Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Alternate: Jim Irizarry, Assistant Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder

(Redwood City, CA) Mark Church, San Mateo County’s Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, announced that Monday, October 7, 2019 is the first day of the voting period for the November 5, 2019 Consolidated Municipal, School and Special District Election.  It is also the first day that Official Ballots will be mailed to all registered voters in areas holding an election in San Mateo County.

The November 5, 2019 Consolidated Municipal, School and Special District Election will be the third election conducted under the California Voter’s Choice Act (VCA).  The VCA implements an All-Mailed Ballot - Vote Center model, where every registered voter who has registered by October 21, 2019, in areas holding an election, will be mailed a Vote by Mail ballot. Voters have three ways to return their voted ballot: Mail the ballot back in the included postage-paid envelope, return the ballot to a Vote Center or drop it off at any official ballot drop box located throughout the county.  Voted ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day, November 5, 2019, and received by Friday, November 8, 2019, to be accepted.  

VOTE CENTER HOURS AND LOCATIONS

Vote Centers replace traditional polling places, and they are designed to provide expanded voter services such as voter registration, multilingual assistance and disabled access voting options.  Voters may cast ballots at any Vote Center of their choosing and are encouraged to visit Vote Centers during the early voting period to avoid long lines on Election Day.

The Vote Centers open 29 days prior to the Election are located at:

• Registration & Elections Division, 40 Tower Road, San Mateo
• Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, 555 County Center, First Floor, Redwood City

Hours of operation for the two Vote Centers are as follows:

• Monday, October 7, 2019 through Friday, October 25, 2019: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (weekdays)*
• Saturday, October 26, 2019 through Monday, November 4, 2019: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (daily including weekends)
• Tuesday, November 5, 2019 (Election Day): 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

*Vote Centers will be closed on Monday, October 14, due to Columbus Day.

Two additional Vote Centers will open on Saturday, October 26 with an additional 14 Vote Centers opening on Saturday, November 2.  All 18 Vote Centers will be open through Election Day.

Voters are encouraged to go to “My Election Info” on www.smcvote.org to track when ballot materials were mailed out and when voted ballots are received by the Registration & Elections Division.  Voters can also confirm that their ballots were accepted.

The Registration & Elections Division offers a toll-free hotline, 888.872.8683, to provide assistance in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Tagalog. 

For more information, please call or text 650.312.5222, visit www.smcvote.org or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @smcvote.