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27-05-2025
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San Diego County sends out voter pamphlets ahead of District 1 special general election
(Above: Earlier report on Good Morning San Diego following special primary election on April 20, 2025) SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — With the special general election for the first supervisorial district set to get underway, informational pamphlets about the election are making their way to the mailboxes of more than 370,000 registered voters in San Diego County this week. The pamphlets include important deadlines, statements from the candidates for District 1 county supervisor and more. Voters can see an online version of their pamphlet using the 'View Voter Information Pamphlet (Sample Ballot)' tool on the Registrar of Voters website. Voter info postcards mailed to District 1 residents for supervisor runoff Registered voters in District 1 are tasked with electing who will fill the seat left vacant on the county Board of Supervisors after Nora Vargas announced her desire to step down from her position late last year. Vargas officially left her post on Jan. 6. The elected supervisor would oversee matters pertaining to the first supervisorial district, which encompasses approximately 256 square miles of the county. District 1 stretches from the U.S.-Mexico border, Imperial Beach and National City to southern parts of the city of San Diego such as Barrio Logan, Logan Heights and Sherman Heights. It also includes areas east of Chula Vista such as Bonita, Otay Ranch and parts of Spring Valley. After a highly contentious primary election in April, the race for the District 1 seat continues between two South Bay leaders — Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre. Early voting begins in person on Monday, June 2 at the Registrar of Voters office, located at 5600 Overland Ave. in Kearny Mesa. On the following day, June 3, voters may begin dropping off completed mail-in ballots throughout the district at more than two dozen drop boxes. A handful of vote centers across the county will open their doors to voters starting Saturday, June 21. On July 1, the final day of voting, 13 more vote centers will open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A list of ballot drop boxes and vote centers can be found online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
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Board of Supervisors District 1 special election results
Above: FOX 5 report on voters headed to the polls for the District 1 special election. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The first batch of unofficial results in the crowded race to succeed Nora Vargas on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors are expected to be released by the Registrar of Voters shortly after polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Seven candidates are currently vying for the District 1 seat: Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Carolina Chavez, energy consultant Elizabeth Efird, former Imperial County Supervisor Louis Fuentes, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, San Diego City Councilmember Vivian Moreno, and marketing firm associate Lincoln Pickard. D1 Special Election: What to know | The Candidates | How to vote | More Stories FOX 5/KUSI will update this page with real-time results as soon as they are made available. The first drop of unofficial returns is anticipated to represent mail-in ballots received prior to election day and those cast early at in-person vote centers. Once all the ballots have been counted, the Registrar of Voters has until May 8 to certify the race results, making it official. In order for a candidate to win outright, they would need to have received 50% of votes in the final tally. Should no candidate meet this mark, a runoff between the two candidates with the most votes will take place on July 1. The race is the second time South Bay residents took to the ballot box to select their representative on the County Board of Supervisors in less than six months, having just re-elected Vargas to a second term in the District 1 seat in the November general. San Diego County loses $40M in funds just before new public health lab opens The former board chair announced she would not be taking the oath of office again abruptly a few weeks after her resounding win, citing 'personal safety and security reasons' — the details of which have still not been disclosed. Her resignation set up another high-stakes contest with the potential to swing partisan control of the technically non-partisan body back into the hands of Republicans after just four years with a Democratic majority. Whoever wins in the special election will serve out the remainder of Vargas' term, running through January 2029. FOX 5/KUSI will be following this race throughout election night. Check back for updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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07-04-2025
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District 1 voters have until Tuesday night to vote in special election
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Voters in District 1 have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to cast their vote in the County Supervisor District 1 Special Election. Seven candidates are vying for the position after Nora Vargas resigned. The seven candidates are Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Carolina Chavez, energy consultant Elizabeth Efird, business owner Louis Fuentes, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, San Diego City Councilwoman Vivian Moreno, and South County resident Lincoln Pickard. What to Know: San Diego County Supervisor District 1 Special Election Seven vote centers will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday: Bonita-Sunnyside Branch Library – Community Room 4375 Bonita Rd., Bonita, 91902 Chula Vista City Hall 276 4th Ave., Chula Vista, 91910 County of San Diego HHSA – Conference Room 690 Oxford St., Chula Vista, 91911 West View Elementary – Auditorium 525 3rd St., Imperial Beach, 91932 Mountain View Community Center – Back Meeting Room 641 S Boundary St., San Diego, 92113 San Ysidro Senior Center 125 E Park Ave., San Ysidro, 92173 Spring Valley Community Center – Olsen Room 8735 Jamacha Blvd., Spring Valley, 91977 On Tuesday, the final day of voting, six additional vote centers will open, bringing the total to 13 locations. Voting hours on that day will extend to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If no candidate receives a majority vote during the April 8 special primary election, the top two vote-getters will move on to the special general election on July 1. Voting centers open for county's District 1 supervisor special election The winner will serve the remainder of the current term ending in January 2029. Only voters residing in the First Supervisorial District can vote in this special election. Voters can find more information on the special election, including vote center locations and ballot drop box sites, at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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27-03-2025
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San Diego County's District 1 Supervisor special election about two weeks away
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Voters in the South Bay still have time to cast their ballots in San Diego County's District 1 Supervisor special election. The district has been without leadership since early January when Supervisor Nora Vargas unexpectedly stepped down, choosing not to fulfill the second term she had been elected to. 'To date, we've mailed over 370,000 ballots to the residents in District 1,' said San Diego County Assistant Registrar of Voters Shawn Brom on Wednesday evening. San Diego passes first-in-the-nation policy to ban digital-only coupons at grocery stores Of those ballots, Brom said about 30,000 are currently being processed. He added, 'In special elections, the turnout is typically lower than other statewide elections, presidential primaries, gubernatorial.' Some are going a step further and putting a number on it. 'Turnout is probably going to be under 20%. We had a special election two years ago for the State Assembly in a very similar area in the South Bay. It was about 14.2% turnout,' said Art Castañares, publisher of La Prensa San Diego newspaper. Castañares said the projections aren't surprising. He commented, 'It's just voter apathy sometimes. We just got done with a big election for president.' Although the election is limited to those who live in District 1, the implications are far-reaching. Seven candidates are running for the seat. 'Everybody basically is running for second place behind Chula Vista Mayor John McCann,' said Castañares. District 1 is largely democratic leaning but with so many in the race, it could head to a July runoff. Whoever wins in the special election will serve the remainder of the current term, which runs through January 2029, cementing a body that shapes key policies. 'The finances at the county, I think, are going to become a huge issue. They are in the hole, probably $150 million a year,' said Castañares. 'And I think that, especially with what's going on in Washington about cutting waste and fraud and overspending, I think that issue is going to become the number one issue in a runoff.' There is still time to conditionally register and vote before the April 8 election, either at the Registrar of Voters or the seven voting centers throughout the district that will open starting Saturday, March 29. A total of 13 polling places will be open on Election Day. The county Registrar of Voters encourages anyone who thinks they may be eligible to vote in the special election to look up what district they live in and double-check their voter registration status. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
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Ballots going out in special election for Vargas' Board of Supervisors seat
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Registered voters in south San Diego County will soon be receiving ballots in the mail for the special election to replace former Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas following her abrupt resignation. The Registrar of Voters office plans to send out the mail-in ballots to registered voters in the first supervisorial district on Monday, March 10, ahead of the first crop of ballot drop-off boxes becoming available later in the week. These ballots can be completed and returned either via mail through the U.S. Postal Service or by placing them in one of the more than two dozen drop boxes. Once it is in the mail, people can track their ballot by signing up for the county's 'Where's My Ballot?' tool. Meet the candidates running for Vargas' Board of Supervisors seat For District 1 residents who prefer to vote in person, vote centers will begin opening up at the end of March, ten days before the final day of voting on Tuesday, April 8. The kickstart of voting in the special election will mark the second time South County residents in the first supervisorial district will head to the ballot box in less than a year, having just re-elected Vargas for a second term back in November. While the Board of Supervisors is technically a nonpartisan body, the race will be decisive in determining majority control. Republicans have the opportunity to take back the reins just four years after Democrats became the majority party in the county for the first time in decades. Seven candidates are vying for the role: Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Carolina Chavez, affordable energy consultant Elizabeth Efird, former Imperial County Board of Supervisors Chair Louis Fuentes, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, San Diego City Councilmember Vivian Moreno, and long-time South County resident, Lincoln Pickard. As the contest is a special election, should one candidate garner more than 50% of the vote in April, they would win the race outright. If no candidate meets that threshold, the election will move to a runoff between the top two vote-getters in July. Since the race is at a district level, only residents who live within its boundaries will be eligible to cast a vote in the race. What to know about the special election for Vargas' Board of Supervisors seat This includes neighborhoods in south San Diego, such as Barrio Logan, Chollas View, East Village and Golden Hill, as well as the whole of Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and National City. San Diegans can look up their supervisorial district on the Registrar of Voters website. All residents who are already signed up to vote in the district will be able to participate in the election, but the Registrar of Voters' office encourages people to check their voter status before the registration deadline passes on Monday, March 24. Prospective voters will only be able to participate after that point by casting a provisional ballot at an in-person vote center. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
