Commentary: Not too early, not too late. Here's the sweet spot for voting in California

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For the next week or so, in homes all over California, ballots will be arriving for the June 2 primary.Since 2020, a ballot has been mailed to every active registered voter in the state — more than 23 million, by last count.The time to choose is drawing nigh.In addition to the race for governor, Californians will vote in contests for seven other statewide offices, the Board of Equalization — which oversees the property tax system — and a great many congressional, legislative and local races, including the primary for Los Angeles mayor.What’s a voter to do?If you’ve waited your entire life for a candidate like Republican Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff running for governor, or you’ve been jonesing to cast a gubernatorial ballot for Democrat Katie Porter from the moment she whipped out her famous whiteboard, the choice is easy.

Fill out that ballot and toss it in the mail, stat! No postage needed.“Don’t mess around,” said Paul Maslin, a veteran Democratic campaign strategist.(His candidate for governor, Betty Yee, quit the race late last month, so he’s a neutral observer at this point.) “If you have pretty good inkling what you want to do,” Maslin urged, “vote.” California The wide-open race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California governor has attracted a large and diverse field of candidates.But if, like many, you’re not wed to a particular candidate, what then? If you’re worried about mailing in your ballot and then having some awful, Eric Swalwell-like revelations surface, or if you fret about wasting your vote by supporting someone who drops out before June 2, then what?There are no do-overs in a California election.

Once you’ve cast your ballot, you’ve made your choice.That’s it, however sorry you may be.Which is why Republican strategist Rob Stutzman, who’s worked in California politics for decades, urged voters not to mail th...