Voting

Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano says her team was able to complete preparations ahead of schedule.

The Supreme Court will likely weigh in on the Trump administration’s plan to limit mail-in voting soon, but for now, a SLO County election official is encouraging voters to use county ballot drop boxes instead.

With less than two months before the midterm election, the Supreme Court will have to decide whether to allow the USPS to change rules around mailing ballots.

The Grover Beach City Council voted unanimously to fill an empty council seat by appointment, after Council Member Kathy McCorry-Driscoll resigned earlier this month.

Changes at the U.S. Postal Service mean voters may need to take extra steps to vote by mail in the upcoming midterm election.

The new voting system is designed to keep majority groups from deciding more than one city council election at a time.

Tuesday night, across California, voters are casting ballots in a special election. In San Luis Obispo County, voters say they’re feeling a mix of anticipation and concern about the direction of the country.

San Luis Obispo County will have a new voting counting machine for the upcoming election, but it’s not without backlash from some members of the community.

In today’s episode of Polling the People, we hear from local college students about some voter outreach efforts taking place on two campuses in Santa Barbara County.

Some people vote in hopes of making their voices heard. Others are ineligible to vote, because of age, citizenship and other reasons. But there are ways non-voters can participate in the political process, from activism to protesting to community organizing.