County Clerk Recorder releases tips for Election Day
–County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong has released a list of helpful tips for voting in the primary elections on June 7. View the tips below:
Return of vote-by-mail ballots on election night
Completed vote-by-mail ballots that are mailed and postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Clerk-Recorder no later than three days after Election Day are eligible by law to be counted. However, vote-by-mail ballots that are personally delivered must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, either at any polling place in this county or at the County Clerk-Recorder’s office in San Luis Obispo or Atascadero. Make sure the identification envelope is signed and your residence address is completed before you return the ballot. On Election Day, drive-by-drop-off is available at the Monterey Street side of the San Luis Obispo office at 1055 Monterey Street from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you decide that you want to go to vote at the polls instead of voting the vote-by-mail ballot, take the ballot with you to surrender at the polls. If you have misplaced your ballot, you will be allowed to vote a provisional ballot at the polls.
Check your polling place location
Check your polling place on the back of your sample ballot or on your yellow notification card if you registered to vote after May 23. You can also click here to find out your polling place. Many polling places have changed and you should not assume that you will be voting at the same polling place as the last election. Due to the closing of the Cayucos Vets Hall, the Cayucos Community Church will serve as the poll for Cayucos residents. You can also call the Elections Office at (805) 781-5228 for your polling place location. They will have additional phone lines open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Be prepared
It is helpful if you mark your sample ballot and take it with you to the polls on Election Day, so when you enter the booth you can more easily make your choices on the official ballot. To view a sample ballot click here.
Avoid busy times if possible
If you have a choice of time to vote, avoid the busiest time of the day: before work (7 – 9 a.m); during lunch hour (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and after work (5 p.m.to 8 p.m.)
Leave the T-shirts, buttons and hats at home
Electioneering, including wearing anything with a campaign slogan on it, is prohibited within 100 feet of the polling place while the polls are open on Election Day. Anyone wearing such campaign slogans will be asked to remove or cover them while they are in the polling place. Please help poll workers by respecting the non-partisan nature of the polling place.
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