Santa Cruz County Elections Guidebooks

Initiatives/Recalls/Referendum/Recounts

• How to do a County Initiative
• Initiative Petition Sample
• Secretary of State Initiative Page
• Recall Guide for County, School/Special District & Local Judicial Offices
• Recall Guide for State and Local Officials - Secretary of State
• How to do a County Referendum
• Recount Guidebook

Elections & Voter Registration

• Election Observer Guidelines
• Political Parties and the Top Two Primary
• Selecting a Political Party or No Party
• Defining a Voting Domicile
• Voters who no longer physically reside in Santa Cruz County
• Elections services for voters with specific needs
• Contesting an election
• Guide to Writing Arguments, Rebuttals and Analyses
• Santa Cruz County Informational Guide to HAVA
• Information for Nonprofits
• Guide to Political Activities of County Employees Concerning Ballot Measures
• Equal Time Rules

Governing Body Guides

• When and How to Call an Election for Local Jurisdictions
• How to Place a Measure on the Ballot
• Who Can Administer Oaths
• School and Community College District Bond Elections
• Mello-Roos Districts from California Tax Data.Com
• Understanding Proposition 218
• Rules for Conducting Balloting Proceedings for Assessments
• Rules for Conducting Balloting Proceedings for Assessments

Vacancies

• How to Fill a Vacancy
• Judicial Vacancies Secretary of State Memo of August 13, 2003
• Judicial Vacancies Santa Cruz County Memo of September 5, 2003
• Judicial Vacancies Guide from the League of Women Voters

Language Guides

• Spanish Language Glossary of Election Terms from the EAC

Help America Vote Act

• Help America Vote Act Identification Requirements
• Secretary of State's Help America Vote Act Information

Federal Elections

• Nominating and Electing the President
• What is the Electoral College
• How a Federal Bill Becomes Law