Amador County – With an 8-point lead as the initial count ended Tuesday night, No On Measure N took a narrow win in unofficial voting Tuesday. Amador County election officials said it was “too close to call right now.” The “No” votes on Measure N numbered 594 after the ballots from the 2 Sutter Creek voting places were tallied just before 10 p.m. Tuesday. The No votes edged out Yes On N by 8 votes. The No’s totaled 586 votes. There were 9 “under votes,” or ballots that were returned without a decision on the measure question. One had an “over vote,” selecting both options. That was only in ballots that were received either from absentee voters or from the 2 precincts. The election office still must count numerous provisional ballots, from all precincts throughout the county, which may or may not include Sutter Creek ballots. Elections clerk Debra Smith said provisional ballots that were not counted may also include ballots cast by people whose eligibility still needed verification. The Measure N vote would approve or reject Sutter Creek City Council approval and actions on the Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort housing and commercial development in Sutter Creek. The vote was open only to Sutter Creek residents. There were 1,725 registered voters who were eligible for to vote Tuesday, and as of the closing of polls, 1,180 total votes had been cast, for a voter turnout of 68.4 percent. Smith said it was better than the county-wide turnout of 52.9 percent. She said with provisional ballots still to count, she hoped it would bring up both percentages. The ballots still left to count could include “vote by mail” ballots that may have been returned to a voting place different than the voter’s own precinct. She said voting day hand-delivered mail votes were becoming more common in the county. Mailed-in votes had to be delivered to a voting place by the close of polls at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Smith said, and post-marked ballots still in the mailing system were not valid. She was not sure how many of the ballots yet to count would be Sutter Creek ballots, and the office was not sure when the official count would be completed. Election officials were still going through the precinct boxes this morning (Wednesday, June 9th), and they did not know how many more Sutter Creek ballots were left to count. Deputy Registrar of Voters George Allen said Tuesday that the election department must hand-count 10 percent of its precincts and likely would hand-count one or both Sutter Creek precinct. He was not sure when that would occur. The elections office has 28 days to certify the election. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -
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Amador County – With an 8-point lead as the initial count ended Tuesday night, No On Measure N took a narrow win in unofficial voting Tuesday. Amador County election officials said it was “too close to call right now.” The “No” votes on Measure N numbered 594 after the ballots from the 2 Sutter Creek voting places were tallied just before 10 p.m. Tuesday. The No votes edged out Yes On N by 8 votes. The No’s totaled 586 votes. There were 9 “under votes,” or ballots that were returned without a decision on the measure question. One had an “over vote,” selecting both options. That was only in ballots that were received either from absentee voters or from the 2 precincts. The election office still must count numerous provisional ballots, from all precincts throughout the county, which may or may not include Sutter Creek ballots. Elections clerk Debra Smith said provisional ballots that were not counted may also include ballots cast by people whose eligibility still needed verification. The Measure N vote would approve or reject Sutter Creek City Council approval and actions on the Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort housing and commercial development in Sutter Creek. The vote was open only to Sutter Creek residents. There were 1,725 registered voters who were eligible for to vote Tuesday, and as of the closing of polls, 1,180 total votes had been cast, for a voter turnout of 68.4 percent. Smith said it was better than the county-wide turnout of 52.9 percent. She said with provisional ballots still to count, she hoped it would bring up both percentages. The ballots still left to count could include “vote by mail” ballots that may have been returned to a voting place different than the voter’s own precinct. She said voting day hand-delivered mail votes were becoming more common in the county. Mailed-in votes had to be delivered to a voting place by the close of polls at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Smith said, and post-marked ballots still in the mailing system were not valid. She was not sure how many of the ballots yet to count would be Sutter Creek ballots, and the office was not sure when the official count would be completed. Election officials were still going through the precinct boxes this morning (Wednesday, June 9th), and they did not know how many more Sutter Creek ballots were left to count. Deputy Registrar of Voters George Allen said Tuesday that the election department must hand-count 10 percent of its precincts and likely would hand-count one or both Sutter Creek precinct. He was not sure when that would occur. The elections office has 28 days to certify the election. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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