{"id":6623,"date":"2020-02-10T22:25:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T06:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2020-05-26T15:50:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T22:50:35","slug":"voters-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/10\/voters-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Voter&#8217;s Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sccgov.org\/sites\/rov\/vca\/Pages\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/voterschoice.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/voterschoice.png 900w, https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/voterschoice-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/voterschoice-768x190.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voting is Now Easier than Ever in Santa Clara County!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Santa Clara County voters will join more than half the voters across the state when they cast a ballot in March using an exciting new voting model that makes it easier than ever to cast a ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s called the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sccvote.org\/voterschoice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Voter\u2019s Choice Act (opens in a new tab)\">Voter\u2019s Choice Act<\/a><\/strong>, and it emphasizes convenience for the modern voter. Everyone will get a ballot that they can return postage-paid by mail, which is by far the most popular way to vote, or they can place it in one of 99 conveniently located and secure <a href=\"https:\/\/eservices.sccgov.org\/Rov?tab=do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"drop-boxes (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>drop-boxes<\/strong><\/a>. Voters who prefer to vote in person can still do so at any of the more than 110 <a href=\"https:\/\/eservices.sccgov.org\/Rov?tab=vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vote Centers (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Vote Centers<\/strong><\/a> that will be open throughout Santa Clara County \u2013 some for up to 11 days.  Remember, now it is Election Day every day between February 22nd and March 3rd!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People can vote near where they work, go to school or while running errands! The <a href=\"https:\/\/eservices.sccgov.org\/Rov?tab=vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vote Centers (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Vote Centers<\/strong><\/a> will offer a full spectrum of services, from language and accessibility assistance to ballots printed on demand for any voter, with all the contests that apply to any residential address in the County. There are electronic poll books to keep track of who has voted, and even voter registration all the way up through Election Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sccvote.org\/voterschoice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Voters-Choice-logo-small-blue.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6639\" width=\"328\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Voters-Choice-logo-small-blue.png 350w, https:\/\/sccdp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Voters-Choice-logo-small-blue-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Take advantage of the extra time and convenience afforded by the new <a href=\"http:\/\/sccvote.org\/voterschoice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Voter\u2019s Choice Act (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Voter\u2019s Choice Act<\/strong><\/a>, which starts with the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election. It\u2019s a positive change that offers voters a choice: Choose when, where and how to vote.  <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/sccvote.org\/voterschoice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"sccvote.org\/voterschoice (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>sccvote.org\/voterschoice<\/strong><\/a> or call <br>866-430-VOTE (8683) for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check your Ballot &#8211; Are you a No Party Preference voter?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are registered with No Party Preference, and would like to vote in the Democratic Presidential Primary, follow&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sccgov.org\/sites\/rov\/VBM\/Documents\/SCC%20VBM%20BALLOT%20REQUEST%20APPLICATION%20-%20PARTY%20PREFERENCE%20FORM%20FILLABLE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">THIS LINK<\/a><\/strong>, complete the request form, and mail it to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registrar of Voters, PO Box 611300, San Jose, CA 95161-1300<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voting is Now Easier than Ever in Santa Clara County! Santa Clara County voters will join more than half the voters across the state when they cast a ballot in March using an exciting new voting model that makes it easier than ever to cast a ballot. It\u2019s called the Voter\u2019s Choice Act, and it &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/2020\/02\/10\/voters-choice\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bluesky_dont_syndicate":"","_bluesky_syndication_accounts":"","_bluesky_syndication_text":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","nodate","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6623"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6646,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6623\/revisions\/6646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sccdp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}