Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder-Elections

October 30 , 2006

Contact:
Warren Slocum
Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Phone: (650) 363-4988 Fax: (650) 363-1903 E-mail: wslocum@smcare.org

Alternate
David Tom
Phone: 650.312.5301 Fax: 650.312.5348 E-mai:l dtom@smcare.org

OCTOBER 31ST IS THE DEADLINE FOR VOTERS TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT THROUGH THE MAIL

Fill in the online form, fax in your request or drop it off in person for Nov 7th

Redwood City, CA – Warren Slocum, San Mateo County’s Chief Elections Officer wants to remind voters that this year, the last day to request an Absentee Ballot to vote by mail in the November 7th Election is Halloween!  “I want to make sure that every voter who wishes to vote by mail has that opportunity,” said Slocum. 

All mailed or faxed requests must be received (regardless of postmark) by the Elections Office no later than 7 days prior to the election, by 5:00 p.m. on October 31st.  After that date, registered voters may still request an Absentee Ballot in person at the Elections Offices at

40 Tower Road in San Mateo or 555 County Center in Redwood City between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and also on Saturday, November 4th.

Voters may apply for an Absentee Ballot in several ways: (1) fill out the online form on the Elections website, www.shapethefuture.org; (2) fill out the form on the back cover of the Sample Ballot Pamphlet mailed to all registered voters and fax it in to (650) 312-5348 (if you mail it, it won’t get there!), or stop by either Elections Office and fill out a request form.

Alternatively, a voter may send a written request for an Absentee Ballot to the County Elections Office at 40 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402, stating: (1) voter's full name; (2) voter's residence address; (3) mailing address, if different from the residence address; (4) name and date of the Election the Absentee Ballot is for; (5) voter’s date of birth; and (6) the voter's signature. The application or the written request may be faxed to (650) 312-5348 (in lieu of mailing the original).

For those voters who would like to vote early and in person, voters may vote on the eSlate voting machines at one of the two Universal Voting Centers (UVCs) in the County.  The UVCs are located at the two Elections Offices located at 40 Tower Road in San Mateo and on the first floor of 555 County Center in Redwood City. 

The UVCs are open Monday through Friday through November 6th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, November 4th, and on Election Day, November 7th from 7:00 a.m. until the polls close at 8:00 p.m. The centers serve all voters regardless of where they live in the County.

Voted Absentee Ballots will be accepted at the Elections Offices or any of the 20 City Halls during regular business hours and up to 8:00pm on Election Day, November 7.  Voters may also drop off their voted Absentee Ballot at any of the County’s 472 polling places on Election Day, not just their home precinct.

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