SLO County voters slow to return ballots

As of last week, slightly less than 10% of the primary election ballots from San Luis Obispo County voters had been returned, according to a report by CalCoast News.

Only 18,360 of the 186,626 ballots mailed to registered voters have been returned, with 9,262 Democrats and 5,467 Republicans voting.

Three supervisor elections in SLO County will be decided in the primary on June 7: District 2, District 3, and District 4. In District 4, there are 4,681 returning ballots out of 40,981 registered voters.

Only 3,493 of the 7,760 votes sent to District 2 voters have been returned. Only 2,979 of the 30,907 ballots mailed to voters in District 3 have been returned.

During midterm elections, voters tend to come out in smaller numbers. In the 2018 primary election, 53 percent of voters in SLO County cast votes, a significant increase over the 2014 primary, when just 41% of ballots were tallied.

To be counted, your vote must be dropped in or mailed on or by June 7th, election day.