Budgetary woes in California may limit citizen access to by-mail options to register and vote.

Electionline weekly reports that the new state budget cuts reimbursements to county clerks for these services.  At least some clerks are negotiating with their local county boards to see if they can shoulder the cost.

One twist on the story: this change may make it easier to identify the full costs of conducting elections in a “mixed” system since the costs will all be funded from a single pot.  Always looking for that silver lining …

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