Santa Cruz County Election Department
Santa Cruz County Election Department
All code sections are the Elections Code, unless otherwise noted.
Following the filing period dates, the number of days prior to or after the election is provided (E = Election day, followed by the number of days prior to (-) or after (+) election day.)
If there is an asterisk by the date, the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday and, in most cases, has been moved to the next business day.
Feb. 8 (E-88) |
Last Day to Submit Resolution to County Clerk Final deadline for the governing body of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School district to file a resolution known as the "specifications of the election order" with the county Elections Department. § Ed. Code 5322; § 10002 |
Feb. 14 (E-84) |
Deadline to File Arguments For or Against Measure Arguments for or against the measure are due by 5 p.m. Arguments are public after the 5 p.m. deadline. §9163, 9316 |
Feb. 19 (E-77) |
Deadline for Filing Rebuttals and Analyses to Measure On this date Rebuttal Arguments, if applicable, will be due by 5 p.m. § 9167, 9317 Rebuttal and analyses are public after the 5 p.m. deadline. |
March 8 (E-60) |
First Day for Special Vote-by-Mail Ballots First day to process special vote-by-mail ballots for voters who are overseas or in the military. §300(b), 3103 |
March 28 (E-40) |
First Pre-Election Campaign Statement Last day to file campaign statements for committees covering the period 1/1/2013 to 3/23/2013. Gov. Code §84200.8 |
April 8 (E-29) |
Mail Sample Ballots and Ballots to Voters First day for county elections to mail ballots to registered voters in the school district. §13303, 13304 |
April 22 (E-15) |
Deadline to register to vote in the May 7 election. Closing date for registration in this election. §2102, 2107 |
April 25 (E-12) |
Second pre-Election Campaign Statement The last day to file campaign statements for committees covering the period from 3/24/2013 to 4/20/2013. Gov. Code § 84200.8 |
May 7 (E) |
Election Day Mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m. May 7 in order to be counted. |
May 9 (E+2) |
Canvass to begin by this date The official canvass of ballots begins on this date. §15301, 15308 |
June 5 No later than (E+28) |
Statement of Vote The elections official shall prepare a certified statement of results of the votes cast upon completion of the canvass and submit it to the School Districts. §15372 Due to the size of the special school district election, certification will most likely be completed a few days after the election. |
5 days after canvass |
Recount May be Requested Within five (5) days after the completion of the official canvass, any voter may request a recount by filing a written request with the Elections Official and specifying which measure is to be recounted. The request may specify the order of the precincts for the recount, and the petitioning voter shall, before commencement of each day's recount, deposit such sum as the official requires to cover the costs. "Completion of the canvass" shall be presumed to be the time when the elections official signs the certified statement of vote. §15620, 15622, 15624 |
Period following election |
Document Retention Rosters of voters and indexes will be preserved for five years following the date of the election (until May 7, 2018.) §17300 Ballots, absentee ballot identification envelopes, spoiled ballots, canceled ballots, unused ballots and ballot receipts will be preserved for six months following the date of the election (November 7, 2013). §17302 If no legal action or proceeding is then pending, the materials listed above may be destroyed or recycled. |