San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder's Office

02/19/2025

💕 If you have plans to get married in California, don't forget to obtain your marriage license! You can start the process online, but both parties must be present in our office for a license to be issued. Learn more at slovote.com/marriage today. 💕

02/19/2025

🧐 Spend a few minutes in the newly renovated SLO County Elections Center and see for yourself how the team processes Vote-by-Mail ballots (more than 140,000 of them came in for the November 2024 General Election!). While we love in-person visitors, you can watch this 7-minute video without leaving your couch!

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine's Day from Murphy, the Clerk-Recorder's Official Office Dog 💕

02/13/2025

We’re digging into exactly how the community uses our services and how we can better share relevant updates. Take a second to weigh in! https://nextdoor.com/p/LZ2JF8-3rfJx?utm_source=share&extras=MTA0NjE5NjEw&utm_campaign=1739492236074

We've also taken a deep dive into stats on our end and have compiled them into a report that'll roll out in the next few weeks. It's another opportunity for us to share insight with you, learn from our shared experiences, and chart a course to serving the community even better in the months to come.

02/12/2025

The Clerk-Recorder and other County of San Luis Obispo offices will be closed Wednesday, February 12 in observance of Lincoln's birthday.

We will also be closed on Monday, February 16. We will be open on Thursday and Friday, February 13 and 14.

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La Oficina del Secretario-Registrador y otras oficinas del Condado de San Luis Obispo estarán cerradas el miércoles 12 de febrero en conmemoración del natalicio de Lincoln.

También estaremos cerrados el lunes 16 de febrero. Estaremos abiertos el jueves y viernes, 13 y 14 de febrero.

02/07/2025

🗳️ On Election Day, November 5, we supplied all SLO County polling locations with special ballots for kids. In addition to important questions regarding recess and sports stars, it offered the chance to brainstorm designs for future "I Voted" stickers.

🎨 We thought it would be fun to share a few of their ideas here. Looks like we've got some budding local artists, and we hope they'll jump in when entries open for the next Sticker Design Competition!

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🗳️ El Día de las Elecciones, el 5 de noviembre, suministramos a todos los centros de votación del condado de SLO boletas especiales para niños. Además de preguntas importantes sobre el recreo y estrellas del deporte, ofrecían la oportunidad de diseñar los futuros stickers de "Yo Voté".

🎨 Pensamos que sería divertido compartir algunas de sus ideas aquí. ¡Parece que tenemos algunos artistas locales en ciernes, y esperamos que participen cuando se abran las inscripciones para el próximo Concurso de Diseño de Stickers!

01/31/2025

📚Open enrollment periods around SLO County begin soon, and if you are enrolling your child in school for the first time, you'll almost certainly need a copy of their birth certificate.

Don't wait until the last minute! Begin the process of requesting one now through the Clerk-Recorder's Office self-service portal: https://ow.ly/Bips50UPWNQ

01/30/2025

🌟 Navigating San Luis Obispo County’s Legal & Official Offices: What’s the Difference? 🌟

Ever wonder what exactly goes on at the courthouse, the clerk of the board, and the county clerk? You're not alone. We often get calls from people looking for one of those other resources. 🤔 Here’s your quick guide to avoid any mix-ups:

🏛️ The Court House: This is where the magic happens for all things legal! Whether it's a traffic ticket, a civil case, or even a jury trial, the courthouse is where judges, lawyers, and jurors work their legal magic. ⚖️

🏢 The Clerk of the Board: Not to be confused with a courtroom, this office handles the official records of the county’s board of supervisors. Think meeting minutes, agendas, and the big picture of county governance. 🗂️

📝 The County Clerk: Need a marriage license? Birth certificate? Property records? The county clerk is your go-to for all things vital and official. They handle documents that help you mark life’s milestones. (Wedding bells, anyone?) 💍

So, whether you're taking care of legal business, need to know what’s happening at the next board meeting, or just looking for official paperwork, there’s an office for that!

01/23/2025

Congrats to Cal Poly for being tops among all CSUs (and UCs!!) in the 2024 California University and College Ballot Bowl with the Highest Percentage of Student Body Registered to Vote! 💪✍️🗳️🙌

Cal Poly participants registered 6.87% of their student body during the biannual competition sponsored by the California Secretary of State. Statewide, more than 65,000 students registered.

The SLO County Elections Office is proud of Cal Poly's showing in the Ballot Bowl and of *ALL* SLO County students who chose to register and vote last year. Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-jiTyK4kcA to watch the announcement video.

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¡Felicidades a Cal Poly por ser el número uno entre todas las universidades estatales de California (¡y las UCs también!) en el Ballot Bowl 2024 de Universidades y Colegios de California, logrando el mayor porcentaje de estudiantes registrados para votar! 💪✍️🗳️🙌

Los participantes de Cal Poly registraron al 6.87% de su comunidad estudiantil durante esta competencia bianual patrocinada por la Secretaría de Estado de California. En todo el estado, más de 65,000 estudiantes se inscribieron.

La Oficina de Elecciones del Condado de SLO está orgullosa del desempeño de Cal Poly en el Ballot Bowl y de TODOS los estudiantes del condado de SLO que eligieron registrarse y votar el año pasado. Consulta el enlace en nuestra biografía para ver el video del anuncio. Mira https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-jiTyK4kcA para ver el video del anuncio.

01/17/2025

🤍The SLO County Clerk-Recorder's Office is offering local love birds the opportunity for a Valentine's Day wedding on Friday, February 14th in downtown SLO.

Appointments are available all day, from 9am to 4pm*, with select appointments available on the rooftop of the Government Center on Monterey Street (weather permitting).

In addition, for this day only the Clerk-Recorder's Office will have staff available to serve as a witness for an additional fee if the participating couple doesn't have a witness of their own.

For more information about wedding ceremonies, fees, and how to schedule, visit slovote.com. 🤍

*No appointments will be available between noon and 1pm, to allow for staff lunch breaks.

01/10/2025

Thanks for visiting, Leadership North County Class of ‘24-25. Come back with a friend or reach out with a follow-up question anytime!

01/09/2025

This article highlights the significant physical challenges some voters face at the polls. One of the many things the SLO County Elections Office tackles when not actively conducting an election is mitigating accessibility issues with polling locations throughout the county, so that every voter has the same opportunities to cast a ballot.

Though the Justice Department expects churches to create 100% accessible environments for election day, many polling locations fall short.

12/03/2024

The final results of SLO County's November 5, 2024, General Election have been certified and posted. You can find the official results at https://ow.ly/M1Kj50UknF7.

Thanks, SLO County, for your patience as we worked through California's extensive canvassing period. When it comes to elections, our state is not fast -- but our processes are secure and transparent, and we are proud of our work and the accurate results we've shared today.

11/27/2024

Updated unofficial results have been posted to our website. The final results will be posted upon certification of the election on Tuesday, December 3.

11/26/2024

Despite reporting that suggested otherwise, the Elections Office will not be releasing final results for the November 5, 2024, General Election until certification on Tuesday, December 3.

There are still thousands of provisional ballots that need to be verified as eligible before they can be counted. In addition, voters have -- by law -- until 5pm on Sunday, December 1 to cure a missing or mismatched signature.

If you're one of those who've been contacted about curing a signature, be sure to do it ASAP so that your ballot can be counted and your voice heard!

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A pesar de los informes que sugerían lo contrario, la Oficina Electoral no publicará los resultados finales de las Elecciones Generales del 5 de noviembre de 2024 hasta la certificación el martes 3 de diciembre.

Todavía hay miles de boletas provisionales que deben ser verificadas como elegibles antes de poder contarse. Además, por ley, los votantes tienen hasta las 5 p.m. del domingo 1 de diciembre para corregir una firma faltante o que no coincida.

Si eres una de las personas que han sido contactadas para corregir una firma, ¡asegúrate de hacerlo lo antes posible para que tu boleta sea contada y tu voz escuchada!

11/24/2024

The Elections staff counted another 18,800 ballots today, bringing the total counted to over 147,000.

Updated results and the Unprocessed Ballots Report can be viewed at slovote.com/november2024.

11/24/2024

The Elections staff counted 18,800 ballots today, bringing the total counted to more than 147,000.

Results and the unprocessed ballots report can be found on our website.

11/21/2024

We've posted an update to the unofficial elections results on our website at https://ow.ly/vE5n50Uc0SQ. To date, 128,948 ballots have been tabulated, with about 25,000 left to go.

If you or someone you know wonders why it takes weeks to count and certify the results, it boils down to this: More than 120,000 of the ballots already counted were Vote-by-Mail ballots. Each VBM envelope must be scanned and the signature must be compared to the voter's record and verified before the envelope can be opened and the ballot processed. More than 120,000 envelopes scanned and verified by hand, and we're still going.

So why does it take longer now? This chart breaks it down in very clear terms: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/historical-absentee.

As recently as 2000, for example, absentee (VBM) voting accounted for about 25% of votes cast statewide. Now it accounts for almost 90% of all ballots cast. Here in SLO County, we've already topped 94% of ballots cast in this election.

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Hemos publicado una actualización de los resultados no oficiales de las elecciones en nuestro sitio web: https://ow.ly/vE5n50Uc0SQ. Hasta la fecha, se han contabilizado 128,948 boletas, y quedan aproximadamente 25,000 por procesar.

Si tú o alguien que conoces se pregunta por qué toma semanas contar y certificar los resultados, la respuesta es esta: Más de 120,000 de las boletas ya contabilizadas fueron boletas de Voto por Correo. Cada sobre de Voto por Correo debe ser escaneado, la firma debe compararse con el registro del votante y verificarse antes de que el sobre pueda abrirse y la boleta procesarse. Más de 120,000 sobres escaneados y verificados a mano, y seguimos avanzando.

Entonces, ¿por qué ahora toma más tiempo? Este gráfico lo explica de manera muy clara: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/historical-absentee.

Por ejemplo, tan recientemente como en el año 2000, el voto ausente (Voto por Correo) representaba alrededor del 25 % de los votos emitidos en todo el estado. Ahora representa casi el 90 % de todas las boletas emitidas. Aquí, en el condado de SLO, ya hemos superado el 94% de las boletas emitidas en esta elección.