{"id":26343,"date":"2024-11-05T08:39:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T15:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/?p=26343"},"modified":"2024-11-06T14:47:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T21:47:08","slug":"general-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/general-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote Now! Polls are open throughout San Mateo County"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Vote
There is no deadline that is not met, nor a date that is not reached. This Tuesday, November 5, the general elections will be held in the country; however, it should not be forgotten that there are also decisions to be made at the state and local level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Listen to this note:<\/p>\n

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There is no deadline that is not met, nor a date that is not reached. This Tuesday, November 5, the general elections will be held in the country; however, it should not be forgotten that there are also decisions to be made at the state and local level.<\/span><\/p>\n

Important data<\/b><\/p>\n

Register to vote or update your voter registration information at <\/span>www.registertovote.ca.gov<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you miss the registration deadline, you still have options to vote. Contact the <\/span>San Mateo County Elections Office<\/span><\/a> for information about Conditional Voter Registration, available between October 22 and November 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

Voters without a fixed address are encouraged to register by providing a description of where they live, including the streets that cross them. This allows the county election office to issue you a ballot that includes all the races you can vote in based on where you live.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have questions about voter registration or to request a paper voter registration application, please contact the <\/span>San Mateo County Elections Office<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ways to vote<\/b><\/p>\n

Absentee ballot<\/span><\/p>\n

In early October, the San Mateo County Elections Office will begin mailing ballots to all registered voters. We encourage you to mark and return your voted ballot as soon as possible. Be sure to sign the return envelope. Ballots can be returned by mail or in person at any official San Mateo County drop box or vote center.<\/span><\/p>\n

Track your vote and sign up for voting status alerts at <\/span>wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Voting centres and ballot boxes<\/span><\/p>\n

If you would like to use an accessible voting machine, need assistance with voter registration, or need a replacement ballot, you may visit any voting center in San Mateo County.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on voting centers and ballot drop-off locations and to find one near you, visit <\/span>https:\/\/www.smcacre.org\/elections\/vote-centers<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What's on the ballot?<\/b><\/p>\n

Redwood City Council Members Elected by District<\/span><\/p>\n

During the November 5, 2024 election, Redwood City voters living in City Council Districts 1, 3, 4, and 7 will see a City Council member race on their ballot, along with all other local, state, and federal races. Voters living in Districts 2, 5, and 6 will have all local, state, and federal races, but will not vote for a City Council member until 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find your district by searching for your address <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local measures<\/b><\/p>\n

The City Council has placed a measure to modernize the city's business license tax on the November 5, 2024 ballot for voters to consider. All Redwood City voters will have the opportunity to vote <\/span>on the measure<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Federal, State and County Elections<\/b><\/p>\n

For information on federal, state and county elections, contact San Mateo County Elections at (650) 312-5222 or <\/span>registrar@smcacre.org<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More information is available from the California Secretary of State. <\/span>https:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/elections<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> Meet the Half Moon Bay City Council candidates running in this election<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Escucha esta nota:   No hay plazo que no se cumpla, ni fecha que no llegu\u00e9. Este martes 5 de noviembre se llevan a cabo las elecciones generales en el pa\u00eds; sin embargo, no se debe olvidar que tambi\u00e9n hay decisiones que tomar a nivel estatal y local. Datos importantes Reg\u00edstrese para votar o actualice […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community","8":"category-cover"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26343"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26378,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26343\/revisions\/26378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}