Three measures were put to a vote in Redwood City this Tuesday, November 8, in the general elections held by the state of California, two of them in favor of Yes and one that was not to the liking of the electorate.
According to the update from the San Mateo County Clerk-Recorder's Office, as of November 10, Measure Z, which questioned amending the City of Redwood City's Election Procedures Charter to align the date of the elections municipal with state, and to clarify the date by which Redwood City elections must be certified and city councilors must be sworn in, residents gave a resounding Yes.
In favor of the measure, 9,272 people voted, which meant 84.60 percent, while only 1,688 votes or 15.40 percent were registered against.
Added to that is Measure P, which seeks an amendment to the Redwood City Mayor's Charter to shorten the mayor's term from two years to one year, in order to allow more councilmembers to serve as mayor. during his tenure on City Council, residents said No.
According to the figures, measure P, for which majority approval is required, 63.33 percent voted No, which meant 7,047 votes, while those who support the measure barely reached 4,081. 36.67 percent.
In school matters, Redwood City voted for Measure S, a proposal that seeks to improve local elementary and secondary schools by repairing and improving science, technology, engineering, arts, and math classrooms/labs; make security/protection enhancements; improve inadequate heating, cooling and electrical systems; as well as construction and acquisition of sites/facilities.
This school measure, which required 55 percent approval to go forward, authorizes $298 million in bonds at legal rates, raising $24 for every $100,000 of your home's assessed value.
So far, the measure achieved a yes with 56.67 percent of the votes? 7 thousand 876 votes?.
It should be noted that the authorities specify that the estimated number of ballots that remain to be processed as of November 9 is more than 135,000 throughout the county, since the vote-by-mail ballots that were received on Saturday, November 5 until the day of the elections and the following days have not yet been counted. This means that election night results may be different from the final tally.
Results include those vote-by-mail ballots received by mail on or before Friday, November 4, those by mail returned at Vote Centers and Drop Boxes on or before that date, and all ballots from Vote Centers.
Electoral participation shows low figures, since it is reported that only 28.2 percent of the electorate complied with their right to vote.
The office highlights that of the 432,707 registered voters, only 122,135 participated, of these, 106,626 did so by mail and 15,509 in Voting Centers.
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