10/2: QUESTION: CAN I STILL VOTE IN PERSON EVEN IF I RECEIVE A MAIL-IN BALLOT? ANSWER: YES. I just called the Registrar of Voters in Santa Rosa ...

...in Santa Rosa (565-6800). My question: When I receive my ballot in the mail this coming week, what do I do if I would prefer to have my vote treated as an in-person vote? The answer (drum roll please) is: Take your ballot to an in-person voting location and turn it in, saying you want to exchange it for an in-person ballot. They'll hand you a new ballot and you can vote right there on-site. And no, it doesn't matter if you've already opened the mail-in ballot and written on it. Just don't seal it up and sign it, because then it will look final and might cause some problems.