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Election 2020: Santa Maria mayor's race

By • Oct 24, 2020

The city of Santa Maria has grown considerably in the last two decades. With more than 100,000 residents, it is the largest city, both in population and geographic area, in Santa Barbara County. This election, Santa Maria voters are currently deciding who will be the city’s mayor for the next four years.

Election 2020: Early in-person voting at two SLO County locations

By • Oct 9, 2020
Angel Russell

With four weeks left until election day, over five million voters across the country have already cast their ballots. Some are voting by mail, while others are doing so in-person at early voting centers.

Central Coast Voices: Election 2020

By • Oct 8, 2020

Voting is now underway for the 2020 General Election. This election will be like no other in U.S. history. So far, more than 5 million people across the U.S have already voted early in the presidential election. What do you need to know to vote safely and be sure your vote is counted? What options are there available for voting locally? How can you make sure that your absentee ballot is delivered and counted?

Join Kris Kington Barker as she speaks with guests about the 2020 election: in the first half hour with Tommy Gong, San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder, and in the second half hour with members of The League of Women Voters (LWV) of San Luis Obispo County— Julie Rodelwald  and Juliane McAdam. They will talk about the purpose of the LWV, commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment this year, and importance of LWV efforts to Get Out The Vote.

SLO Clerk-Recorder offers ballot tracking, extended voting days and more locations

By Angel Russell • Aug 24, 2020
San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorders Office

The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way millions of Americans can vote this fall. States are expanding access to mail-in voting as a safer alternative to in-person voting, and some counties are making even further provisions to ensure voters can get their ballots in on time. San Luis Obispo County is no exception.

SLO Farmers' Market flashmob aims to get out the vote

By Madi Burgess • Nov 1, 2018
Ellen Morrison

It’s a typical night at San Luis Obispo’s Thursday farmers’ market. The smell of BBQ wafts through the air, and booths and shoppers fill Higuera Street. Suddenly a song begins to play and a group of dancers emerges from a crowd. It’s a flashmob, and everyone stops to watch.

Central Coast could have record number of voters in June Primary

By Jordan Bell • May 20, 2016
Flickr member Vox Efx

The final day for Californians to register to vote for the June primary is this coming Monday.

Voters and property owners to get say in formation of Paso Robles groundwater basin

By KCBX Newsroom • Sep 17, 2015
pasobasin.org - San Luis Obispo County

A series of votes are set to take place early next year on details of forming a management district for the Paso Robles groundwater basin. 

Register to vote: Deadline is today in California

By Randol White • Oct 17, 2014
Flickr member Vox Efx

Monday, October 20, 2014 is the final day to register to vote in the November 4 Midterm Elections.

In California, you can register online through the Secretary of State's website.

State law also stipulates that your voter registration application must be filled out completely and be postmarked or hand-delivered to your county elections office at least 15 days prior to Election Day.

MONTEREY COUNTY (MAIL or IN PERSON)

Morro Bay mayor keeps seat after Tuesday's election

By Jordan Bell • Jun 4, 2014
Randol White

Only one mayoral race was on the ballot for Central Coast voters on Tuesday, and that was for the City of Morro Bay.

Incumbent Jamie Irons will keep his job after garnering 56.73 percent of the vote as of Wednesday morning, to challenger Carla Wixon's 42.84 percent.

Signatures submitted for Santa Barbara County fracking ban

By Randol White • May 2, 2014
Santa Barbara County Water Guardians

The Santa Barbara County group working to get a fracking ban on the November ballot says it has turned in roughly 20,000 signatures to qualify its initiative.

The County Registrar of Voters must now go through the signature certification process. Should at least 13,201 check out, it will then be up to the Board of Supervisors to either adopt the initiative or put the measure on the ballot.

If passed by voters, the initiative would target newer forms of oil and gas extraction, including fracking.