For 19-year-old Kritika Bhasin, it's her first time voting and she's excited.
"It feels great you know. It just feels like I can make decisions for our country and myself. It feels good," said Bhasin.
The Lodi political science major, who attends the University of the Pacific, was a last minute voter. She took advantage of California's "conditional voter registration" which took affect last year. It allows you to register and vote in an election the same day, once your identity is verified and you didn't vote in the election somewhere else.
"I had medical reasons. I was hospitalized. But, I am here now and even though I'm in pain I'm here to vote," added Bhasin.
And, in Downtown Stockton she had plenty of company. The line at the registrar's office on Weber Avenue wasn't long, but it was steady.
San Joaquin County requires "conditional voters" to cast their ballots at the registrar's office only. That's why first time voter Derek Harrison traveled here from Tracy.
"Since it's my first time it's pretty interesting. I've never got the feeling of turning in my ballot," said Harrison.
San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters Chief Melinda Dubroff expects voter turnout to far exceed the 2014 midterm election which drew just 40 percent.
"We can tell that there is a lot of voter interest just based on the number of emails and phone calls, the number of volunteers we have had to serve at the polling places on election day," said Dubroff.
Dubroff believes the ball park voter turnout will be between 60 percent and 69 percent in San Joaquin County. Those numbers are the turn out's for the 2010 and 2016 elections respectively. But, she says those turnout numbers could climb even more.
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