Maskless voters in California will not be turned away on election day

An Orange County election worker demonstrates casting a ballot at the Honda Center in Anaheim, where voters can opt to walk in or drive through starting Oct. 30.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

by: Los Angeles Times

Posted: Oct 21, 2020 / 05:06 AM PDT

Updated: Oct 21, 2020 / 12:33 PM PDT

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Voters who show up in Los Angeles County without a face mask will be escorted to an outdoor area, where a poll worker will hand them a ballot.

In Orange County, they will be put in a booth away from other voters.

San Bernardino and Riverside counties will offer face shields to the voters around an unmasked person.

Nowhere in California will a voter who refuses to wear a mask be turned away, election officials said.

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