North County Update as of Monday, Nov. 11, 2 p.m. San Luis Obispo County As of Monday, election results are in with 53.97% of the total registered voters casting ballots. San Luis Obispo County reported a turnout of 182,548 votes from polling and mail-in…

North County Update as of Thursday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m. San Luis Obispo County As of Wednesday morning, initial election results are in with 45.21% of the total registered voters casting ballots. San Luis Obispo County reported a turnout of 82,548 votes from…

Shandon polling place moved to Creston polling location due to staffing shortage Feature Image: American Legion Auxiliary Executive Team members Melissa Bailey and Jill Beck admitted voters into the polling place at the Paso Robles Veterans Memorial Building. This…

North County Update as of Wednesday Morning at 6:25 a.m. San Luis Obispo CountyAs of Wednesday morning, initial election results are in with 45.21% of the total registered voters casting ballots. San Luis Obispo County reported a turnout of 82,548 votes from polling…

Limited number of signs featuring local kids will be available from the Elections Office beginning this week SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The Clerk-Recorder and the San Luis Obispo County Elections Office are offeringlocal residents a new way to…

Two at-large councilmember seats on the Atascadero City Council will be up for election on Nov. 5 this year. Constituents got a chance to hear from the three candidates running for those spots during the Atascadero City Council Candidate Forum…

ATASCADERO — San Luis Obispo County Elections Office has announced a satellite voting location for the 2024 General Election. The site, located at 6565 Capistrano Avenue in Atascadero, will be open to voters from Oct. 7 to Nov. 5. Hours of Operation: Monday through…

County partners with the League of Women Voters to engage students in voter registration drives  SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The County of San Luis Obispo Clerk-Recorder’s Office has partnered with the League of Women Voters (LWVSLO) to launch a countywide…

Proposed funding to enhance vocational training, STEM education, campus safety, and accessibility in AUSD ATASCADERO — This November, voters will have the opportunity to vote for Measure B, a new General Obligation Bond proposal that promises to transform…

Following our update on candidates running for local office last week, another candidate was added to the Atascadero City Council race.

He is endorsed by Assemblymember Dawn Addis and others ATASCADERO — Matt Pennon has announced his candidacy for the Atascadero Unified School District (AUSD) Board of Trustees. With a commitment to the community and a vision for educational excellence,…

Local business owner’s platform emphasizes collaboration and community engagement ATASCADERO — Seth Peek, a long-time resident and local business owner, has officially announced his candidacy for the Atascadero City Council in the upcoming election on Nov. 5….

The initial period to file as a candidate for the Nov. 5 election closed on Friday, Aug. 9. As a result, some local incumbents have not qualified to move forward through the election period.

Voters to decide on extension of Measure F-14 Sales Tax for continued road and service  ATASCADERO — On June 25, the Atascadero City Council approved a resolution to place Measure L-24 on the ballot for the November 5 General Election that will…

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The San Luis Obispo County Elections Office wants to remind residents that there are only two official sources of information about their voter registration status: the County Elections Office and the California Secretary of State.  SLO…

Potential candidates have four weeks to file and declare candidacy SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The County of San Luis Obispo Clerk-Recorder’s Office announced last week that the candidate filing period for the November 5 General Election opens on Monday, July 15 and runs…

Moreno defeated Atascadero City Councilmember Susan Funk, will replace current Supervisor Debbie Arnold SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The final results are in for the March 5 Presidential Primary Election and we now know who will be taking the San Luis Obispo County…

SLO County’s voter participation rate is at 51.87 percent of registered voters as of today SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano has released updated results today following the counting of the most recent set of ballots from the March 5, Presidential…

The most recent count of votes shows District 5 County Supervisor candidate Heather Moreno heading further into the lead. She current leads the polls with 54.79 percent of the vote (7,249 votes) against Susan Funk who has the remaining 45.21 percent of the vote (5,982 votes). Over 1,200 votes now separate them.

It is a tight race for District 5. As of the final results report posted just after 12 a.m. Tuesday, Moreno is in the lead at 53.89 percent (4,586 votes) and Susan Funk is at 46.02 percent (3,916) — 670 votes separate the two.

Current Atascadero City Mayor Heather Moreno is in the lead at 50.17 percent and close behind is councilmember Susan Funk at 49.83 percent SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The first results of the Primary Election are in from Super Tuesday, March 5. The highlighted run of…

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The Clerk-Recorder’s Office has had to consolidate a polling place in San Luis Obispo with another one nearby. Precinct 519 Now voting at: The Cal Poly Performing Arts Center (PAC) Formerly voting at: SLO Vet’s Hall Alternate options for all SLO…

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The Clerk-Recorder’s Office is having to make some last-minute adjustments to polling locations ahead of Tuesday’s Presidential Primary Election due to a shortage of precinct workers. The 120 precincts needed to serve SLO County’s…

Extended elections hours in SLO and Atascadero on Election Day SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The County of San Luis Obispo Clerk-Recorder’s Office will be closed on Tuesday, March 5, due to the Presidential Primary Election. Instead of regular business hours and…

With Mayor Heather Moreno running for SLO County Supervisor, Bourbeau prepares to run for her seat ATASCADERO — Atascadero City Councilmember Charles Bourbeau announced he will be a candidate for mayor in the November 2024 election. With current Mayor Heather…

Heather Moreno and Susan Funk are both running for supervisor’s seat and serve together on the Atascadero City Council ATASCADERO — On Wednesday, Jan. 31, from noon to 1:30 p.m., the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce hosted a County Candidate Forum for those running…

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — Across the nation, January 8, kicked off the write-in period for the March 5, Presidential Primary Election. Through February 20, prospective candidates for may file a Statement of Write-In Candidacy with the Clerk-Recorder. To be declared an…

Nomination period opened Nov. 13 for candidates joining race for California Primary Election on March 5, 2024 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — Next year brings a presidential election, and San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elena Cano is looking forward to and…

Funk was elected to the Atascadero City Council in 2018 and re-elected in 2022 ATASCADERO — Susan Funk, currently the Mayor Pro Tem of Atascadero, has announced her intention to run for County Supervisor District 5 in San Luis Obispo County in 2024.  The map of…

Moreno is running for the District 5 seat under the new redistricting map ATASCADERO — Heather Moreno, a Certified Public Accountant, local businesswoman, and the current Mayor of Atascadero, today announced her campaign for the San Luis Obispo County Board of…

Correction letters must be returned to the County Elections Office by Monday, Dec. 5 The Paso Robles Press / Atascadero News Editorial Board NORTH COUNTY — The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano announced on Wednesday, Nov. 30 the final count of ballots…

Candidate Bruce Jones is now only 37 votes behind current Supervisor Bruce Gibson SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — It is now a close race for the District 2 Supervisor seat in San Luis Obispo County. In the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Office’s recent General…

As of Friday, Nov. 11 there are 47,320 ballots left to be counted The Atascadero News Editorial Board NORTH COUNTY — The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Office last updated their unofficial General Election results on Friday, Nov. 11.  Prior to Election…

Election results will be certified by Dec. 8 SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo County Elections Office released its updated Election Summary Report on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 12:28 a.m., stating there have been 58,096 votes counted out of 182,291 registered voters —…

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — General Election Day, and the last day to vote in person are this Tuesday, Nov. 8. The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano has released information outlining the counting process for both election night and the days following….

Get to know your candidates campaigning for your vote this November  By The Atascadero News Board  ATASCADERO — Campaigning continues for the candidates vying for the three open seats on Atascadero’s City Council. The city council candidates in alphabetical order…

Office in Atascadero is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — The San Luis Obispo Election Office, located at 1055 Monterey Street and the Atascadero Election Office, located at 6565 Capistrano Avenue, will both be open for voters on Saturday, November…

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo County Elections Office released its updated Election Summary Report on Thursday, Nov. 19, stating there were only 1,531 provisional ballots remaining. The General Election was held on Nov. 3. None of the North County races…

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo County Elections Office released its updated Election Summary Report on Friday, Nov. 13, stating there were only 3,012 remaining ballots — 523 vote-by-mail, 2,362 provisional. The General Election was held on Nov. 3. With so few…

In an unprecedented year, election pressures call for unprecedented national restraint In the aftermath of an unprecedented United States election, conflicting reports and allegations circulate mainstream and social media channels with a furor of dissenting views…

No major changes in any North County races SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo County Elections Office released its updated Election Summary Report on Friday, Nov. 6. The General Election was held on Nov. 3. None of the North County races changed significantly….

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The San Luis Obispo County Elections Office, ahead of its 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, election results update, provided details on the remaining ballots by contest and district. At the end of business on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the Elections Office estimated…

After months of campaigning, the preliminary results are in for the local candidates and measures. As of 11:13 p.m., Tuesday night, current Atascadero Mayor Heather Moreno is leading with 43% of the vote, Jerry Tanimoto is in second with 35%, and Josh Donovan with…

https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Clerk-Recorder/Forms-Documents/Elections-and-Voting/Current-Elections/2020-11-03-Presidential-General/Reports-and-Results/ElectionSummaryReportRPT-Unofficial_2020-11-03.pdf View SLO County Report Here.

Did you vote? Today is the day! Be sure to have your ballots in or go vote in person! There are 23 Voter Service Centers that be open today, Nov. 3 Election Day from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.  Many locations that had been used as polling places in the past are not being…

More than 11 million Calif. voters have returned their ballots as of Sunday SACRAMENTO — Secretary of State Alex Padilla released on Friday, Oct. 30, the final statewide Report of Registration ahead of the Nov. 3 General Election. As of Oct. 19, a record…

People can drop off their ballot or vote in-person through Nov. 3 NORTH COUNTY — Sixteen-year-old Ella Mitchell was excited to be working at the Voter Service Center inside the Frontier Building of Paso Robles Event Center on Oct. 31. “It’s a good experience and a…

SLO County Clerk-Recorder Voting Tips for Nov. 3 Presidential General Election  Return of Vote By Mail Ballots  Make sure the identification envelope is signed before you return the ballot. Vote By Mail (VBM) ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day and…

By the Election Board of the Atascadero News As we round the corner in the final days of this year’s election cycle, we put together a final preview of the local candidates, measures, and voting hints for the Nov. 3 elections.    Atascadero City Government…

SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong reported that San Luis Obispo County has once again set a record number of registered voters — 184,050, eclipsing the last record of 176,343 set during the Presidential Primary election earlier this…

San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office sent out a reminder that Election Day is approaching fast. But you don’t have to wait until then to vote. County elections offices will be open for voters to cast their ballot in person beginning Oct. 5. You can also…

The Atascadero Chamber has scheduled a virtual forum for the community to hear from the City Council Candidates and the Mayoral Candidates running for seats in the 2020 election.  This is a FREE event for the community. To register for the City Council Candidates…

ATASCADERO — The candidate filing period is closed for the Nov. 3 general election. Three people are running for mayor of Atascadero, five people are running for two City Council seats and four people are running for three seats on the Atascadero Unified School…

The deadline for candidate filing for November 3, General Election, is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7. Seats are open in all the county’s schools, community service, special districts, and all cities. Candidates for city offices must file with their respective City…

Final precinct by precinct results to be provided later this week The Official Canvass for the Presidential Primary Election has been completed and the election was certified by the County Clerk-Recorder on March 25. The official canvass procedures include counting…

Arnold and Peschong to continue as district representatives on County Board of Supervisors As of Tuesday, the County of San Luis Obispo still had more than 4,000 votes left to count overall, but by-district votes were counted to a point of conclusion on local races,…

In light of concerns for the spread of the Coronavirus, voters are reminded that they can send their Vote By Mail (VBM) ballots in the mail or at dropped off at one of the designated VBM ballot drop boxes located throughout the county. If dropping off at the post…

SLO County Recorder Tommy Gong offered tips for voters RETURN OF VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS ON ELECTION DAY Make sure the identification envelope is signed before you return the ballot. Mailed Vote By M (VBM) ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day and…

Record numbers of registered voters and hot election topics cause concern for election officials With record 20.6 million Californians registered to vote, the expansion of Same Day Voter Registration opportunities, and excitement around the Presidential Primary…

Recycled numbers in California’s proposition cycle causes confusion among voters statewide Californians face the ballot box two times this year, but two propositions that share the same name are causing voter confusion. There are two propositions that are generating…