{"id":9635,"date":"2023-05-03T10:36:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T17:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9635"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T17:36:48","slug":"special-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9635","title":{"rendered":"Special Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to support a special election to fill the District 4 seat.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the process will work for replacing Mr. Fletcher:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 6: Nomination Deadline<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>August 15: Special Primary Election<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>November 7: Special General Election (If no candidate gets over 50% in primary)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supervisorjimdesmond.com\/r?u=GQ96LxW7tJscudkL8mlwN3veXlCfhBAfXsjgUr_brTCFoStFM_jL-Yt26oJ4OnEW&amp;e=6a6d23f534203cc9ac5adbfcdb945a11&amp;utm_source=desmond&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=special_election&amp;n=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.supervisorjimdesmond.com\/r?u%3DGQ96LxW7tJscudkL8mlwN3veXlCfhBAfXsjgUr_brTCFoStFM_jL-Yt26oJ4OnEW%26e%3D6a6d23f534203cc9ac5adbfcdb945a11%26utm_source%3Ddesmond%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dspecial_election%26n%3D2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683221770283000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Vpx-p1VipnIt6qNRAP4NL\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/DMRrNEYJ1eAnqxb36XaLhON-LCgaSJ9r8Qkh_Fhac8oVXC19eOTnPOGuj1l5BAnPOzowN03ETObhWBjS0Oc8qc7n7osplIjn3wqsALgwD8_jwNGGdBZae4q7ZL6l5164dAJlw_1B0u6c8Mt9utZ5sL7iF0PK=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/cdn-user-public.veed.io\/animatedProjectThumbnails\/9487706e-ea61-410b-9d83-4f9927d6bdd8.gif\" alt=\"project_0clip_0 21\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad we could all agree on the need for a special election. The people of San Diego County deserve a fair and democratic process that respects their rights and values their input.<\/p>\n<p>Holding a special election ensures that San Diego County residents can choose their representatives fairly and transparently.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important for the 700,000 people that live in District 4 to decide directly who will represent them for the next three years. The people that live in this district deserve to have their voices heard.<\/p>\n<p>A special election will ensure that the residents can evaluate and compare the candidates, their positions, and their qualifications rather than be decided by four politicians outside District 4.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.supervisorjimdesmond.com\/?e=6a6d23f534203cc9ac5adbfcdb945a11&amp;utm_source=desmond&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=special_election&amp;n=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.supervisorjimdesmond.com\/?e%3D6a6d23f534203cc9ac5adbfcdb945a11%26utm_source%3Ddesmond%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dspecial_election%26n%3D3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683221770283000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1C6U5FAUAJxYiKAqJawddM\">http:\/\/www.<wbr \/>supervisorjimdesmond.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to support a special election to fill the District 4 seat. Here\u2019s how the process will work for replacing Mr. Fletcher: June 6: Nomination Deadline August 15: Special Primary Election November 7: Special General Election (If no candidate gets over 50% in primary) I&#8217;m glad we could all&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Special Election - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=9635\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Special Election - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to support a special election to fill the District 4 seat. 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