Your neighborhood has been littered with campaign signs, your mailbox stuffed with fliers and your television shows interrupted by advertisements. Now it's time to cast your ballot in the 2014 gubernatorial election.
In addition to voting for governor, which Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown is widely expected to win, Californians will select their choices for seven state officials and five propositions, including a $7.5 billion water bond and a rainy day fund.
In San Diego County, voters will elect five congressional representatives, three state senators, seven assembly members and a Superior Court judge. Dozens of municipal and school board positions are also at stake.
Polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. sharp. If you're a registered voter, you can locate your polling place online but must be in line by closing time. Bring your mail ballot with you if you received one, or you'll be asked to fill out a provisional ballot, San Diego County Registrar of Voters Michael Vu said.
Ballots also can be dropped off at the registrar's Kearny Mesa office at 5600 Overland Ave., where Vu said the business was brisk on Tuesday. Around noon, he said, "The line of cars have been stacking up to the point where we are planning on calling out SDPD to come out and do some traffic control for us."
Vu said he expects voter turnout to be better than the dismal 27 percent seen during the June primary. He predicted 48 percent to 51 percent for this election, and was sticking with it on Tuesday based on what he was seeing and hearing from the polls.
"I may revise those numbers, higher or lower, but at this point and time, I'm going to stick with those numbers, until we can touch base with our poll workers who are out there," Vu said.
A recent report predicts San Diego's turnout will be closer to 34 percent to 38 percent, which would be the lowest in more than three decades.
