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Ballot Boxes Fill Up In Yolo County

6:57 p.m.: Yolo County Clerk-Recorder Freddie Oakley said all ballot boxes in 115 polling places are full.

The ballot box at a West Sacramento polling place was changed out several times.

Cast Your Ballot, Get A Flu Shot

5:45 p.m.: Rancho Cordova City Hall hosted a "vote and vax" event Tuesday to accomodate registered voters who also needed to get a flu shot.

Booths Doubled At Stockton Polling Place

3:05 p.m.: In Stockton, a polling place at fire station No. 4 started out the day with six booths, but because of crowds, six more were brought in to total 12 booths.

San Joaquin County has switched to paper ballots this year. Electronic voting machines are still being used by the disabled and those who are visually impaired.

The elections office said 80 percent of the vote-by-mail ballots are in.

Pro-Life T-Shirt Causes Commotion

12:30 p.m.: In polling place in a library at Two Rivers Elementary School in Natomas, a voter reported finding a "Yes on 8" flyer inside her polling booth. She notified a poll worker who then took the flyer, apologized, and threw it in the trash.

As the voter was turning in her ballot, she noticed that a poll worker was on the phone with elections officials complaining that a man had come to the polling place in a pro-life T-shirt and refused to leave. The man was seen standing inside with his arms crossed.

The outcome of that incident was not immediately clear.

Several people carrying "No on 8" signs were also seen outside the school. They were within the legal boundaries.

State: Very Few Polling Problems Reported

Noon: The Secretary of State's Office in Sacramento has received very few reports of problems at polling places around California.

Rain-related power outages affected some polling places in the Los Angeles area early in the day, but as of late morning power was either restored or generators were supplying electricity, the Associated Press said.

Election officials told KCRA 3 that the lack of problems is remarkable given the expected high turnout.

The state's voter hotline -- 1-800-345-VOTE -- is receiving more than 1,000 calls per hour, but that is not considered to be unusual given the large number of voters in the state.

The hotline offers information in English and Spanish.

Whether You Vote Or Not, The Java Is Free

11:15 a.m.: Workers at a polling place at Leroy F. Greene Middle School in Natomas have been telling each voter to take a voting sticker to Starbucks to get a free cup of coffee, a caller tells KCRA 3.

While voting is good idea, you don't need to do so to get your free cup of java.

Starbucks will give a free cup to anyone who requests it today.

Free Coffee For All On Election Day

9:55 a.m.: At first, Starbucks said free coffee would be offered on Election Day to all voters.

But after some concerns arose over election-related law and freebies, company representative Diana Fullerton issued this statement:

"We've been excited by the number of positive responses received about our free coffee offer. To ensure we are in compliance with election law, we are extending our offer to all customers who request a tall brewed coffee. We're pleased to honor our commitment to communities on this important Election Day. We hope there is a record turnout on Tuesday and look forward to celebrating with our customers over a great cup of coffee."

Johnson Mingles With Voters

8:55 a.m.: Sacramento mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson greeted voters outside of a polling place at Clunie Community Center at McKinley Park in Sacramento.

Johnson, a former NBA star, is running against incumbent Heather Fargo.

In some cases, he posed for photos with those who came to vote.

Fargo Casts Vote In Natomas

8 a.m.: Mayor Heather Fargo, who is running against challenger Kevin Johnson, cast her ballot at about 8 a.m. at a polling place at Jefferson Elementary School in Natomas.

Fargo, who is seeking her third term, said she is hoping that the expected high voter turnout will work in her favor.

Long Lines At McKinley Park Polling Place

7 a.m.: Dozens of people were waiting in line as polls opened at Clunie Community Center in Sacramento's McKinley Park.

Voters stood in the lobby bundled up in jackets to ward off the morning chill.

Rene Debose of Sacramento was among those who turned out early before heading to work.

"I think it is our right to vote and everybody should exercise that right to vote," she said.

Strong Turnout Expected

5 a.m.: Voting officials in Sacramento County said today's election turnout could be the largest since 1936, the year records starting being kept. The county reported 684,588 registered voters.

Officials began setting up polling places on Monday in anticipation of big crowds today.

But it seems that many voters prefer to vote by mail.

About 300,000 mail-in ballots were sent out in Sacramento County alone. More than half have been returned already, which means that about one-quarter of the county's voters have already cast their ballots.

In El Dorado County, 38 percent of voters have cast their ballots already when returned mail-in votes are taken into account. About 41 percent of Placer County votes and 26 percent voters in Yolo County have already returned their ballots.

But for those who choose to actually go to the polls to vote, Secretary of State Debra Bowen says there will be plenty of ballots on hand for everyone.

Bowen said many counties order more ballots than they need. Even if official ballots are in short supply in some places, Bowen said photocopies of the sample ballot can be used in a pinch.