Tuesday, June 5, 2012

VOTE TODAY!

Humboldt residents to decide future leaders Tuesday; voters to cast ballots for supervisor candidates - Times-Standard

(Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Carolyn Crnich said) the county mailed out 36,790 vote-by-mail ballots this election cycle. As of close of business Friday, the elections office had received back 12,463 of those ballots. A total of 76,197 residents are eligible to vote in this election....

Seven candidates are vying for the three county supervisor seats... 2nd and 3rd District supervisors will be decided in this election... Three candidates are running for the 3rd District supervisor seat... Candidates Rex Bohn, Annette De Modena and Cheryl Seidner are running for the position.

In addition to the supervisor races, citizens will vote for candidates for U.S. president, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives and the California State Assembly.... Two state propositions are also on the ballot, Proposition 28 and Proposition 29. (CFRW and CRP recommend voting NO on 28 and 29)

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Resources:
* Humboldt County Elections Office, 3033 H St. in Eureka, 445-7481
* Humboldt County Elections Office website, www.co.humboldt.ca.us/election/
* California Secretary of State's website, www.sos.ca.gov
* California Secretary of State's toll-free Voter Hotline, 1-800-345-8683
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Election day tips:
* Confirm your polling place. Check your sample ballot, call the
Humboldt County Elections Office or call the California Secretary
of State's voter hotline to determine your polling location.
* If you have an absentee ballot, it can be dropped off Tuesday at any polling place.
* Absentee ballots must be received Tuesday.
Ballots postmarked with Tuesday's date will not be tallied
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