By Sara Beth Williams–
Residents could be seen lined up outside of the Citrus Heights Event Center on Election Day, held Tuesday, Nov. 4 for the 2025 Special Election. Voting inspectors at both the Citrus Heights Event Center and Edify Church said voter turnout had been good so far within the first two hours of the centers being open Tuesday.
Shawnda Hatfield, voting inspector at the Citrus Heights Event Center, which opened Oct. 25 for in-person voting, said the number of voters steadily increased from Oct. 25 through the weekend and into Tuesday morning, but that election day had so far seen the most voting activity.
Clerk Shawn Cali0uette and voting inspector Mike Sheeley at Edify Church said that voting traffic typically peaks on election day at the church’s location, with many of the voters coming from the surrounding neighborhoods. Both Sheeley and Cali0uette have served at Edify Church for five election cycles and said the atmosphere of this election day has felt more neutral and less politicized.
Cali0uette said there was a steady stream of people coming in to vote and that there were multiple residents also coming in to drop off their ballots.
Both locations have secure ballot drop boxes for mail-in ballots and offer both paper voting and touch screen voting. Hatfield explained that touch screen voting is exactly the same as voting by paper and that after an individual votes using the touch screen, the ballot is printed off and placed into a secure bag, along with all other paper ballots.
Cali0uette explained that the touch screen machine is not connected to the internet, and serves as a printer to print off a ballot after it’s been filled out. Touch screen machines are helpful for those with disabilities who have difficulty using a paper ballot. Caliouette acknowledged that the older generation does prefer voting by paper.
In Citrus Heights, two locations are open Tuesday until 8 pm for voting in person, and multiple locations also still offer secure ballot drop-off boxes for voters who want to drop off their mail-in ballot.
In-person voting centers:
- Citrus Heights Event Center, 6300 Fountain Square Drive:
Election Day, Nov. 4, from 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
Spanish language assistance available on-site. - Edify Church, (formerly Citrus Heights Fellowship) located at 7405 Mariposa Ave.
Election day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. No language assistance will be available.
Ballot Drop boxes:
- Citrus Heights City Hall, located at 6360 Fountain Square Drive has an official ballot drop off box open 24 hours a day. The ballot box will close officially at 8 p.m. on Election Day.
- Sylvan Oaks Library, located at 6700 Auburn Blvd.
Election Day hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Rusch Park Community Center, located at 7801 Auburn Blvd.
Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Citrus Heights Event Center, 6300 Fountain Square Drive:
Election Day, Nov. 4, from 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
Spanish language assistance available on-site. - Edify Church, (formerly Citrus Heights Fellowship) located at 7405 Mariposa Ave.
Election day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. No language assistance will be available.
For more information on voting locations in Citrus Heights and surrounding jurisdictions, visit the Sacramento County Elections Office website.
