Minutes after the polls closed on Election Night, volunteers and workers in the San Luis Obispo Clerk-Recorder’s Office were already busy sorting and counting ballots.

Local Faith Thurman said even though only one measure in California was on the ballot, it was important to have her voice heard.

“If you are going to have an opinion or a feeling on how things are going to be in your community, then you need to participate in the process that dictates how those things come to be in your community,” Thurman said.

Proposition 50 brought voters to the polls in this special election. A “yes” vote on the proposition means a temporary change for congressional districts in California until 2030.

San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano said their goal is to finish counting all the vote

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