Yes, my California ballot contained
  • 2 federal races,
  • 2 state races,
  • 4 local races (including some like school board where you can vote for up to 4 people per race),
  • 1 county ballot initiative,
  • 3 district ballot initiatives, and
  • 12 state propositions
all described in 3 different booklets the state mailed me
  • the aforementioned 100 page ballot pamphlet for state initiatives,
  • as well as a smaller booklet containing the sample ballot and details on the local propositions,
  • and then a 3rd one which contained details of one of the propositions which was replaced by a different one after the original cut-off date.


That being said, I had about a 1 minute (or less) wait at sign-in, there were 4 voting booths (all empty) plus two big tables where people could sit down and spread their booklets out if they didn't mind others watching them vote. So it was geared up for a much bigger crowd than the one that was there when I was.

They had like 10 or 12 pollworkers and only 1 or 2 voters.

I went with my already marked sample ballot in hand and was in and out in 16 minutes. More on that in next post.