Politics & Government

Have You Voted Yet?

More than 500,000 ballots have been mailed to voters in Santa Clara County.

 

Some Gilroy residents have already voted. Have you?
 
On Monday, Oct. 8 the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters’ Office mailed out 536,558 vote by mail ballots for the November 6 Presidential Election.

That day also marked the beginning of early voting and voters have the option of casting ballots at the ROV Office in San Jose rather than waiting until Election Day to do so in person.

But according to their website, the Gilroy City Hall, at 7351 Rosanna St., serves as an additional drop off site when it's open during business hours through Election Day.

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For the vote by mail option, Santa Clara County uses paper optical scan ballots, in which voters complete their ballots by connecting the arrow next to their selection with a single, unbroken line.

"Voters should be careful not to make any stray or extraneous marks on their ballot, including their name or initials," said Elma Rosas, a spokeswoman from the ROV office, pointing out that voters must also use blue or black ink.

It’s also important for voters to sign the Vote by Mail envelope for their votes to be counted, the ROV Office said.

Vote by mail ballots can also be delivered to the ROV Office, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2 in San Jose, or any of the City Clerk Offices in the county or the Santa Clara County Government Center at 70 W. Hedding Street, San Jose, during normal business hours.  

Find out what's happening in Gilroywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

There is a 24-hour drop-box located near the flagpole outside of the ROV Office for voters’ convenience, said Rosas.

Voters can track the status of their Vote by Mail ballots online at the Registrar of Voters’ website, www.sccvote.org.

 

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