Supervisors set Sept 14 for recall election on Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch pressdemocrat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressdemocrat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Santa Rosa,
CA – May 25, 2021 – Today, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted to hold a countywide election on Sept. 14, 2021, to determine whether District Attorney Jill Ravitch should be recalled and who should replace her if a majority votes in favor of the recall.
The Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto announced that declarations of candidacy forms for eligible candidates desiring to replace Ms. Ravitch may be obtained from and filed at the Registrar of Voters Office, 435 Fiscal Dr., Santa Rosa, CA, beginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow, May 26, and no later than 5 p.m., July 1, 2021. Candidates interested in collecting signatures in lieu of the filing fee may pick up and file such papers beginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow, May 26, and no later than 5 p.m., June 22, 2021.
Reply
May 12, 2021
Santa Rosa, CA – May 12, 2021 – Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto announced today that a petition circulated to recall District Attorney Jill Ravitch has been certified as sufficient. Proponents of the recall have gathered more than the required 30,056 valid signatures of registered voters to trigger a recall election. As a result, the recall question will be heading to voters in a special election on a date later this year. The Board of Supervisors has to set the election date within 14 days of the petition being certified to them. That matter will be brought before them at the May 25 board meeting. The Registrar of Voters will be recommending an election date on Sept. 14.
Staff Report
Renewal of a property tax for Iberville Parish recreation, along with runoff for a Congressional seat, will comprise a ballot for an election Saturday in Iberville Parish.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. throughout the parish. For more information, call the Registrar of Voters Office at (225) 687-5201.
Voters parishwide will make the choice on renewal for the longstanding 3-mill property tax to support the Iberville Parks and Recreation District, which provides activities for youth and adults throughout the parish.
The park system consists of district, town and neighborhood sites located throughout Iberville Parish.
With future park improvements planned, the recreation district is actively progressing to meet the needs of Iberville Parish, according to the district’s Facebook page.
Grand jury impressed by Solano Elections Office during Covid times
FAIRFIELD Despite a series of missteps in election materials and ballot addressing – not all the fault of the Registrar of Voters Office – the 2020-21 Solano County grand jury was generous in its praise of the Elections Office.
“This year’s (state) requirement that ballots be mailed to all voters did not present a challenge for the (Registrar of Voters),” the grand jury report released Wednesday stated.
“The civil grand jury members were impressed with the integrity and attention to detail that the ROV personnel displayed. The ROV staff demonstrated high regard for transparency, the individual’s right to vote, and the accuracy of the process,” the report stated.