KANDISS THANK YOU.

PRIMARY ELECTION DAY, I

DIDN'T KNOW.

YEAH.

DIDN'T KNOW.

NO IDEA HEADING TO POLL JUST

ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM NOW.

SHARON: KEEPING CLOSE EYE ON

SEVERAL KEY RACES INCLUDING RACE

FOR GOVERNOR.

CBS2'S KARA FINNSTROM IS LIVE AT

A POLLING PLACE IN WHITTIER AND

SHE HAS MORE.

KARA.

REPORTER: THESE ARE GREAT DAYS

SHARON BECAUSE QUESTION GET TO

SEE OUR DEMOCRACY IN ACTION AND

EVERYONE CAN HAVE A VOICE BEHIND

US HERE POLL WORKS SETTING UP

HERE.

THEY'VE BEEN VERY BUSY THIS

MORNING TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING

READY TO OPEN UP.

THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7

THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 TONIGHT

AND ON THE BALLOT ARE A LONG

LIST OF MEASURES AND RACES

INCLUDING THE CONTEST FOR U.S.

SENATE, AND CALIFORNIA'S NEXT

GOVERNOR.

NOW SOME VOTERS HAVE ALREADY

CAST THEIR BALLOTS THROUGH MAIL

OR DURING EARLY VOTING TODAY'S

BIG RACES HERE IN CALIFORNIA ARE

OPEN PRIMARIES AND THAT MEANS

THE TOP TWO FINISHERS REGARDLESS

OF PARTY WILL GO ON TO THE

GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

SO CANDIDATES WITHIN PARTIES ARE

GOING TO SPLIT VOTES.

AND IT COULD END UP THAT WE HAVE

THE TOP TWO FINISHERS FROM THE

SAME PARTY.

THEY'LL GO ON TO GENERAL

ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

NOW, BACKERS OF THIS SYSTEM HOPE

TO LEAD TO ELECTION OF

CANDIDATES WHO WERE MORE

MODERATE BRING THE STATE

TOGETHER, CRITICS AREN'T SURE IT

REALLY WORKED OUT THAT WAY WITH

KEY RACES ON THE LINE FOR TWO

POLITICAL PARTIES, MUCH OF THE

NATION IS GOING TO BE WATCHING

CALIFORNIA TODAY TO SEE HOW

EVERYTHING HERE PLAYS OUT.

NOW BACK HERE LIVE, THERE IS

GONG TO BE A --

PACKED BALLOT TODAY THERE'S THE

LOTS OF MEASURES RACES ON THAT

BALLOT WE MENTIONED RACE FOR

GOVERNOR THERE'S ALSO RACE FOR

U.S. SENATE.

BOTH OF THOSE RACES ARE GOING TO

HAVE TWO PAGES QORT OF

CANDIDATES.

SO --

THE ELECTION FOLKS ARE URGING

EVERYONE TO REALLY READ OVER

THIS CAREFULLY YOU DON'T WANT TO

PICK TWO KAINGTS BUT ONLY ONE IF

YOU WANT YOUR BALLOT TO COUNT SO

THAT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS THEY

HAVE TODAY MAKING

LOOKS OVER THE BALLOT CAREFULLY.

IF YOU DID GET ONE OF THE

ELECTION --

HANDOUTS IN THE MAIL, TAKE A

LOOK AT THAT SEW CERTAINLY HELP

YOU ONCE YOU GET TO POLLS PLACE

TODAY.