No staff, lights off: Unattended voting center in Belmont raises election security concerns

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

A framegrab from video shows an apparently unattended voting center at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Voter Madelyn Webster raised concerns with San Mateo County election officials over what she saw as a security concern. (Madelyn Webster via Bay City News)

A San Mateo County voter who tried to cast her ballot at a voting center in Belmont over the weekend said that the location was left unattended, raising concerns over election security.

On Sunday evening, Madelyn Webster and her husband arrived at a voting location at Notre Dame de Namur University’s Taube Center to drop off her ballot before heading to dinner.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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