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 …
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North County office to stay open two days a week
San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong has compromised with opponents of his plan to close the clerk-recorder’s North County office, which will now remain open two days a week, rather than shutting down completely. 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 …
SLO County ballot printer’s messy family bankruptcy
A businessman and businesswoman tied to San Luis Obispo County’s mysterious ballot printing company recently emerged from a bankruptcy case in which their creditors claimed they were owed nearly $120 million, yet the creditors only received a fraction of that amount after the husband and wife made numerous legal maneuvers, including transferring much of their assets and liabilities to their teenage daughter. Read More …
Ballot controversy mars Compton-Paulding race
A pair of local attorneys representing incumbent County Supervisor Lynn Compton are demanding that the San Luis Obispo County clerk-recorder stop counting a batch of disputed ballots in the still undecided District 4 supervisorial race, arguing the top local election official would be violating the law by continuing to tally the contested votes. Read More …