SLO County clerk to recount Oceano fire tax vote
The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office will conduct a recount of ballots cast for and against the Oceano fire tax initiative, which narrowly failed to pass. Read More …
Tag: Elections
Arnold apparently wins District 5 race, Peschong cruises to victory
San Luis Obispo County District 5 Supervisor Debbie Arnold appears to have been reelected following an election night tally that left her with a lead of more than 13 percent over her challenger, while fellow conservative Supervisor John Peschong breezed to victory in the District 1 race. Read More …
Election Day video stream (video)
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Paso Robles council approves shift to district voting system
The Paso Robles City Council voted last Tuesday to finalize a shift from an at-large electoral system to by-district voting, a move that is intended to appease a lawyer who threatened the city with a lawsuit over the alleged suppression of Latino voting rights. Read More …
Hackers reportedly targeted California’s motor voter system
California’s problem-plagued rollout of its motor voter system included an incident in which it appears foreign hackers targeted the state voter registration data, a security breach officials refrained from disclosing to the public. Read More …
Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach to appoint council member to vacant seats
Both the Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach city councils have been left with a vacant seat following the election of mayors last month who were mid-term council members. Now both councils are opting to appoint a new member, rather than hold a special election to fill the vacant seats. Read More …
New city councils in SLO County take shape
A pair of new councilwomen were sworn in Tuesday as the new city councils in San Luis Obispo County are taking shape.
In Paso Robles, Maria Garcia was sworn in as a council member, Read More …
SLO County races inch closer to getting decided
Following another vote count, Arroyo Grande Councilman Caren Ray is now close to mathematically clinching the race to become the South County city’s next mayor, unseating incumbent Jim Hill. Read More …
SLO County vote count goes on as election officials come under fire
San Luis Obispo County election officials finished last week with still more than 34,000 ballots to be counted, as well as with an apparent error that could force a redo of an entire community services district vote. However, SLO County’s high-profile races are now close to being decided. Read More …
Nearly 50,000 SLO County ballots still to be counted
With a couple mayor’s races still undecided, San Luis Obispo County election officials have nearly 50,000 more ballots to count. Read More …