If we can celebrate without spreading the virus around, lets do. That. Reporter he said theres been a nationwide effort to encourage people to celebrate virtually not just on 420, but from the 17th to the 21st to fl