Politics & Government

Tuesday is Election Day ... Vote by Mail or at the Polls

Here's a look at some important voter information.

The polls for the Presidential Primary Election will open Tues., June 5 at 7 a.m., but many Half Moon Bay voters choose to cast their votes ahead of time with mail-in ballots. California law also allows voters to cast their ballot any time during the 29 day period preceding an election at the Elections Office.

According to Mark Church, San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, for mail-in ballots to be counted, they must be received by the Elections Office on or before Election Day by 8 p.m. (Postmark does not matter; ballot must be RECEIVED by 8 p.m. Tuesday.)

Redrawn boundaries

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The State of California has redrawn the boundary lines of the Congressional, State Senatorial, State Assembly and Board of Equalization districts.

  • Half Moon Bay is in the: 14th Congressional District; the newly created 24th Assembly District; 8th State Senatorial District.

On the ballot

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The only party-nominated offices are for president; registered Republicans will choose from presidential six candidates, plus write-in and registered Democrats will choose one presidential candidate, or write-in.

All other offices are voter-nominated and nonpartisan. For Half Moon Bay voters, those offices (and districts) are:

  • U.S. Senate
  • U.S. Representative (14th Congressional District);
  • (8th Senate District)
  • (24th Assembly District)
  • County Board of Supervisors (1st, 4th, 5th District)

Also on the ballot are two statewide propositions, 28 (term limits) and ; , T (business license tax, U (lodging tax) and X (commercial parking tax) and one local tax bond measure for district schools, .

More voter information

For a full list of candidates and proposition and measure information, go to www.shapethefuture.org.

Not sure where your polling place is? Go to www.shapethefuture.org.


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