FACTS ON VOTING

SCHOOLS Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Drive San Jose, CA 95131-2398 (408) 453-6500 Term Expires Area 1 Bill Evers November 2008 Area 2 T. N. Ho November 2010 Area 3 Leon Beauchman November 2008 Area 4 Gary Rummelhoff November 2008 Area 5 Anna Song November 2008 Area 6 Craig Mann November 2010 Area 7 Jane Howard November 2010 Board meets 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Foothill–Deanza Community College District 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 (650) 949-6106 Term Expires Paul Fong November 2009 Bruce Swenson-Vice President November 2009 Laura Casas Frier November 2007 Betsy Bechtel November 2007 Hal Plotkin-President November 2007 Board meets usually 1st Mondays at 6 p.m. Fremont Union High School District 589 W. Fremont Ave., P.O. Box F Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408) 522-2200 Term Expires Kathryn Ho November 2010 Bill Wilson November 2010 Nancy Newton November 2008 Barbara Nunes November 2010 Homer Tong November 2008 Board meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Sunnyvale School District 819 W. Iowa Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94089-3217 (408) 522-8200 Term Expires Jeffrey Arnett November 2009 Wendy Bockholt November 2009 Phyllis Keene Fowler November 2007 Nancy Newkirk November 2007 Anita Herrmann November 2009 Board meets 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 7 p.m. REGISTRATION FACTS ON VOTING AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES 2007 Compiled as a Public Service by CITY OF SUNNYVALE PUBLIC LIBRARY Adult Reference Services 665 W. Olive Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 730-7300 The Registrar of Voters maintains voter records, conducts elections and answers questions about registration, voting, filing for elective office and voting districts. Voter Eligibility To vote in California, one must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of California,18 years of age or older by Election Day and registered at least 15 days before the election. Registered voters who move within 15 days of an election may vote in their old precinct. How to Register to Vote Californians can register by mail. Postage paid registration forms are available at the Registrar of Voters’ offices, city halls, public libraries, post offices, fire stations, Department of Motor Vehicles’ offices, city and county offices and federal offices. Registration in California is permanent. Once you have registered, you will not be removed from voter rolls for not voting. Re-Registration Voters must re-register by completing a new Registration form whenever they move, change their name or wish to change their party affiliation. Contact the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters: www.sccvote.org (408) 299-8683 1555 Berger Drive Bldg #2 San Jose, CA 95112 Party Affiliation In a general election, all voters receive the same ballot, regardless of their party affiliation, and may vote for any candidate for each office. Beginning in 1998, California established a “blanket primary” (titled open primary on the ballot.) In a blanket primary election, a voter may vote for one candidate for each partisan office regardless of party affiliation. However, voters must declare their party affiliation in order to vote for members of that party’s County Central Committee. California has seven (7) qualified political parties: American Independent Party . . . . . . . . . . (530) 742-7832 Democratic Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . (408) 445-9500 Green Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 223-2784 Libertarian Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . (408) 243-2711 Natural Law Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (831) 425-2201 Peace and Freedom Party . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 243-4359 Republican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 246-6600 Voting Before each election, every registered voter receives a sample ballot, the address of the voter’s polling place and an absentee ballot request form. Before statewide elections, the California Secretary of State mails to each voting household a Ballot Pamphlet with information on statewide measures. Where and When to Vote Voters may vote from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day at the polling place indicated on the back of their sample ballot. Absentee Ballots Voters may obtain absentee ballots starting 15 days before an election. The ballot may be requested in person at the Registrar’s office or the ballot may be mailed to the voter upon written request. The request must be received by the Registrar at least 7 days before the election and must include the following information: • the voter’s name and home address • the voter’s mailing address if different • the voter’s signature People with physical disabilities or those who are otherwise unable to get to a polling place may apply for permanent absentee voter status. Voters may contact the Registrar for details. Completed absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day at the Registrar’s office or at any polling place in the county. The voter’s signed authorization must accompany the ballot, which must be delivered to the polling place by an immediate family member or caregiver. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA United States President GEORGE W. BUSH ( R ) The White House . . . . . . . . . . Washington, D.C. 20500 United States Vice President DICK CHENEY ( R ) The White House . . . . . . . . . . Washington, D.C. 20500 Term Expires 2008 (202) 456-1111 Term Expires 2008 (202) 456-1111 STATE OF CALIFORNIA All state offices: Sacramento, CA 95814 California Governor ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ( R ) COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 70 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 299-4321 Board of Supervisors Board meets twice a month on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Planning Commission Meets 1st and sometimes 3rd Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. for study sessions and 1:30 p.m. for public hearings. SPECIAL DISTRICTS El Camino Hospital District (650) 940-7300 2500 Grant Road Mountain View, CA 94040 Santa Clara Valley Water District 5750 Almaden Expressway San Jose, CA 95118 (408) 265-2600 State Capitol Building . . . . . . . Sacramento, CA 95814 email: governor@governor.ca.gov Term Expires 2010 (916) 445-2841 456 W. Olive Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 730-7500 City Council Meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Meetings cablecast on Channel 18. Agenda in Sunnyvale Library and City of Sunnyvale Web site: www.sunnyvale.ca.gov Term Expires Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 Seat 6 Seat 7 Anthony Spitaleri, V. Mayor Christopher Moylan John Howe Dean Chu Otto Lee, Mayor Ron Swegles Melinda Hamilton November November November November November November November 2009 2009 2009 2007 2007 2007 2007 CITY OF SUNNYVALE United States Senate Term Expires DIANNE FEINSTEIN ( D ) 2013 525 Market St., #3670 . . . . . . . . (415) 536-6868 San Francisco, CA 94105 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 . . . . . (202) 224-3841 email: senator@feinstein.senate.gov California Lieutenant Governor Term Expires John Garamendi ( D ) 2010 State Capitol Building Rm 1114 . . . . (916) 445-8994 Sacramento, CA 95814 email: lt..governor@ltgov.ca.gov California State Senate Term Expires BARBARA BOXER ( D ) 1700 Montgomery St., #240 San Francisco, CA 94111 . . . . . 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 . . . . . email: senator@boxer.senate.gov Term Expires 2010 (415) 403-0100 (202) 224-3553 2008 ELAINE ALQUIST (D – 13TH District) 100 Paseo de San Antonio, #209 San Jose, CA 95113 . . . . . . . (408) 286-8318 State Capitol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (916) 651-4013 email: senator.alquist@sen.ca.gov Appointed Officials City Manager City Clerk Amy Chan Katherine Chappelear Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District 330 Distel Circle (650) 691-1200 Los Altos, CA 94022 Citizen Boards and Commissions Monthly meetings except as noted. 3rd Wednesday 7 p.m. Arts 3rd Thursday 6:30 p.m. Bicycle Advisory 1st Monday 7 p.m. Board of Library Trustees As Needed Building Code Appeals 4thTuesday/Quarter 1 p.m. Childcare Advisory 1st Monday 1 p.m. Council on Aging Advisory 1st Wednesday 7 p.m. Heritage Preservation 7 p.m. Housing & Human Services 4th Wednesday nd Wednesday 2 7 p.m. Parks & Recreation 3rd Monday 5 p.m. Personnel California State Assembly Term Expires U.S. House of Representatives Term Expires 2008 ANNA ESHOO (D – 14TH District) 698 Emerson St . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 245-2339 Palo Alto, CA 94301 . . . . . . . . . (650) 323-2984 205 Cannon Building Washington, D.C. 20515 . . . . . (202) 225-8104 email: annagram@mail.house.gov 2010 SALLY LIEBER (D – 22ND District) 274 Castro Street, Suite 202 . . . . . . (408) 277-2003 Mountain View, CA 94041. . . . . . . . (916) 319-2022 email: assemblywoman.lieber@assembly.ca.gov ADDITIONAL VOTER INFORMATION Santa Clara County Web Page www.sccgov.org Registrar of Voters Web Page www.sccvote.org Smart Voter Project Web Page www.smartvoter.org Planning Private Industry Council 2nd & 4th Monday 4th Wednesday 8 p.m. noon Rev. 2/07