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San Mateo County Says YES to Proposition 1 and Ballot Measures After Preliminary Count

Preliminary Primary Election Results: San Mateo County Says YES to Proposition 1 and Ballot Measures
According to the preliminary results of primary elections, proposition 1 so far has 49,161 YES votes, while 37,918 of the votes were NO. While Measure C, from the Jefferson Elementary School District, is winning with the YES vote with 4,855 votes in favor and 2,179 votes against. Photo: P360P

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There are still many ballots to be counted, however, according to the preliminary results of the final report from the night of this ?Super Tuesday? elections, residents of the San Mateo County They said YES to the Ballot Measures.

As of the end of this March 5, the Office of Mark Church, chief of elections and advisor-secretary-recorder of San Mateo County in the registration and elections division, stated that a participation of 21.2 percent of the voters had been registered. 435 thousand 482 registered voters.

In addition, he specified that there were 92,359 ballots counted, of which 81,991 were sent by mail, and 10,368 from the voting center.

Proposition 1, which authorizes $6.38 billion in bonds to build mental health treatment centers for people with mental health and substance abuse problems; In addition to seeking to provide housing to homeless people with these problems, it has the advantage of the YES vote.

The proposition that requires a majority to be approved, has so far 49,161 votes for YES, of which 44,561 were in ballots sent by mail and 4,600 in voting centers; while 37,918 of the votes were for NO, with 32,538 by mail and 5,380 in voting centers.

Measure C, from the Jefferson Elementary School District, which requires approval by two-thirds of the votes, is winning with YES with 4,855 votes in favor, 4,397 of them by mail and 458 in voting centers; while the NO has 2,179 votes, 1,877 by mail and 302 in person.

If this Jefferson Elementary School District Measure is approved, a new annual tax of $88 per parcel would be imposed for a period of nine years beginning July 1, 2026, after the existing tax expires, and until July 30. June 2035, in order to support various educational purposes.

Pacifica School District's Measure G, which requires 55 percent approval, has 3,496 votes in favor, 3,026 mailed and 470 at polling places; while 2,608 were by NO, of which 2,125 were by mail and 483 in person.

If won, this Measure would authorize the District to issue bonds for a principal amount that does not exceed 70 million dollars, for the purpose of acquiring equipment and carrying out improvements, repairs, construction services and other elements, without implying a specific prioritization among the Projects.

Measure H, from the San Carlos School District, which requires 55 percent approval, received 3,012 votes in favor, of which 2,765 were by mail, and 247 at voting centers; 2,058 votes for NO, 1,805 by mail and 253 in person.

If the Measure is approved, it would authorize the San Carlos School District to issue bonds for a principal amount not to exceed $176 million for the acquisition of equipment, improvements, repairs, construction services, among other items. 

Meanwhile, Measure E of the Woodside Elementary School District, which requires 55 percent approval, has so far 467 votes in favor, of which 391 by mail and 76 at voting centers; while it has had 259 votes for NO, of which 222 were by mail and 37 in person.

The Board of Trustees of the Woodside Elementary School District (?District?) proposes this Measure authorizing the District to issue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $36 million, for the purpose of acquiring equipment, and making improvements, repairs , construction services, among other elements.

Measure B, which has to do with the adoption of a special tax for the San Mateo County service area that, if adopted, would raise up to $90,000 annually for police and fire protection, has 690 votes in favor. YES, of which 639 were by mail and 51 at voting centers; 105 votes were against, 87 of them by mail and 18 in person.

If approved, it would raise up to approximately $90,000 annually for expanded police and fire protection services.

Mail-in ballots received Saturday, March 2 through Election Day and the following days have not yet been counted. This means that election night results may be different from the final count.

You may be interested in: Learn about the measures by school district that appear on the ballot for this March 5

Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz
Editor-in-Chief of Peninsula 360 Press. A communicologist by profession, but a journalist and writer by conviction, with more than 10 years of media experience. Specialized in medical and scientific journalism at Harvard and winner of the International Visitors Leadership Program scholarship from the U.S. government.

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