Voter Registration, Interest Soars in San Mateo County

Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-RecorderAlternate: David Tom, Interim Elections Division Manager (Redwood City, CA) San Mateo County’s voter registration totals have soared this election season, passing 375,000 registered voters on National Voter Registration Day, and putting the county on track to approach the record-breaking totals seen during the 2008 Presidential General Election.

Watch for Your Sample Ballot and Official Voter Information Pamphlet for the November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election

Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-RecorderAlternate: David Tom, Interim Elections Division Manager (Redwood City, CA) On September 29, the San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division will begin mailing the Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet to more than 355,000 registered voters for the November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election.

First Voted Ballots for Presidential General Election Received

Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-RecorderAlternate: David Tom, Interim Elections Division Manager (Redwood City, CA) San Mateo County has received the County’s first voted ballots for the November 8, 2016 Election.

Voting Equipment Logic and Accuracy Testing to Begin Monday, September 26 for November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election

Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-RecorderAlternate: David Tom, Interim Elections Division Manager (Redwood City, CA) Logic and Accuracy (“L & A”) testing of the eSlate voting system equipment will begin on Monday, September 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. for the November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election.  

Filing Period for Write-In Candidates Opens Monday, September 12, 2016 for the November 8 Presidential General Election

Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-RecorderAlternate: David Tom, Interim Elections Division Manager (Redwood City, CA) The filing period for potential write-in candidates intending to run for contests on the November 8, Presidential General Election will open on Monday, September 12, 2016.