What you need to know: Election Day in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Santa Barbara is one day away from its city elections. On the ballot, mayor, District 4, District 5 and District 6 city council seats.
The Santa Barbara County Elections Office is running the election for the City of Santa Barbara. Every registered voter should have received a ballot in their mailbox. There are seven dropboxes in Santa Barbara voters can return their ballots to. There will also be five locations on election day to help voters. Ballots must be dropped off or postmarked on election day to be counted.
If a voter is not registered or has not received a ballot they can go to one of the five voter service centers register, vote provisionally, then once confirmed eligible their vote will be counted.
As of Monday morning, 14,941 of the 56,725 ballots mailed have been counted. Joe Holland, the Santa Barbara County register of voters confirmed that number.
This election will look a little different. Since it's a mailed election there won't be normal voting locations like voters might be used to. It is a short ballot, one or two questions based on where a voter lives. Either just mayor or mayor plus councilmember. And this term the elected mayor and councilmembers will serve a five-year term while city elections move to even-numbered years.
For more information about where to vote, how to register or where the dropbox and voter service centers are, visit the Santa Barbara County Elections Office website.
For more information about the candidates running for mayor watch NewsChannel 3-12's forum.
