San Clemente Election: Residents Prepare To Vote Nov. 2020

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — The majority of San Clemente voters have already cast their mail-in ballots and returned them, though some will venture out to vote centers on Tuesday to either mark their ballots or hand them in for counting.

Here in San Clemente, voters will select new city councilmembers and school board members.

Several districts have races, and there are 13 ballot measures across the county. Some of these include:

Measure BB in San Clemente adds term limits for your city council members.

Orange County voters will also weigh in on races for representation in the U.S. Congress.

Incumbent Mike Levin faces Bryan Maryott, a San Juan Capistrano City Councilman, in the 49th District. The 49th spans South Orange County cities of Ladera Ranch, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, and north San Diego County.

San Clemente Will Vote For State Assembly:

73rd District: Laguna Niguel's Republican Mayor Laurie Davies will face off with Scott Rhinehart, Democrat, and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. They will battle for the spot left behind by incumbent Bill Brough, Republican, who was outvoted in March's primary. The district includes San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, Ladera Ranch, Coto De Caza, Trabuco Canyon, and Mission Viejo.

Orange County residents will also vote for School Districts, Special District Contests of Water, Community services, Sanitation, Library District and Geologic Hazard Abatement.

Most Orange County cities will vote for city council members, some by district. Patch will be following city council elections in:

• Dana Point
• Laguna Beach
• Laguna Niguel
• Lake Forest
• Mission Viejo
• Newport Beach
• Rancho Santa Margarita
• San Clemente
• San Juan Capistrano

Orange County has 1.7 million registered voters, according to statistics from the Orange County Registrar of Voters. As of this report, Orange County saw a surge in voter registration in September. According to Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley's office, the county's voters consist of 36 percent democratic voters, 34 percent Republican voters.

The largest unknown in the county is the vast number of voters who claim no party preference. This makes up 24 percent of the vote.

According to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla's office, statewide, there are 21.2 million registered voters, an increase of 800,000 since the primary in March.

Stay tuned to Patch on Election Day for results.
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