California voters urged to avoid last-minute mail-in ballots amid pick-up concerns

With Election Day approaching, election experts are urging California voters to mail their ballots early or use official ballot drop boxes to avoid the risk of their votes being rejected because of late postmarks.For Jeremy Rosenberg, a San Francisco voter, concerns about changes to the U.S. Postal Service prompted him to break with his usual routine. Instead of dropping his ballot into a neighborhood mailbox, as he has done in previous elections, Rosenberg visited the San Francisco Elections Office on Thursday to use an official ballot drop box for the first time."I purposely avoided using a USPS actual mailbox because I'm afraid of all the federal mail changes and the president saying that he doesn't want people to vote by mail," Rosenberg said.He said he no longer feels comfortable relying on USPS to pick up his ballot on time."I've always just dropped off on the way to the gym or something, at the mailbox. But with everything coming from the capital right now, I just don't feel com