Voters in Morongo Valley and the Twentynine Palms area have important decisions to make this month, and they have to do it by mail. Dan Stork has the heads-up…
Mail Ballots for the 2013 Consolidated Mail Ballot Election were delivered to voters’ mailboxes beginning August 3, 2013. Locally, the Morongo Valley Community Service District and the Twentynine Palms Water District each have 3 directors’ seats up for grabs. Voted ballots may be returned via US mail by Wednesday August 21, or in person to the Elections Office. Ballots can also be dropped off at several locations throughout the county from now through Election Day, including City Hall, the Library, and the Water District in Twentynine Palms, or at the Town Hall or Library in Yucca Valley. Voters can request replacement mail ballots at the specific times and places detailed here: the San Bernardino County Elections Office, 777 E. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415 Monday through Friday during normal business hours, and at the Hesperia Branch Library, 9650 7th Avenue, Hesperia CA, on Thursday, August 22, Friday, August 23, and Monday, August 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Election Day, Tuesday, August 27, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Unfortunately, none of the places are convenient to the Morongo Basin. For a complete list of ballot drop-off locations or further information about this election, visit the Elections Office website, www.sbcountyelections.com. Voted ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day in order to be accepted. A ballot postmarked on Election Day, but not received in the Elections Office, will not be counted. While the mail-in deadline is August 21, all ballots are due at the Registrar of voters on August 27. If you miss the 21st deadline ballots can still be dropped off by August 27.
