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Polls close at 8 p.m. today, and 35% of county voters have already returned ballots

If you haven't voted yet, today's the day. About 88,000 ballots had been returned by Monday, 35% of the registered voters in Santa Barbara County, and more than 10,000 came in that day alone.

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35% of registered county voters had returned ballots by Monday

35%of registered voters had returned ballots by Monday

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Daily Santa Barbarato me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Election Day: Santa Barbara County polls close at 8 p.m.

Plus, Santa Barbara's sea level hit an all-time record last week.

The TLDR

  1. Polls close at 8 p.m.; 35% of county voters have already voted
  2. First mail-ballot results are expected around 8:15 p.m.
  3. Santa Barbara's sea level hit an all-time record last week
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