Contra Costa County
Kristin B. Connelly
Clerk - Recorder - Elections
County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar
[email protected]
925.335.7899
ELECTIONS
Registrar of Voters
Primary Statutory Responsibilities Include:
• Conduct elections in a fair, efficient, accurate, and timely manner; • Provide services to maintain a high level of voter registration and to ensure that all eligible citizens can register to vote and are able to exercise their right to vote, according to Federal and State statutory laws and regulations;
CLERK-RECORDER
Primary Statutory
Responsibilities Include:
• Accurately maintain, protect, and
preserve official records and indices
relating to real property and
vital records in Contra Costa County
and provide the public with easy,
convenient, and reliable access to
public documents;
• Provide micrographic capability and
equipment to digitize, maintain, and
archive our public records.
CLERK -RECORDER -
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
• The Election Division was
selected as 1 of just 16 jurisdictions
nationwide to be a Center for Election
Excellence.
o The award is bringing nearly $2 million
in grant revenue through the end of 2024.
• Contra Costa Elections also received the
Democracy Award from the National
Association of Election Officials in 2022 for leading
the 11-county Coalition of Bay Area Elections
Officials (bayareavotes.org) for collaborating
to fight mis- and dis-information about elections
in our shared media market.
• We continue to collaborate on new collateral.
Recognized for Excellence
CONTRA COSTA ELECTIONS
BY THE NUMBERS
• 709,605 registered voters
o 90%-95% of ballots are cast as
Vote-By-Mail (VBM) ballots.
o These get returned split about evenly between
secure drop boxes and USPS.
• We moved to a central count model in 2022.
• We are authorized for just 32 permanent FTEs.
• By contrast, Santa Clara has only 400,000 more
registered voters and they have 90 permanent FTEs.
• The Presidential Primary on March 5, 2024, is first time in the history of California where we will mail every voter a ballot in a partisan presidential primary.
9th Largest County in California
SAN PABLO
BY THE NUMBERS
• 12,850 registered voters (1.8% of county)
o 69 precincts serving city voters
• Partisan breakdown of registered voters:
o 63.2% Democratic Party
o 7.9% Republican Party
o 2.7% American Independent Party
o 0.6% Green Party
o 0.5% Libertarian Party
o 1.0% Peace & Freedom Party
o 23.0% No Party Preference
o 1.2% Misc.
• 14 volunteers from San Pablo have committed to
help with the Presidential Primary.
• In November 2022, the highest turnout for in-person voting was at San Pablo Librarywith 147 voters
on Election Day.
Contra Costa County Elections Division
mailed all NPP voters a postcard in December
that gave instructions on how to request a cross-
over ballot for American Independent Party, the
Democratic Party or the Libertarian Party.
Voters wanting to participate in the Republican,
Green Party or Peace & Freedom Party
Presidential Primary need to re-register with that
party by February 20,2024.
How to get back to us?
Voters can send us their No Party Preference Cross-
Over Ballot Notice and Application in person or by
mail. It can also be sent by email or fax.
• Email: [email protected]
• Fax: (925) 335-7836
Contra Costa County Elections Division
mailed all NPP voters a postcard in December
that gave instructions on how to request a cross-
over ballot for American Independent Party, the
Democratic Party or the Libertarian Party.
Voters wanting to participate in the Republican,
Green Party or Peace & Freedom Party
Presidential Primary need to re-register with that
party by February 20,2024.
How to get back to us?
Voters can send us their No Party Preference Cross-
Over Ballot Notice and Application in person or by
mail. It can also be sent by email or fax.
• Email: [email protected]
• Fax: (925) 335-7836
VOTING EARLY IN SAN PABLO
24/7 Drop Box LocationsIn-Person Voting
Friday March 1 -- 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday March 2 -- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday March 4 --11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Richmond Memorial Auditorium
403 Civic Center Plaza 1000 Gateway Avenue
When is the Next Election?
2024 Presidential Primary Election
E-Day -40
1/25/24
E-Day -29
2/5/24
E-Day -15
2/19/24
E-Day -4
3/1/24
E-Day
3/5/24
E-Day +7
3/12/24
Voter Information Guides mailed
Includes locations of ballot drop boxes and voting sites Ballots mailed to all voters
In-person voting begins in Martinez; drop boxes opened
Last day to register online-If haven’t received your ballot Email [email protected] or phone 925.335.7800
Five early voting sites open
Fri, Sat, Mon, and Election Day
Election Day!
Ballot postmark deadline
Drop-dead
County must receive your ballot
How Can You Support Elections?
• Communicate with your residents and reinforce important election information.
• For the March Primary, NPP voters need to let us know if they would like a “crossover ballot” that allows them to vote in a partisan primary.
• To participate in the Republican Primary, a resident needs to be registered with the Republican party.
• Encourage high school students to become student poll workers. Invite our staff to speak to your Youth Commission.
How Can You Support Elections?
• Be an ambassador for registering new voters year-round. • Reinforce safety messages with your local police department. • Support California High School Voter Education Weeks the last two weeks of April and September.
• In 2024, please do what you can to amplify information about the importance of voting. The CA SOS, Dr. Shirley Weber plans to highlight the 60th anniversary of Fannie Lou Hamer’s 1964 speech “I’m so sick and tired of being sick and tired,” to help inspire Californians to vote.
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ContraCostaVote.gov
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California's Youth Vote
State
2014 Youth Turnout
Rate
2018 Youth Turnout
Rate
2022 Youth Turnout
Rate
Change in Youth
Turnout, 2018-2022
California 10.3% 30.3% 22.1% -8.2
Youth Voter Turnout in Recent Midterm Elections: State by State CIRCLE estimates of youth voter turnout (ages 18-29) in the past three midterm elections. Turnout is the percentage of eligible voters (whether or not they were registered) who cast a ballot.
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Contra Costa County
Kristin B. Connelly
Clerk - Recorder - Elections
County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar
[email protected]
925.335.7899