Any California residents interested in voting in the June 7 presidential primary election must be registered to vote by May 23, according to the California Secretary of State’s office.
Those registering for the first time or who want to update their registration information can visit registertovote.ca.gov.
The June 7 election, which includes the Democratic and Republican primaries, has the local ballot for a seat on the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees. Thomas Arnett, an education researcher, and Pamela Torrisi, a retired paraeducator, are the two candidates running for that education seat.
The winner will fill the seat vacated by former trustee Amy Porter-Jensen, who resigned from the board in 2015 before her term was up. The term of that office will expire at the end of 2016, and another election for the same seat’s next four-year term is scheduled for Nov. 8, 2016.
For local election information, visit the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters’ Office website at sccvote.org.
Voters who registered with a political party may only vote for a presidential candidate running in that party’s primary election.
Voters, regardless of their political party preference, can vote for any candidate running in their district for the following races: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, State Senate, and State Assembly.
Info for voters registered with No Party Preference
Voters with no party preference who vote at the polls can request a Democratic Party, American Independent Party or Libertarian Party ballot on Election Day from a poll worker, according to election officials.
Voters who did not return this postcard will receive a nonpartisan ballot without presidential candidates.
Voters registered with no party preference who want to vote in the June 7 presidential primary for a Republican Party, Green Party or Peace and Freedom Party presidential candidate must re-register to vote with one of those respective parties by May 23, 2016.
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Qualified political parties are holding their June 7 presidential primaries in one of two ways, according to a press release from the Secretary of State:
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• Closed presidential primary, in which only voters registered with the party may vote that party’s presidential ballot. The Republican Party, Green Party and Peace and Freedom Party are holding closed presidential primaries.
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• Modified-closed primary, in which the party also allows voters who registered with no party preference to request to receive and vote that party’s presidential ballot. The Democratic Party, American Independent Party and Libertarian Party are allowing voters with no party preference to vote their June 7 presidential primary ballot. (A voter may not request more than one party’s presidential ballot.)
