Sample Ballots for the Nov. 6 Consolidated Municipal, School and Special District Election are headed for your mailbox pronto. The first of them arrived in mailboxes Friday and Saturday, with delivery continuing through this week and next.
Overall, 310,000 ballots in 42 different ballot styles – as an election in Burlingame will have different races than an election in Half Moon Bay – are being sent to San Mateo County voters.
Aren’t sure what a Sample Ballot is? It is just what it sounds like: A sample of what your actual ballot will be. Practice your vote, take notes, make mistakes or even doodle if you’re so inclined. Take your Sample Ballot with you to the polls on Election Day as your guide for casting your votes on the eSlate, or use it as a rough draft from which to complete your official Vote by Mail ballot (on which, sorry to say, doodles are not allowed). Using your Sample Ballot will make your vote go faster and avoid mistakes when they count.
