Santa Cruz County Election Department

NEWS RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CLERK-ELECTIONS
701 OCEAN ST., ROOM 210
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060
831-454-2060 / FAX: 831-454-2445
Toll Free 1-866-282-5900
E-Mail: gail.pellerin@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Web Site:www.votescount.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 2, 2014
Contact: Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk
831-454-2419
408-316-9745 (mobile)

November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election Results Certified

Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail L. Pellerin certified results of the November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.

The Elections Code requires the County Clerk to certify results by the 28^th day after the election, which is December 2, 2014. A summary of the results as well as a precinct-by-precinct report are posted on the website at www.votescount.com and available at the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department.

November 4, 2014 Election Statistics

Unfortunately, turnout in the November 4, 2014 election was the lowest voter turnout in a general election held in Santa Cruz County. Whether turnout is high or low, our Santa Cruz County Elections Team does an outstanding job conducting elections. For this election we mailed or emailed a Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet to each of our county's 142,405 registered voters, offered voting in Santa Cruz and Watsonville for the 29 days before the election, opened for weekend voting before the election, managed voter registration for the county, conducted voter outreach, mailed a ballot to our 62,936 permanent vote-by-mail voters and any other voter who requested a mail ballot, coordinated staffing of our 136 voting precincts, trained all of our poll workers, tested and secured voting equipment at each polling place, and audited and secured the votes after the election. It is a monumental task, and it could not be done without the Elections Department's full-time, part-time, and Election Day poll workers, our City Clerks in Santa Cruz, Capitola, and Scotts Valley, and our Watsonville City Clerk and her staff who provided early voting during the 29 days before the election. Each of these individuals is passionate about our democratic process and committed to providing accessible, accurate and transparent elections. Together they are an amazing Election Team, and I am extremely grateful for their service.

I want to take this opportunity to also THANK YOU - the reporters, photographers, camera operators, editors, radio commentators - our local media experts, for the outstanding coverage you gave the November Election. Let's hope more voters come out and vote in the 2016 Presidential Elections!

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