primary elections
Have you registered to vote? Today is National Voter Registration Day
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/25/2018 - 9:37am"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting."
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States.
In South Lake Tahoe there are currently 10,182 registered voters and in the east slope portion of El Dorado County there are 19,909, are you one of them?
Only Republicans can vote for Douglas County Commissioners
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/11/2016 - 5:26pmDouglas County residents who are not registered as Republicans will not have a say in who the next Douglas County Commissioners will be.
Why?
Because of a new Nevada law that says: If all candidates for an office are from the same party the election for that office will be completed in the primary election. Only those affiliated with that party will be able to vote.
Election Results for State of California
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/03/2014 - 10:43pmThe statewide results for Tuesday's primary election as of 11 p.m. with 49.1% of the precincts counted:
Governor Jerry Brown has 55.2% of the Democratic vote. His opponent in the fall with most likely be either Neel Kashkari and Tim Donnelly who are running neck and neck for Republicans.
Lieutenant Governor Democrat Gavin Newsom has earned 50.2% of the vote so far, with the closest challenger being Ron Nehring with 23% of the Republican vote.
Absentee Ballots Being Mailed Out by El Dorado County Today
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/05/2014 - 10:47amSample ballots for the June 3 primary elections in California were mailed out April 25th, and absentee/mail in ballots are being mailed out Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6.
According to the mailed ballots, South Lake Tahoe county voters have the following choices in June:
U.S. Representative for the 4th District - Tom McClintock or Art Moore
State Assembly for the 5th District - Frank Bigelow
Superior Court Judge for Office 1 - Vicki Ashworth, David Combellack or Joe Weinberger
Superior Court Judge for Office 5 - Joseph Hoffman or Dylan Sullivan