October 6, 2024

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Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Addresses Ballot Measure Error Affecting Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced an issue with school bond measures on the ballots for voters in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The measures, intended solely for voters within specific School Facilities Improvement Districts (SFIDs) 1 and 2, were inadvertently presented as district-wide contests and are both listed on the ballots being presented to all voters within the entire School District.

Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan stated, “We take full responsibility for this error. Although we cannot modify the voting materials at this stage, we will ensure that only votes cast by eligible voters within the defined SFID boundaries are reported and certified. The election results will not include votes from outside these specific areas.”

The RR/CC is collaborating with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to ensure all corrective actions are accurate and that they uphold the integrity of the election process.

For ballot measure MM, only votes cast by qualified voters in the City of Malibu and adjacent areas within the specific district will be reported and certified. For Measure QS, only votes cast by qualified voters within the City of Santa Monica will be reported and certified.

Notifications to voters are being prepared and distributed to explain the situation and the corrective actions taken. Voters with questions or concerns are encouraged to contact the RR/CC at (800) 815-2666.

Information on the ballot measures is listed below.