MALIBU, CA — Election results in the races for Malibu City Council and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board will continue to take shape in the coming days as officials tally outstanding ballots from Tuesday's general election.
Malibu voters also weighed in on countywide contests, including the race for sheriff, along with Measures A and E, two proposed amendments to the county charter.
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The results remain preliminary, with additional mail-in, provisional and conditional ballots still to be processed.
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk began its official count Wednesday with ballot processing continuing around the clock through Friday.
County election officials have scheduled ballot-counting updates on at least a daily basis for a week after Election Day, followed by additional updates on select dates throughout the month.
The county registrar is set to certify the final results on Nov. 27.
See the latest available election results below for Malibu's City Council and school board races, the Los Angeles County sheriff's race and countywide ballot measures:
Four candidates are vying for two seats on the City Council. Incumbents Marianne Riggins and Doug Stewart faced a challenge from Danny Smith and A. Sam Dibaei.
Four candidates are running for five seats on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education.
Incumbents Laurie Lieberman, Stacy Rouse and Alicia Mignano faced a challenge from Harry Leshner and Robbie Staenberg.
Incumbent Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein did not seek reelection.
There is one countywide race.
Incumbent Sheriff Robert Luna is facing former sheriff Alex Villanueva, whom Luna defeated in 2022.
Voters considered two county-level ballot questions.
Measure A would prohibit strikes by district attorney investigators, medical examiners, and lifeguards and other employees in the county fire, sheriff's and medical examiner's departments, while establishing a binding arbitration process for resolving labor disputes with public safety employee unions.
Measure E would increase the independence of the upcoming county Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics Compliance. It would grant ethics officials the power to investigate misconduct by county officials, candidates, lobbyists and contractors; issue subpoenas and fine violators up to $15,000 per offense.
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