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Number of registered voters:
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159,380
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Number of permanent vote-by-mail voters:
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93,833
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Number of voters assigned to mail ballot precinct:
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2,985 (excludes permanent VBM voters)
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Number of military and overseas voters:
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1,469
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Total number of vote-by-mail ballots issued:
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110,225
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Total number of vote-by-mail ballots returned:
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27,843
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Number of voting precincts with polling places:
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144
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Number of mail ballot precincts:
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122
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Total precincts reporting Election Night:
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266
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Number of poll workers/election workers needed:
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900
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Number of different ballot styles:
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76
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Number of local measures on the ballot:
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13 local measures:
A. Scotts Valley Unified School District parcel tax
B. Soquel Union Elementary School District parcel tax
G. County sales tax
H. County housing bond
I. City of Capitola Cannabis business tax
J. City of Capitola transient occupancy tax
K. City of Capitola treasurer elected to appointed
L. City of Capitola Greenway initiative
M. City of Santa Cruz rent control initiative
N. City of Scotts Valley transient occupancy tax
O. City of Watsonville transient occupancy tax
P. La Selva Recreation District parcel tax
W. West Valley-Mission Community College Dist. bond
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Number of State Propositions:
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11 State Propositions:
- Veterans and affordable housing bond
- Housing funds for persons with mental illness
- Water supply and quality bond
- Children’s hospital bond
- Property tax transfer replacement property
- Eliminates road repair/transportation funding
- Permanent daylight savings
- Regulates kidney dialysis clinics
- Removed by court (Divides CA into 3 states)
- Local government ability to enact rent control
- On-call ambulance employees
- Standards for farm animal confinement
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Number of candidate contests on the ballot:
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44
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Number of candidates:
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174
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County Voter Information Guide Mailing to Begin:
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October 1
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State Voter Information Guide Mailing to Begin:
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October 3-9
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First day ballots mailed to military/overseas voters:
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September 7
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First day to mail vote-by-mail ballots:
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October 8
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Postage for returning vote-by-mail ballot:
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Postage is paid – no stamp necessary
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Voting in person in Santa Cruz or Watsonville:
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October 8 to November 6
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Logic and Accuracy Testing Begins:
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Week of October 1
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Last Day to Register to Vote:
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Monday, October 22
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Same Day voter registration available - If you missed the deadline to register to vote, you can still register and vote on the same day at these locations on the dates provided:
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Tuesday, October 23 - Tuesday, November 6 at:
- County Elections – 701 Ocean St., Room 310
- Watsonville City Clerk – 275 Main St., 4th Floor
Saturday, November 3 - Tuesday, November 6 at:
- UCSC Bay Tree Conference Center
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Begin processing returned vote-by-mail ballots:
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Tuesday, October 23
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Last Day to request a ballot to be mailed to you:
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Tuesday, October 30
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Weekend Voting in Santa Cruz and Watsonville:
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November 3 & 4, 9am to 5pm
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Election Day - Polls and Elections Office open
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7am to 8pm Tues, November 6
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Reporting Election Night Results
Results of vote-by-mail ballots returned and processed before November 6 will be available by 8:30pm on Election Night. First report from precincts is expected at approximately 11pm Election Night. Next report will be released after midnight. Final report for the night with semi-official results will be posted once ballot counting is done after midnight. Results will be posted online at www.votescount.com
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Canvass/audit of election begins:
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Wednesday, November 7, 8am
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Random drawing of precincts for 1% manual tally:
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Thursday, November 8, 10am
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Deadline to certify election:
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Thursday, December 6, 5pm
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