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�-'� 6- � <br /> ALL-MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS: How they work <br /> All-Mail Ballot Elections: <br /> The election will be wholly conducted by mail. Every eligible registered voter in the <br /> Redwood City School District will receive a packet in the mail, beginning April 5, to <br /> include a voter information pamphlet, the official ballot, voting instructions and a postage- <br /> paid return envelope to vote by mail. Voters may also drop off their voted ballots at the <br /> Election Section of 555 County Center (lst floor of the Assessor/Clerk/Recorder & Chief <br /> Elections Officer) in Redwood City or at the main Elections Division Office at 40 Tower <br /> Road in San Mateo. No polling places will be open on Election Day. All votes will come <br /> through the mail or at the drop off boxes in the Elections Offices from Apri14 until 8:00 <br /> pm Election Day, Tuesday, May 3, 2005. <br /> Background: <br /> State law permits school districts to call for a special election to be conducted by all-mail <br /> ballots. The turnout for all-mail elections is typically greater. In San Mateo County, the <br /> turnout rates for absentee voters (those who choose to always vote by mail every election) <br /> is 87%. The State of Oregon has adopted all-mail elections for every election and their <br /> turnout rates are 85°Io, among the highest in the nation. <br /> 1 <br />