November 8, 2022 ELECTION 2022: Take an Inside Look at How Votes Are Counted By San Jose Inside Vote Centers close at 8pm tonight, but it can take a few hours for all vote centers to report results, and weeks before the final totals are known. Read More 0
June 7, 2022 DA Jeff Rosen Fends Off Challengers, Nears Victory without a Runoff By Barry Holtzclaw If Rosen’s totals hold above 50% he will be declared the winner. He was unopposed in his previous two re-election bids. Read More 8
May 9, 2022 Primary Election Ballots Are In The Mail: Here’s What You Need to Know By Barry Holtzclaw The vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, dropped off at any county Vote Center, or deposited in any one of 48 dropbox locations in San Jose or any one of the 55 dropbox locations in other cities in the county before 8pm June 7. Read More 1
September 9, 2019 Santa Clara Co. Supervisor Joe Simitian Wants More Focus on Election Security Ahead of 2020 By Nicholas Chan The North County rep wants to hear regular updates about election security, starting at the Oct. 22 Board of Supervisors meeting. Read More 5
August 13, 2019 Santa Clara County Gets First Voting Tech Upgrade Since ’03 By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley voters will be using an entirely new system to cast their ballots in 2020. Read More 16
April 20, 2019 All Santa Clara County Voters to Receive Mail-In Ballots in 2020 By Silicon Valley Newsroom The county approved sweeping changes in its election infrastructure, including replacing traditional polling places with new voting centers. Read More 13
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
September 28, 2018 Santa Clara County Starts Mailing Out Voter Guides, Sample Ballots By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Registrar of Voters has started sending voter information guides and sample ballots for the Nov. 6 general election. Read More 0
September 12, 2018 Sheriff Challenger John Hirokawa Blames Santa Clara Co. Elections Staff for Missing Key Deadline By Jennifer Wadsworth The ex-undersheriff says he neglected to refile a candidate statement out of confusion and because the county misinformed him. Read More 19
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 June Primary 2018: Elections to Watch in Santa Clara County By Jennifer Wadsworth California’s long-awaited primary comes Tuesday, which means it’s down to the wire for a number of hotly contested South Bay races. Read More 5
May 17, 2018 Santa Clara County in Dire Need of Poll Workers for June Primary By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters faces a critical shortage of election officers to staff the polls for the June primary election. Read More 11