County of Marin - News Releases - School District Election

For Immediate Release
March 25, 2016

Key Dates for Special School District Election

Renewal of special tax in Twin Cities to be considered in vote-by-mail election

San Rafael, CA – The Larkspur-Corte Madera School District has called a special election for May 3, and the Marin County Elections Office said the election will be vote by mail only with no polling places.

A man's hand holds a voter ballot as he puts it into a ballot box.This will be a vote-by-mail-only election, but ballots can be dropped off at the Elections Department at the Civic Center.
Voters living within the school district will be voting yes or no on Measure A to determine if the expiring special tax should be renewed for eight years. Voters will receive a postage-paid envelope along with their ballot, and must remember to sign the envelope before mailing it back. Also, the ballot envelope must be postmarked on or before May 3 in order to count.

Voters should be aware of key dates in this election: 

  • March 28: Voter information pamphlets will be mailed to all registered voters.
  • April 4: Vote-by-mail ballots will be mailed to all registered voters. This is also the first day voters in the district can vote in the Elections Department between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in Suite 121 at the Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael.
  • April 14: Contact the Elections Department if you have not received your voter information pamphlet or vote-by-mail ballot.
  • April 18: Last day to register to vote in this election.
  • April 26: The last day the Elections Department can mail a vote-by-mail ballot. After this day, voters wishing to vote must get a ballot in person at the Elections Department.
  • May 3: Remember there are no polling places for this election. Ballot return envelopes must be signed and postmarked on or before this day, or dropped at the Elections Department by 8 p.m. Registered voters in the district may vote at the Elections Department from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Election Day.

For more information, call 415-473-6456., or go to www.marinvotes.org. Follow the Elections Department on Facebook.

Contact:

Lynda Roberts
Registrar of Voters
Elections Department

Marin Civic Center Administration Building
3501 Civic Center Drive
Suite 121
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 473-6401
Email: Lynda Roberts
Elections website