The year 2020 will go down as pivotal as any year in our nation’s or the world’s history. Here at The Atascadero News, we will compile all relevant voter information here on this page as we proceed through this election year.
The California primary election is over, and we head to the general election on November 3. Keep up with local political info and ballot information at this page dedicated to Atascadero. First, if you have not yet, register to vote, here.
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Who’s running for office?
California’s 24th Congressional District
California State Assembly District 35
Atascadero Mayor
Atascadero City Council
The Atascadero News Posts on Election 2020
Candidate filing period open for November 5 General Election
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…
Atascadero Mayor Heather Moreno secures District 5 Supervisor seat
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…
Clerk-Recorder anticipates election certification by March 27
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…
Moreno remains in lead for District 5 County Supervisor race
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.
Judge’s ruling on county overcharge for election recount up for reconsideration
Recount was for the 2022 District 2 San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors election SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — After a judge ruled that San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano overcharged a woman who requested a ballot recount for the 2022 District 2 San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Board of Supervisors election, the county […]
Race tight for District 5 Supervisor with Super Tuesday results posted
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.
Tight race for District 5 Supervisor with Super Tuesday results posted
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 voting precinct 519 moved to Cal Poly PAC
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…
Los Osos and Ocean Clerk Recorder precincts consolidated ahead of Tuesday’s election
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…
County Clerk Recorder office to be closed Election Day, March 5
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…
City Councilmember announces candidacy for Atascadero mayor
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…
San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce hosts District 5 forum
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…
Write-in period runs through February 20
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…
Countdown to California’s March Primary: Nomination period opens for federal, state, and local offices
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…
Susan Funk Announces Bid for County Supervisor
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…
Atascadero Mayor Heather Moreno Announces Campaign for County Supervisor
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…
General Election Results Update
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…
Election Update Shows Tight Race for District 2 Supervisor Seat
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…
2022 Preliminary General Election Results
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…
Preliminary winning candidates announced
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 —…
SLO County Clerk-Recorder: How and When are Votes Counted and Reported
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….
Atascadero Unified School District Candidates 2022 Q&A Part II
Get to know your candidates campaigning for your vote this November By The Atascadero News Editorial Board ATASCADERO — Campaigning continues for the candidates vying for the four open seats on Atascadero’s School Board. Candidates officially running for the open…
Atascadero City Council Candidates 2022 Q&A Part II
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…
Election Offices Open on Saturday, November 5
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…
SLO County Elections Office: 1,531 Ballots Remaining to be Counted
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…
SLO County Elections Office: 3,012 Ballots Remaining to be Counted
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…
The Election Remains Undecided
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…
SLO County Elections Office Updates Results
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….
SLO County Elections Office Releases Contest and District for Remaining Ballots
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…
Preliminary Results for Atascadero
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…
SLO County Election Summary Report
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.
Today is the Day! Nov. 3, 2020 Election Day!
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…
Record 22 Million Californians Registered to Vote
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…
Voter Service Centers are Open Across SLO County
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…
Hints for Voters During Four Days of Voting
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…
Final Preview for the Local Atascadero Elections
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 County Sets Voter Registration Record
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…
Mayoral Candidates Talk Measure D-20, Cannabis And More at Forum
Heather Moreno, Josh Donovan and Jerry Tanimoto participate in Chamber Of Commerce virtual event ATASCADERO — The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce held a Thursday night forum between incumbent Mayor Heather Moreno and her two challengers Josh Donovan and Jerry Tanimoto….
County Election Official Confident as Early Voting Begins
Those who prefer to vote in person will have fewer locations to choose from, but can access voter service centers early this year SAN LUIS OBISPO — With just under 30 days until the Nov. 3 general election, San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Tommy Gong is confident…
State Assembly, Senate Forum Covers Diablo Canyon Closing, Economy, Housing and Climate
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Three of the four candidates running for local state Assembly and Senate seats participated in a forum Monday afternoon, Sept. 28, organized by the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. The majority of the forum centered on the economy, specifically…
PRJUSD School Board Virtual Candidate Forum is Sept. 30
PASO ROBLES — The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District School Board Virtual Candidate Forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The Paso Robles Education Alliance is presenting the free forum. The forum will be streamed live on PRJUSD’s YouTube…
SLO County Clerk-Recorder Election Day Reminder and Voting Information
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…
Atascadero Chamber Holds Virtual Forum Between City Council Candidates
By Connor Allen & Brian Williams The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce held a forum on Thursday night between all five city council candidates running in the November elections. The forum included introductions, three questions, and closing remarks between the…
SLO Chamber Brings State Senate and Assembly Candidates Together for Roundtable Discussion
SAN LUIS OBISPO — This election, and the campaigning leading up to it, looks different than ever before and offers even fewer chances to get to know the candidates. With the election just over a month away, this year could bring significant political change to our…
City Council Election 2020 Q&A
The City Council is composed of five members, a Mayor and four Council members, elected at large by the citizens of Atascadero. The City Council acts upon all legislative matters concerning the city, approving, and adopting all ordinances, resolutions,…
Atascadero Chamber Announces 2020 City Election Candidates Virtual Forum
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…
Local Elections Underway in North County
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…
First Candidate Filing Period Closes
Deadline for some races extended to Aug. 12 because some incumbents did not file to run again SAN LUIS OBISPO — City and county officials are reporting that election deadlines for numerous local offices on the November ballot, including city councils and school and…
Candidate Filing Deadline For 2020 General Election
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…
Filing Period for Local Races Begins July 13
The general election is less than four months away and that means it’s time for people to decide if they are going to throw their hat in the local political arena. The filing period for local candidates to be on the Nov. 3 ballot begins July 13 and runs through 5 p.m….
SLO County Certifies Primary Election
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…
Election Tally Brings Closure to Local Races
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,…
Healthy Voting Tips: Coronavirus Precautions
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…
Hints for Election Day
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…
California Voters Urged to Vote Early – Here’s Why
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…
Prop 13 Explained … What to Know for Tuesday’s Vote
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…
