Alameda Prepares To Vote: CA Election

Alameda CA

02 November, 2020

4:25 PM

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ALAMEDA, CA — While the majority of Alameda voters have already cast their mail-in ballots and returned them, some will venture out to vote centers on Tuesday to either mark their ballots or hand them in for counting. Here in Alameda, voters are two city councilmembers, and three school board members. The city auditor and treasurer are running unopposed. A number of special districts have races, and there are two ballot measures. Measure Z would repeal Measure A (Article 26) from the city charter, while Measure AA would amend the city charter to give powers to the city prosecutor, and edit gender pronouns. There are three county tax measures: V would extend the unincorporated area's 6.5% Utility Users Tax through 2033; W would increase the countywide sales tax by one-half cent; X would authorize a $90 million bond to upgrade Alameda County Fire Department stations in unincorporated areas. There's one open seat on the County Board of Supervisors: Vinnie Bacon is facing David Haubert for District 1. >> Vote In Person In Alameda: Vote Centers Now Open Alameda County voters are weighing in on races for the statehouse and U.S. Congress.In the 13th Congressional District, incumbent Barbara Lee is facing Nikka Piterman. In the 15th Congressional District, incumbent Eric Swalwell is facing Alison Hayden. In the 17th Congressional District, incumbent Ro Khana is facing Ritesh Tandon. In the 15th State Assembly District, incumbent Buffy Wicks is facing Sara Brink. In the 16th State Assembly District, incumbent Rebecca Bauer-Kahan is facing Joseph A. Rubay. In the 18th State Assembly District, incumbent Rob Bonta is facing Stephen Slauson. In the 20th State Assembly District, incumbent Bill Quirk is facing Alexis Villalobos. In the 25th State Assembly District, the candidates are Bob Brunton and Alex Lee. In the 7th State Senate District, incumbent Steve Glazer is facing Julie Mobley. In the 9th State Senate District, incumbent Nancy Skinner is facing Jamie Dluzak. Alameda County has 934,030 registered voters, according to statistics from Secretary of State Alex Padilla's office. Statewide, there are 21.2 million registered voters, an increase of 800,000 since the primary in March. Stay tuned to Patch on Election Day for results. Want to double-check that your absentee ballot has been received? Track it here.