Ballots were mailed to the 719 eligible voters in the Santa Cruz County Community 
Voters may return their ballots by mail in the postage-paid green envelope mailed to each voter with their ballot. Under a new California law, ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Election Day, and received by the county elections official no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday after the election. Voters are encouraged to mail their ballots early in order to ensure their ballot is received on time.
Voters may also deliver their ballot in person to either the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department, 701 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz, or Scotts Valley City Clerk’s Office, 1 Civic Center Drive in Scotts Valley, on weekdays during normal business hours. There will also be a white drop box in front of the County Government Center available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for voters to drop off their ballots no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, February 24.
Since this is an all-mail ballot election, there will be no traditional polling places established for this election. On Election Day, February 24, there will be two locations set up from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for voters to return their ballot, get assistance, or obtain a second ballot if they have lost or damaged their first ballot:
- Santa Cruz County Elections: 701 Ocean St., Room 210. Ph: 831-454-2060.
- Zayante Fire Station: 7700 East Zayante Rd., Felton. Ph: 831-335-5100.
The question before the registered voters in CFD No. 2 (Lompico Water) is:
Measure N – Shall Community Facilities District No. 2 of the County of Santa Cruz (Lompico Water) be authorized to issue bonds in the maximum amount of $3,200,000 to construct water system improvements, levy an annual special tax up to a maximum of $517 for a single-service property and $1,034 for a multi-service property, and establish an appropriations limit equal to the proceeds of the special tax, all as set forth in the County of Santa Cruz’s Resolution No. 282-2014?
Voters should be aware of the strict laws governing return of their voted ballot. The law prohibits any vote-by-mail voter’s ballot to be returned by any paid or volunteer worker of any campaign. Violations are punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment.
The law does, however, allow a voter to authorize certain relatives or a household member to return the ballot for them.
Santa Cruz County election officials remind voters who are returning their vote-by-mail ballots that they must sign and date the outside of the envelope in the space provided. If there is no signature or if the signature on the vote-by-mail ballot return envelope does not compare to the voter’s signature on his or her voter’s registration card, election officials cannot count the ballot.
For more information, please contact the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department at 831-454-2060 or visit us online at www.votescount.com