Elections Office

 

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In service of an informed electorate and vigorous democracy, the Elections division is responsible for voter registration, the administration of all public elections within the county, and the maintenance of all related official records.

Typical responsibilities include: the candidate nomination process; initiative and referendum petitions; arguments and rebuttals for ballot measures; candidates' campaign statements and financial disclosure statements; voter registration and absentee ballots; management of polling places; and the computation and certification of voting results.

We are very proud to have led all other California counties - and many other states - in compiling the fastest final election results.

 

  • General Information
  • New Voter Registration
  • Election Results
  • Candidate Filing Information
  • Vote by Mail Voter Information

 

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Number of registered voters in San Mateo County: 360,648

 

Percentage of Democrats: 52%

 

Percentage of Republicans: 21%

 

Percentage of Decline to State voters: 23.5%

 

Number of permanent vote by mail voters: 154,662 (43% of all registered voters)

 

The Elections division is located at 40 Tower Road, San Mateo.

 

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

 

Phone: (650) 312.5222

Fax: (650) 312.5348

 

E-mail: registrar@smcare.org

Online: www.shapethefuture.org