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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The top two advance to the November general election. With the Apple Ballot endorsement, Lazo is almost guaranteed to advance. The question is will it be Lazo vs Chase, or Lazo vs Diaz?[/quote]

Will this be a “vs” situation? I thought there are two at-large members of the board. So will we vote again in November for the same two? [/quote]

There are two at-large members of the board, but only one of them is being elected this year. The other will be on the ballot in 2028.[/quote]

Yup.  Primary voters can vote for one candidate in each seat's race.  The top two for each seat advance to the general election ballot in November.

MoCo BOE positions are split, with three contested in one cycle and four the next cycle (2 years latee).  The current seats up for election are

District 1: Grace Rivera-Oven running unopposed for reelection

District 5: Elma-Lorraine Diggs running unopposed for the seat currently occupied by Brenda Wolff

District 3: Cassandra Sung, Sally McCarthy, Andrew Frykman, Bret DiResta & Sharon Creed running -- top 2 advance to November's general

At-large: Omar Lazo, Brenda Diaz & Wylea Chase running -- top 2 advance to November's general

In MoCo, districted seats for BOE mean only that the candidates must [i]reside[/i] within the particular district -- any voter throughout the county may vote for them, however, making their representation/constituency effectively at large.  This is different from races for County Council districted seats, where only voters [i]from that district[/i] get to cast ballots.

Designated as non-partisan (in name only, really), any MoCo voter (not just registered Ds or Rs) can cast a ballot for the BOE seats in this primary.  Of course, primary turnout is lower, typically, than the general, and is dominated by those with party affiliation, who go to the primary polls (or mail in a ballot) with much greater likelihood than unaffiliated  voters, as they are drawn by the up-ticket races, like those County Council seats or the one for County Executive.[/quote]

it is so, so, sad that no one is challenging Rivera-Oven. She is TERRIBLE.  [/quote]

I agree. I hate that both Grace and Elma-Lorraine's seats are going uncontested.

But then again, I can't blame smart, intelligent and capable people for not choosing to run for the board given how it's currently set up.[/quote]

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