San Martin, California Public Records

The state also offers conditional voter registration and same-day registration at vote centers and county elections offices through Election Day. Eligibility requires U.S. Citizenship, California residency, at least 18 years of age by Election Day, and no current state prison sentence for a felony conviction. As an unincorporated area, San Martin holds no municipal elections for mayor, city council, or city measures. Instead, residents vote in Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors elections for District 1, California State Assembly and Senate races, U.S. House elections for California's 18th Congressional District, and countywide offices such as Sheriff, District Attorney, and Assessor. County Supervisor District 1 elections occur every four years, most recently in 2024, with the next scheduled for 2028. Special district elections affecting the community include Morgan Hill Unified School District board elections and various water, fire, and resource conservation district races. Residents can locate their assigned polling place or vote center using the lookup tool at www.sccvote.org by entering their home address. The county transitioned to a vote center model under the California Voter's Choice Act, allowing voters to cast ballots at any vote center countywide during the 11-day voting period before Election Day, not just at their assigned precinct. Vote centers typically operate from community centers, schools, and public buildings. California operates as a universal vote-by-mail state - all registered voters automatically receive a mail ballot approximately 29 days before each election. Voters can return mail ballots via U.S. Mail postmarked by Election Day, at official ballot drop boxes throughout Santa Clara County, or at any vote center. The Registrar's website provides a ballot tracker at www.sccvote.org where voters can monitor their mail ballot from mailing through counting. Local turnout closely tracked county averages. California will not elect a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for San voters are published by the California Secretary of State (https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections). U.S. House of Representatives elections will occur for all California congressional seats. At the Santa Clara County level, several Board of Supervisors seats may be contested depending on district cycle, along with countywide offices like Sheriff, District Attorney, and Assessor if those terms expire. Special district elections for school boards and other local agencies will also appear. Public election records available under California law include voter registration files with names and addresses but not individual party affiliation, campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the county or state and searchable at http://www.fppc.ca.gov and through county systems, candidate statements and declarations of candidacy, precinct-level election results available at www.sccvote.org after certification, and initiative or referendum petitions. Voter history showing whether someone voted, though not how they voted, is public record available through formal requests to the Registrar of Voters.