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​San Mateo County to Post Election Results Online

San Mateo County will begin posting election results for the Menlo Park City Elementary School District Special Election on Election Night.

From San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division: San Mateo County will begin posting election results for the March 7, 2017 Menlo Park City Elementary School District Special Election on the Registration & Elections Division website www.shapethefuture.org, starting at 8:05 p.m. on Election Night. The site will be updated on the half-hour until all precincts have been reported.

“While authors of measures and their arguments are interested in the results, it is equally important to provide efficient reporting of election results to the public on Election Night,” said Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder.

The results release for Election Night begins at 8:05 p.m., reporting on the Vote by Mail Ballots and Mail Ballot Precincts, and continues with Voting Center results at 9:00 p.m., continuing each half-hour with polling place results until complete.

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The post-election results release schedule will be posted on the website after Election Day.

Election results are available in PDF and HTML format on the Registration & Elections Division website, at the “Get Election Results” link. The website’s “Precinct Tracker” tool monitors the movement of voted precinct ballots from each polling place to the Registration & Elections Division Tally Room.

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The Registration & Elections Division will send e-mail alerts to interested members of the public as new results are posted online. Requests can be made online at www.shapethefuture.org. Please click the link “Sign Up to Receive Election Night Result Notices by Email” under “March 7, 2017 Special Election” or call 650.312.5222.

For more information on the March 7, 2017 Menlo Park City Elementary School District Special Election, please call 650.312.5222, visit www.shapethefuture.org or follow @smcvote on Twitter.

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