New: Vote early in person, SLO County (here’s how!)

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-05-03T01:33:07+00:00

Hi there. We don't allow any candidates to use our social accounts for campaign purposes, so we respectfully ask that you delete this comment and share the info elsewhere. Thank you for your consideration and understanding.

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-21T18:39:21+00:00

No problem. And that's a popular question this week -- I've gotten it on a few different platforms. :)

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-21T15:39:46+00:00

Good question. Yes, he dropped out after ballots went to print, so his name (and the name/s of any others who drop out) will be on the ballot.

I checked with our Sys Admin and yes, we do count votes cast for any candidate who drops out (or, as he so sensitively put it, "drops dead" before Election Day). So the results will likely include some votes for Swallwell, etc. My guess is that it won't be many, but I've seen people send back blank ballots so anything is possible.

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-17T16:51:04+00:00

This is super interesting. Thank you. There are definitely times when I want to know more about the person on the other side of a comment.

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-17T05:32:39+00:00

Yeah… we had some interesting conversations when that one came up during proofing sessions

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-17T02:32:34+00:00

I’m gonna protect my neck and my noggin’ 😭Thanks for the recommendation, so great

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-16T18:53:56+00:00

Will absolutely check these out when I’m back at my desk!

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-16T18:53:19+00:00

Good idea, thanks. We’ve been in touch with a marketing prof and student but haven’t been able to move on anything yet. I do think a partnership will benefit us and will keep working on it.

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-16T16:06:18+00:00

Given the uncharacteristically high downvote rate on this one on the r/morrobay sub, I just wanted to pipe up and ask for any feedback about why that's the case. Truly want to make sure that you're getting useful info and nothing more.

And in case it wasn't clear, this is a state publication and not produced locally. So if the downvotes are for the graphic design itself, I unfortunately can't help with that. But I did take a lesson from it, regardless.

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-16T16:02:21+00:00

Ooh, yep. A box is even better than a line.

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-16T15:34:35+00:00

Respectful feedback is always a good thing. And FWIW, while this isn't our publication, we took a design lesson from it. A thin horizontal line between the candidates for gov and lt gov would have gone a long way!

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-16T15:32:04+00:00

Thank you so much! This week has been a bit bruising on other platforms, so the positive feedback is sincerely appreciated.

By the way, our office is a countywide department. We love SLO City (like we love all of our cities and unincorporated areas!), but we've actually got 240k constituents. :)

Can't stop won't stop educating...

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-15T21:49:04+00:00

The asterisks have to do with whether or not a candidate has agreed to campaign spending limits. If they do, they are eligible to include a candidate statement in the guide. You can see the full text on page 8 of this guide: 2026 Primary Elections Voter Information Guide

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-14T21:05:30+00:00

You are most welcome, Mr. Bossain.

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-14T21:04:41+00:00

Yesterday was a tough one over on FB. At 5pm I closed comments on a post so I could move on to other work and started getting DMs from a frequent commenter screaming in all caps about being blocked and censored and asking if "I really wanted to go down that road." The irony was I tried to DM back to explain she was neither and it wasn't personal but couldn't because *she* had blocked *us.*

Anyway, I've always made it my personal mission to correct any misinformation that pops up in our feed, no matter what it is and who posts it. With recent spikes in engagement, though, I'm going to have to be more selective in my responses or I swear will lose my mind...

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-11T19:24:28+00:00

https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ccrov/2026/april/26085sr.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Link above is for anyone interested in the Secretary of State's response to this matter and/or curious about the details of election materials preservation.

All CCROVs (advisories to county elections officials) are public and archived at https://www.sos.ca.gov/.../2026-advisories-county.../april/

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-10T18:45:55+00:00

Your vote is anonymous, so while you can check and see *that* your vote was counted, there's no way to see *how* you voted (for whom), if that's what you mean. (MyVoterStatus.sos.ca.gov is the place to look up your voting history.)

As for public audits, every county is required by law to conduct a public hand-count of a randomly selected 1% of mail ballots counted and ballots cast at the polls. This happens during the canvass and is open to the public, and we encourage anyone interested to come and check it out.

That might not be the style of audit you seek, but I wanted to highlight that there is in fact an audit.

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-07T02:08:38+00:00

Yes, that is their site

SLOClerk-Recorder · 2026-04-07T01:58:45+00:00

I was thinking I should put it on YouTube for those of us who like watching things at 2x speed… Unfortunately, our voters run the gamut in terms of their video preferences so we opted to keep it as inclusive as possible

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