Santa Cruz County Election Department
Santa Cruz County Election Department
Lakeside Joint School District
Measure A - Shall 17 parcels located on Marty Road and Jensen Springs Road be transferred from the Lakeside Joint Union School District ("Lakeside") into the Loma Prieta Joint Union School District (LPJUSD); transferring the designated attendance for elementary education (K-8) and the associated property tax revenue; relieving, then reapportioning the parcels' G.O. Bond obligations to remaining Lakeside parcels; relieving the $311 annual Lakeside parcel tax; and requiring an assessment of $150 annually for the LPJUSD parcel tax?
Soquel Union School District
Measure S - EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT MEASURE. To provide stable funding for New Brighton Middle, Main Street, Opal Cliffs, Santa Cruz Gardens and Soquel Elementary for academic programs in reading, writing, math and science, attracting and retaining quality teachers, smaller class sizes, school libraries/librarians, maintaining art and music programs, shall Soquel Union Elementary School District levy an education tax of $90 per parcel for eight years with citizen oversight, exempting senior citizens, no funds for administrators' salaries, and all funds staying local?
It is too late to return a vote-by-mail ballot by mail. Ballots must be hand delivered by 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at one of the following locations:
Lakeside
Number of registered voters: 819
Total number of vote-by-mail ballots issued: 822
Total number of vote-by-mail ballots returned as of 3 p.m. Monday, May 6: 414
Total number of undeliverable vote-by-mail ballots: 15
Number of all mail ballot voting precincts: 1
Soquel
Number of registered voters: 16,195
Total number of vote-by-mail ballots issued: 16,305
Total number of vote-by-mail ballots returned as of 3 p.m. Monday, May 6: 6,058
Total number of undeliverable vote-by-mail ballots: 743
Number of all mail ballot voting precincts: 19
Election Day - Polls and Elections Office open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tues, May 7, 2013
Results reporting
Results of vote-by-mail ballots returned will be available by 8:30 p.m. on election night. Results will be posted online at www.votescount.com
Canvass/audit of election begins: Wednesday, May 8, 8 a.m.
Random drawing of precincts for 1% manual tally: Wednesday, May 8, 10 a.m.
Deadline to certify election: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 5 p.m.
Due to the size of this election, results may be certified by Friday, May 10.
For more information, please call the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department at 831-454-2060 or toll free 866-282-5900 or visit our website at www.votescount.com.
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