Statewide Special Election Important Dates

SALINAS, CA – The November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election will be here and this is what voters in Monterey County should know to get vote ready. The combined Monterey County The Elections Ballot and local Voter Information Pamphlet will begin being mailed out on October 2. State Voter Information Guides are now in the mail and will continue to mail into the week of October 5. All active voters will receive a ballot in the mail and in-person voting options will be available.

Important Dates:

September 26

- State Voter Information Guides begin mailing

October 2

-Ballots tentatively scheduled to begin mailing

October 6

- Ballots will be mailed no later than this date

October 6

- In-person voting available at the Monterey County Elections Office, 1441 Schilling Place – Salinas

October 20

- Deadline to register to vote

October 21

- Same day voter registration period begins

October 28

- Last day the Elections Office will mail ballots to voters

- Last recommended day for voters to return ballots via USPS

October 31

- Elections Satellite Office, Embassy Suites, 1441 Canyon Del Rey Blvd, Seaside opens for early in-person voting

November 1 & 2

- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Weekend Voting at Monterey County Elections and Satellite Office at Embassy Suites in Seaside

November 4

- Last day to vote in-person or return your ballot. Voting ends at 8 p.m.

The local voter information guide is available online at https://tinyurl.com/voter-guide-and-polls-locator

The state voter guide is available online at https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/.

Voters can check their voter information, by visiting https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov/.

Voters can track their ballot at every step of the way by signing up for BallotTrax at https://montereycounty.ballottrax.net/voter/.

Thinking about volunteering with Monterey County Elections? There’s still time. Call (831) 796-1485 to sign up to be a poll worker and help Monterey County Vote!

For more information call (831) 796-1499 or visit www.CountyofMonterey.gov/Elections.

Comments

King City Man Arrested on January 6 for Rape, Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor and Kidnapping

According to King City Police Department, on December 30, 2024 a 17-year-old minor female victim reported that she had attended a party on the 100 Block of Bedford Circle on December 24, 2024. During the party, the suspect provided her with alcohol. He then pulled the victim into a bedroom, forcibly removed her clothing and had sexual intercourse with her against her will. This case was investigated by the King City Police Department Investigations Unit which resulted in the apprehension and arrest on January 6, 2025 of the suspect identified as 21-year-old Jesus Oseguera Briseno of King City. Briseno was also booked into the Monterey County Jail charged with Rape, Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor and Kidnapping. Anyone with further information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the King City Police Department at (844) 844-3382; Sergeant Josh Partida (831) 385-4848 or jpartida@kingcity.com; or the WeTip line at 1-800-78-CRIME. Your call may remain completely ano...

Monterey County DA Releases Preliminary Information Concerning an Officer Involved Shooting Incident that Occurred Outside of Soledad on December 16

SALINAS, California- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni on December 19 released preliminary information concerning the officer involved shooting (OIS) which occurred at about 1:20 a.m. outside the city of Soledad on December 16, 2025. Just before 1:00 a.m., Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Pina, who has been a peace officer for 10 years all with MCSO, and Deputy Blain Councilman, each in separate patrol cars, were dispatched to 32097 McCoy Road. A resident at the farm labor camp reported a suspicious individual with a handgun whose white Honda 4 door sedan was parked in space 18 at the complex. Before parking there, the suspect drove around and around, stopped in front of the reporting party’s (RP’s) truck, and got out. The RP could hear music. Deputy Pina drove the lead patrol car and arrived just after 1:20 a.m. His dashcam video, which does not record sound but which he installed on his own and at his own expense, depicts the following: He drove down ...

King City CHP is searching for person of interest who fled the scene of a fatal crash in Greenfield

On Monday, September 16 at approximately 3:50 pm, a fatal traffic collision occurred on Metz Road south of Elm Avenue in Greenfield. The driver who caused the collision fled on foot and is currently outstanding. The California Highway Patrol King City Area is currently seeking the whereabouts of 31-year-old Agustin Santana-Moncada of King City who has been identified as a person of interest in the case. The King City Area is requesting assistance from the public in locating Santana-Moncada. Anyone with information is asked to contact the King City Area office at (831) 385-3216.

KRKC COUNTRY

Search This Blog