Voters To Get Ballots In San Mateo Tuesday

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- San Mateo County will start the countdown Tuesday to Election Day, as the Registrar's Office will mail official ballots.

With many registered opting for mail-in ballots, voters count on receiving them in time to decipher and assess critical issues associated with California's routine onslaught of measures, along with the candidates themselves. Plenty is at stake in the mid-terms, including the power structure in both houses of Congress.

Nov. 6 marks the second time conducted under the California Voter's Choice Act in which every person who is eligible and registered to vote by Oct. 22 will be mailed a "Vote-by-Mail" ballot. From there, a voter may either return the ballot back by mail in the postage-paid envelope; return the ballot to a Vote Center; or drop it off at any official ballot drop box located throughout the county. Ballots mailed in must be postmarked by Election Day.

Vote Centers will be open 28 days prior to Election Day. They are as follows:

• 40 Tower Road in San Mateo (Registration & Elections Division)
• 555 County Center, First Floor in Redwood City (Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Office)
• 555 Bell St. in East Palo Alto (Lewis and Joan Platt building)

Voters may go to "My Election Info" on www.smcvote.org to track when the ballot materials were mailed and returned. Voters may also see if their ballots were accepted.

The Registration & Elections Division offers a toll-free hotline at 888-872-8683 for more information.

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