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PUBLIC HEARING (In Person & Zoom)
6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4
County Betteravia Government Center
511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria
OR via Zoom (information flyer)

PUBLIC WORKSHOP (In person)
12 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12
Solvang City Council Chambers
1644 Oak Street, Solvang
Information flyer

For all Commission details, agendas, videos of past meetings, go to www.drawsantabarbaracounty.org.
To sign up for updates and information about the redistricting process and future public meetings, please visit drawsantabarbaracounty.org or email redistricting@countyofsb.org.

Language interpretation and requests for disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or devices, may be arranged by emailing a request at least 24 hours prior to the Commission meeting.

Ballots will be mailed to all registered voters on or about August 16, 2021

What will be on the recall ballot?

The Recall ballot will have two questions.

1. First, voters will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” to the question of whether Governor Newsome should be removed from office.

2. Second, voters will be asked to select a replacement candidate. The votes for a successor candidate will only be counted if more than 50% of those casting ballots in the election vote to recall the Governor.

Must voters vote on both questions on the recall ballot?

No. According to the State Elections Office, voters can vote on either one or both questions on the recall ballot.

The nation has seen a resurgence of anti-voter bills. These bills are an existential threat to our country and the promise of one person, one vote. They put forward oppressive measures and unjust barriers that make our fundamental right to vote increasingly difficult, particularly for Black and brown Americans.

The best tool to counter these denials of the freedom to vote is the For the People Act.