Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department

Number of registered voters:  

Number of permanent vote-by-mail voters:

88,848

Total number of vote-by-mail ballots issued:

103,237

Total number of vote-by-mail ballots returned:

81,602

Number of voting precincts with polling places:

145 voting precincts at 94 locations: 56 singles,
27 doubles, 9 triples, and 2 quads

Number of mail ballot precincts:

121

Number of mail ballot voters - minus Perms

Total precincts reporting Election Night:

266

Number of poll workers/election workers needed:

900

Number of different ballot styles:

85

Number of local measures on the ballot:          

16 local measures:

A - Santa Cruz City High School District bond

B - Santa Cruz City Elementary School bond

C - Soquel Elementary School District bond

D - Santa Cruz County transportation sales tax

E - Santa Cruz County cannabis business tax

F - City of Capitola sales tax extension

G - City of Santa Cruz timing of seating Mayor

H - City of Santa Cruz water system

I - City of Santa Cruz cannabis business tax

J - City of Watsonville transient occupancy tax

K - City of Watsonville utility users’ tax

L - City of Watsonville cannabis business tax

M - City of Watsonville cannabis advisory

N - Boulder Creek Fire District parcel tax

O - Zayante Fire Protection District parcel tax

S - Aromas Tri-County Fire District parcel tax

Number of State Propositions:

17 State Propositions:

51. K-12 School Bonds.
52. State Fees on Hospitals
53. Revenue Bonds
54. Legislation and Proceedings
55. Tax Extension to Fund Education/Healthcare
56. Cigarette Tax
57. Criminal Sentences
58. English language education
59. Campaign finance: voter instruction
60. Adult Films. Condoms
61. State Prescription Drug Purchases
62. Death Penalty
63. Firearms. Ammunition Sales
64. Marijuana Legalization
65. Carry-Out Bags. Charges
66. Death Penalty. Procedure
67. Referendum Overturn Ban on Plastic Bags

Number of candidate contests on the ballot:  

28

Number of candidates:

100

County Voter Information Guide Mailing to Begin:

First week of October

State Voter Information Guide Mailing to Begin:

Second week of October

First day ballots mailed to military/overseas voters:

September 9

First day to mail vote-by-mail ballots:

October 10

Postage for returning vote-by-mail ballot:

Postage is paid – no stamp necessary

Voting in person in Santa Cruz or Watsonville:

October 10 to November 8

Logic and Accuracy Testing Begins:

Week of October 11

Last Day to Register to Vote:

Monday, October 24

Begin processing returned vote-by-mail ballots:          

October 25

Last Day to request a ballot to be mailed to you:

November 1

Weekend Voting in Santa Cruz and Watsonville:

November 5 and 6, 9am to 5pm

Election Day - Polls and Elections Office open

7am to 8pm Tues, November 8

Reporting Election Night Results

Results of vote-by-mail ballots returned and processed before November 8 will be available by 8:30pm on Election Night. First report from precincts is expected at approximately 10:30pm Election Night. Next report will be released around midnight. Final report for the night with semi-official results will be posted once ballot counting is done around 3am. Results will be posted online at www.votescount.com

Canvass/audit of election begins:                       

Wednesday, November 9, 8am

Random drawing of precincts for 1% manual tally:

Thursday, November 10, 10am

Deadline to certify election:

Tuesday, December 6, 5pm