By the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 18, the counting of mail ballots in Santa Cruz County had passed 90 percent, with no change in the preliminary results announced the morning after the Nov. 8 election.
With approximately 7,000 mail ballots and 7,500 provisional ballots to be counted. County Clerk Gail Pellerin said her staff would be working over the weekend to complete the canvassing and counting process.
Until that process is completed, some local races remained in doubt.
Leading the too-close-to-call category was Measure D. Measure D maintained a slim lead, at 67.43 percent. A two-thirds ‘Yes” vote is required to pass the half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements across the county, for bicycles, pedestrians, buses, disability services, road and bridge repairs and an additional lane on a section of Highway 1.
Scotts Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees candidate Corey Warner was leading Stephanie Espinola by 55 votes in the contest for a two-year seat.
In the Scotts Valley Fire Protection District, Alan L. Smith hung on to a 107-vote margin over Arthur E.Smith.
