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| Volume 2, Issue 6 |
June 3, 2008: Primary Election Day in San Diego
Today is Primary Election day in California, which will determine the nominees for partisan offices (Congress, State Senate and Assembly). All registered voters can (and should) visit the polls today at one of the approximately 1,652 precincts located throughout the county.
Candidates for partisan offices represent California's political parties - Republican, Democratic, American Independent, Green, Libertarian and Peace & Freedom. The top candidate from each party will face the other party nominees in the General Election on November 4, 2008. The County Central Committees for the Republican and Democratic parties will also appear on this ballot. Also on the ballot are candidates for some non-partisan offices, including Superior Court Judges, Board of Supervisors (Districts 1, 2 and 3), San Diego County Board of Education (Districts 1, 2 and 4) San Diego Community College (Districts B and D), San Diego Unified School (Districts A, D and E) City of San Diego (Mayor, City Attorney and Council Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7), City of Chula Vista (Council Seats 3 and 4).
Download a list of candidates.
Voters will have the opportunity to vote on City of San Diego Propositions A, B and C, as well as state Propositions 98 and 99. Proposition A would amend the City Charter to exempt the public safety services provided by policy officers, firefighters and lifeguards who participate in the City’s Safety Retirement System from the managed competition process. Proposition B would require the City Council to submit Charter amendments that would make the Strong Mayor form of government permanent to voters at the June 2010 election. Proposition C would amend the Charter to establish the positions, roles and responsibilities of Chief Financial Officer, City Auditor and Independent Budget Analyst, modify the City Treasurer appointment process, and create an Audit Committee. The Chamber has taken a position to support city of San Diego Propositions A, B and C.
Proposition 98 would amend the state constitution to prohibit the government from taking private property and turning it over to another private party for any purpose, and would also prevent rent control laws from being passed.Proposition 99 would amend the state constitution to prohibit the government from taking the home of an owner who has lived there for at least one year and turning it over to a private person or organization, unless it is for the purpose of protecting public health and safety or for public uses like schools, roads or parks. The Chamber has taken a position of opposition on Propositions 98 and 99.
For more information on today’s Primary Elections, visit the County of San Diego – Registrar of Voters’ web site: www.sdvote.com |