Santa Clara County voters who participated in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District’s May 7 special mail-in parcel tax election still have a few weeks to correct their ballot signatures if errors were made since the outcome could hang in the balance.
Voters have until June 4 to correct issues with their ballot envelope signatures and have their votes counted for or against Measure A before the final results are certified by the county’s registrar of voters.
The high school district serves parts of two counties and Santa Clara County still has 35 ballots that have signature problems, while Santa Cruz has two, according to Santa Clara County elections officials.
“We can’t stress enough that every vote counts, in every election,” said Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey. “Especially for local measures that have a direct impact on your community.”
As of Wednesday, Santa Clara County received 7,189 votes in favor of the measure and 3,422 no votes, while Santa Cruz County received 606 yes votes and 466 votes against.
The measure needs 2/3 voter approval to pass, and the current vote totals put the outcome just above that at 66.72 percent.
If enacted, it would replace an expiring $49 parcel tax with a $128 parcel tax to “attract and retain highly qualified teachers, maintain strong core academic programs and high-quality science, technology, engineering, and math courses,” among other things, according to the ballot description.
