Tuesday is Election Day for the city of Santa Barbara, which has the position of mayor and three City Council members on the ballot.
Semi-official results, which will include ballots returned and counted as of Tuesday, will be released around 8:10 p.m., and the final results will be released later in the week, according to the Santa Barbara County Elections Office.
Ballots were mailed to registered voters last month, and can be returned by mail, in a ballot drop box, or a Voter Services Center by 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Mailed ballots have to be postmarked on or before Nov. 2 (Tuesday) to be counted, so election officials usually advise dropping them off in the days right before the election.
The City Council oversees policy and financial decisions for the city, and members appoint the city administrator and city attorney staff positions.
City Administrator Paul Casey left in September, so the council members elected this week will join their colleagues in picking a replacement.
The seats on the Nov. 2 ballot include mayor, and District 4, District 5, and District 6 council members.
Where to Find More Information About the Candidates
Read Noozhawk’s questionnaires with each candidate on the ballot below, and visit the Election section for debate coverage and more pre-election stories.
Candidates for Santa Barbara Mayor
Candidates for Santa Barbara City Council District 4
Candidates for Santa Barbara City Council District 5
Candidates for Santa Barbara City Council District 6
How to Return Your Ballot
Official ballot drop boxes are available 24 hours a day until 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday.
The locations in Santa Barbara include:
» Eastside Public Library, at 1102 E. Montecito St.
» County Administration Building, at 105 E. Anapamu St. (Anacapa Street entrance)
» San Andres Hardware, at 635 W. Micheltorena St.
» Santa Barbara City Hall, at 735 Anacapa St.
» Santa Barbara City College West Campus Drop-off Zone, at 721 Cliff Drive
» MacKenzie Park parking lot, at 3111 State St., from sunrise to half an hour after sunset
» County Elections Main Office, at 4440-A Calle Real
There are five Voter Services Centers that will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, which offer ballot drop-off, replacement ballots, conditional voter registration for people who have not moved or didn’t register by the deadline, and provisional ballots, according to the County Elections Office.
Each of these locations will have an accessible voting device.
The Voter Services Centers locations include:
» County Elections Main Office, at 4440-A Calle Real
» Santa Barbara City Hall, at 735 Anacapa St.
» Eastside Public Library, at 1102 E. Montecito St., in the Martin Luther King Jr. Wing
» Westside Neighborhood Center, at 423 W. Victoria St., in the Westside Auditorium
» MacKenzie Park parking lot, at 3111 State St., in the MacKenzie Center
How to View Election Results Tuesday Night
Election results news stories will be posted on Noozhawk.com and updated throughout the night, and final results will be reported later this week, as soon as they are available.
Santa Barbara’s city clerk said the public is invited to view election results on the City Hall steps, on the De la Guerra Plaza side, from 8:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Election results will be posted on the Santa Barbara County Elections Office website, which is online here, shortly after 8 p.m.
— Noozhawk managing editor Giana Magnoli can be reached at gmagnoli@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.