ElectionsWednesday, November 4
About 90,000 Santa Barbara County ballots were in before Election Day
The Daily Santa Barbara team
Santa Barbara County voters headed to the polls Tuesday with about 90,000 ballots already cast, out of 248,945 registered voters. Elections Division Supervisor Hector Gonzalez said, "We're definitely gonna go over 100,000."
About 90,000 ballots were in before Election Day
90,000ballots cast before Election Day, of 248,945 registered voters
Source: The Santa Barbara Independent
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| ballots cast before Election Day, of 248,945 registered voters | 90,000 |
If you're waiting on results, plan for a later night than usual. A new state law bars counties from releasing results until every polling place in California has closed, so one county staying open past 8 p.m. holds up all of them.
- Results: due after the 8 p.m. close, possibly later than usual
- Challenged signatures: voter gets a letter, an email and a call
- Joe Holland retires Dec. 31 after 24 years overseeing elections
The county ran 67 polling places and 18 extra drop boxes
- 10,200
- ballots received Monday, a record
- 67
- polling places across the county
- 18
- extra drop box locations this election
Source: The Santa Barbara Independent
Members of the Civil Grand Jury toured the Elections Office on Calle Real. Foreperson Gwen Rigby said the tour "gave me confidence that our ballots are well taken care of."
Sources: The Santa Barbara Independent, Noozhawk