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The November special election is here, with Tuesday, Nov. 4, marking the last day that voters can submit their ballots to weigh in on a statewide redistricting measure, a Santa Clara County sales tax proposal and the race for county assessor.
Throughout Santa Clara County, there are 38 vote centers that will be open until 8 p.m. on Tuesday for residents to vote in person. Voters can also submit their ballots until 8 p.m. at more than 100 official drop boxes throughout the county. Visit sccvote.org/votecenter and sccvote.org/dropbox to look up vote center and ballot drop box locations, respectively.
Mailing in your ballot is another option, but it must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, and needs to be received by Nov. 12.
Locally, there are three items on the ballot: Proposition 50, Measure A and Santa Clara County Assessor.
Proposition 50 is a statewide ballot measure that seeks to redraw California’s congressional district lines for five years in response to a move by Texas to revise its own district map in a way that would favor Republican candidates.
Measure A would institute a five-eighth cent sales tax in Santa Clara County, meant to help fund the county’s public hospital system, which is facing significant cuts from President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Santa Clara County is expecting to see at least $1 billion annually in lost funding.
Santa Clara County is also facing its first open race for assessor in three decades. Longtime assessor Larry Stone stepped down in July. Four candidates are vying to replace him: Bryan Do, Neysa Fligor, Rishi Kumar and Yan Zhao.
Initial election results will be available after polls close at 8 p.m. on the websites of the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters and California Secretary of State. They will continue to be updated as ballots are counted.
For more information about the election, visit sccvote.org.
