"Voting Matters" Zoom Session
Learn How to Vote in the November Election
Our world has changed drastically since the last election, and the November 3, 2020, Presidential General Election is also changing. To provide a public forum for feedback, questions, and discussion, Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin will hold a “Voting Matters” Zoom session twice a month until Election Day.
The next "Voting Matters" Session will be held at 6pm, Thursday, August 20
To Join the Zoom Meeting:
- Click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84623216255?pwd=SDVtZEI5VIFQTDFFckVvMi8zVWpsdz... OR
- Call: 1-699-900-9128
- Meeting ID: 846 2321 6255
- Passcode: 523889
Thank you for your interest in our democratic process! The “Voting Matters” Zoom event is open to the public and nonpartisan. Anyone interjecting partisan politics will be muted.
About this Election:
In Santa Cruz County, of the 166,000 registered voters, 120,000 have already signed up to receive their ballot in the mail. There will be 15 ballot drop boxes installed throughout the county for voters to easily return their voted ballots. Voters can also mail their ballots as long as they are postmarked on or before Election Day. In addition, voters may drop their ballot off in person at one of 17 voting locations.
In November, instead of the county’s traditional polling places, there will be 17 voting locations where voters can obtain a ballot, turn in a ballot, register and vote on the same day, or vote an accessible or Spanish ballot on the tablet. Any voter can go to any location.
Consolidating voting locations improves the county’s ability to protect health and safety, including implementing physical distancing and wearing masks, disinfecting surfaces and voting equipment, providing hand sanitizer and more, including screening poll workers for symptoms. Voters will be asked to follow these guidelines to protect themselves and to protect others.
