Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Alternate: Jim Irizarry, Asst. Chief Elections Officer & Asst. Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder

(Redwood City, CA) Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, announced today that Tuesday, April 25, is the final day registered voters may request a replacement Vote by Mail ballot be delivered by mail for the May 2, 2023 Millbrae School District Special Mail Ballot Election.  The deadline ensures that there is enough time for postal delivery.  After this date, all requests for a replacement Vote by Mail ballot must be made in person at the Registration & Elections Division, 40 Tower Road in San Mateo.  As a Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) County, all registered voters in the Millbrae School District received a ballot in the mail starting April 3, 2023.  

To Request a Replacement Vote by Mail Ballot
Registered voters may request a Vote by Mail ballot by using any of the following request options:   

• Submit your request online through the request form at smcacre.org
  –  click the Request a Replacement Ballot button; 
•  An application is available to print from the Request a Replacement Ballot button.  Fill out and sign the Replacement Vote by Mail application and return it to us via email at registrar@smcacre.org, fax (650.312.5348) or mail (40 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402); or

• Prepare a written request, with your signature, stating your full name, residence address, mailing address (if different from your residence address), date of birth, and the date of the election for which the Vote by Mail ballot is requested (May 2, 2023).  Send the request via email at registrar@smcacre.org, fax (650.312.5348) or mail (40 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402). 

To Request a Vote by Mail Ballot After the Deadline
All requests for a Vote by Mail ballot after April 25 must be made in person by the voter, or by their authorized representative (with the voter’s written request), at the Registration & Elections Division, 40 Tower Road, San Mateo.

Returning Your Voted Ballot
You may mail in your voted ballot to the Registration & Elections Division.  Official Ballot Drop Boxes are also available outside the Millbrae City Hall, 621 Magnolia St., Millbrae and the Registration & Elections Division, 40 Tower Road, San Mateo.

Voted Mail Ballot Deadline
To be accepted, voted ballots that are mailed must be postmarked on or before Election Day, May 2, 2023, and received no later than Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

Voting Period Began on April 3 and Ends on May 2
Millbrae School District’s registered voters were mailed a ballot in early April.  In-person voting started April 3 at the Registration & Elections Division.  For more information on the May 2, 2023 Special Mail Ballot Election, please call or text 650.312.5222, visit  www.smcacre.org, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @smcvote.