In Ventura County, California where I live a total of 284,013 ballots were cast countywide. Out of 505,010 registered voters, only 284,013 cast a ballot. The overall countywide voter turnout was only 56.2 percent.
A whopping 89% of those ballots were mail-in ballots while just 11% were cast at one of the county's voting centers. Seems that if there wasn't the popular "mail in" option, hardly anyone would have voted.
