December 21, 2018 Manual Recount Changes Fate of Orchard School District Race By Jennifer Wadsworth Election officials say a manual ballot recount changed the outcome in one of the smallest and oldest school districts in Silicon Valley. Read More 2
November 15, 2018 Thousands of Ballots Remain to be Counted in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, only 11 percent of ballots remain to be counted, while turnout is on track to reach 66 percent. Read More 0
November 14, 2018 Pot Shots: Voters Pass Cannabis Tax Measures in Mountain View, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill By Julia Baum Bay Area voters last week ushered in more than a dozen local weed ordinances, all but one concerning taxes. Read More 0
November 6, 2018 Santa Clara County Voter Registration Hits All-Time High By Jennifer Wadsworth A record-breaking 887,000 Santa Clara County residents have registered to vote in this year’s midterm election. Read More 1
November 5, 2018 Election 2018: Today Is Last Day for Early Voting in Midterms By Silicon Valley Newsroom Full-service satellite locations are open Monday, but closed on Election Day while 50 drop-off sites are available. Read More 2
October 22, 2018 Today Marks Last Day to Register to Vote in California Elections By Silicon Valley Newsroom Today marks the last chance to register for the 2018 midterm election, which takes place just 15 days from now. Read More 2
August 10, 2018 Nomination Period for November Election Comes to a Close By Winona Rajamohan Today is the deadline for candidates hoping to run for more than 100 local offices in the November election. Read More 1
July 24, 2018 Ruling in Voting Rights Case Stands to Upend Political Landscape in Santa Clara By Winona Rajamohan A judge’s order to split Santa Clara into six election districts could undermine Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s majority bloc on the City Council. Read More 19
July 6, 2018 Final Election Results In, Voter Turnout Up in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom More Santa Clara County voters cast ballots in the June election than in 2014 and slightly more than in the Tea Party-dominated 2010 primary. Read More 0
June 11, 2018 Don Rocha Holds Narrow Lead Over Pierluigi Oliverio in Santa Clara County Supervisor Race By Jennifer Wadsworth Don Rocha is hanging onto narrow lead over Pierluigi Oliverio for the runner-up spot in Santa Clara County’s District 4 supervisor race. Read More 2
June 4, 2018 Op-Ed: Vote ‘Yes’ to Recall Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky By Laura Burns Judge Aaron Persky has privileged the rights of male perpetrators rather than protecting the rights of female victims. Read More 3
April 25, 2018 Critics of San Jose Vice Mayor Hire Private Eye to Investigate Carpetbagging Claim By The Fly Magdalena Carrasco’s critics contend that she lives outside her own district, and one went so far as to hire a private eye to try to prove it. Read More 25
April 23, 2018 Ballots Mailed to Military, Overseas Voters for June 5 Statewide Primary Election By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County has mailed out more than 8,000 ballots for the June primary election to military and overseas voters. Read More 1