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2024 Election Approaches, Remember to Vote!

 

Last updated 10/30/2024 at 8:30am



Have you voted for the 2024 Election?

It is decision time around the state and the country. The election of 2024 is here, and is dubbed to be one of the most monumental and important elections since 2020. Voters in many states will also be electing U.S. Senators and Governors this year, while many are hoping to turn some states over. The stakes are surely high this year, so remember to vote in the election! Regardless of what side of the issue you fall on, your vote matters.

Please remember that the election does not begin Nov. 5, but ends on Nov. 5. Get your votes in early via mail-in ballot or in person. When dropping off your ballot, be sure that it is an official ballot box or at an official designated drop-off. Until Nov. 5, the Borrego Springs Library will be an official Mail Ballot Drop-off location for the 2024 election, as well as a Voting Center.

For more information about voting and the upcoming election, visit https://www.sdvote.com.

Borrego Springs Unified School District:

In Borrego Springs, locals will need to vote in the following – three seats for the Borrego Unified School District and two for the Borrego Water District.

Running for the seats in the BSUSD are Martha Deichler, Steve Dunn, Peter Kellner and Steve Riehle (listed alphabetically).

Dunn and Riehle are currently serving on the board and have done a great job for the schools and community, and are seeking reelection. Both have served as educators, administrators and coaches in the District.

Deichler is no stranger to the Borrego Unified School District, serving in multiple organizations with an extensive background in education and administration, as a Principal and Superintendent. She is also currently the BSUSD School-Community Liaison.

Kellner is a technical training content developer, who is heavily involved in all things going on at the schools, attending multiple events to support the students.

Borrego Water District:

For the BWD, there are two seats open to be filled. Only two candidates are running and that is Tammy Baker and Diane E. Johnson, who both are already on the board, doing a fine job.

California State Assembly District 75:

Going head-to-head for State Assembly District 75 are Carl DeMaio and Andrew Hayes, both Republicans.

The seat is currently filled by Assemblymember Marie Waldron, who will be termed out of the District this year. She was re-elected in 2022. Due to redistricting, Borrego Springs was moved into the 75th State Assembly District from the 71st.

The 75th District covers a vast territory of Eastern and Northern San Diego County, from the Riverside County line to the US-Mexico border, all the way east to the Imperial County line. It includes the communities of Alpine, Bonita, Bonsall, Borrego Springs, Fallbrook, Jamul, Julian, Lakeside, Pala, Pauma Valley, Pine Valley, Poway, Ramona, Santee, Scripps Ranch, and Valley Center.

Hayes will be a difficult candidate to match when it comes to experience, as he has worked in both former California State Senator Joel Anderson’s office and as District Director for State Senator Brian Jones. Hayes, a native of Lakeside, is currently the “conservative chair” of the Lakeside School Board.

Hayes was first elected to the Lakeside Union School District Board of Trustees in 2018 and quickly became a leader in local education. Now serving as President of the Board, he has continued to champion parental rights and local control in our schools while developing an improved curriculum and defeating a $66 million tax increase.

He is a graduate of El Capitan High School and attended the University of San Diego, earning two bachelor’s degrees.

Waldron announced her endorsement to Hayes in the race for the seat.

DeMaio, a former San Diego City Council member, has frequently sought political office but has been unsuccessful in past campaigns for Congress and San Diego mayor.

DeMaio is a small business owner, hosted the popular afternoon drive-time show on AM-600 KOGO since 2015, and has served as the volunteer Chairman of Reform California since 2003, a conservative grassroots political organization that has worked to recruit candidates, champion ballot measures like the 2018 Gas Tax Repeal, and defeat hundreds of state and local tax hikes.

Presidential/Vice

This will be the 60th presidential election. This election is an indirect election in which citizens registered to vote in one of the 50 states cast ballots not directly for those offices, but instead for members of the Electoral College. Four candidates (those shown below) have qualified to appear on enough state ballots to win a majority – at least 270 electoral votes. Seven other candidates have qualified to appear on the ballot in five states or more.

The inauguration is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2025.

Listed in alphabetical order, along with their party affiliation and running mates.

- Claudia De La Cruz (P) – President | Karina Garcia (P) – Vice President

- Kamala D. Harris (D) – President | Tim Walz (D) – Vice President

- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) – President | Nicole Shanahan (I) – Vice President

- Chase Oliver (L) – President | Mike Ter Maat (L) – Vice President

- Jill Stein (G) – President | Rudolph Ware (G) – Vice President

- Donald J. Trump (R) – President | JD Vance (R) – Vice President

There are two U.S. Senate contests on the ballot – one for the regular 6-term ending on January 3, 2031 and one for the remainder of the current term ending January 3, 2025. In the runing for the U.S. Senate seat for California are Adam B. Schiff (D) and Steve Garvey (R).