The Selma City Council wants to change the way people vote for council members by creating districts versus at-large voting. But mapping those districts is a complicated process and community and council members have different ideas on how to make it fair. The first set of district maps that were …
Read More »Merced County elections show significant leads in three seats
All three of Merced County’s races for elected office may be wrapped up sooner than later with top vote-getters holding significant leads and two of the races already have been … Click to Continue »
Read More »District elections in Atwater ‘a bunch of bull,’ councilman says. Then he voted ‘yes’
Atwater City Council members reluctantly voted this week to move to districts, with multiple members saying they did so “under duress.” The council voted 3-1 on Monday to formally make … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elections office racing the clock to certify November election
Merced County Elections Office employees worked feverishly to finalize results Monday in order to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election Tuesday. With several races separated by only a … Click to Continue »
Read More »First district elections raise expectations in south Merced, advocates say
Hopes are running high in south Merced now that the city has completed its first election using districts, adding south side representation to the board. “I have very, very high … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elections office working to verify signatures, sort ballots
Employees with the Merced County Elections Office are working long hours this week to verify and sort mail-in ballots from last week’s election. Monday was the last day the office … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elections office working to verify signatures, sort ballots
Employees with the Merced County Elections Office are working to verify and sort mail-in ballots from last week’s Presidential Election. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced elections office warns of illegal vote-by-mail collection
Anyone who knocks on your door and tries to collect your mail-in ballot is breaking the law and should be reported to police, the Merced County Elections Office said Monday. … Click to Continue »
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