Los Alamos County Clerk Michael Redondo chats with the Los Alamos Reporter at the end of a busy election day Tuesday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos County Clerk Michael Redondo is pleased with how Tuesday’s election day went. Speaking to the Los Alamos Reporter while results were being tabulated, Redondo said there were a couple of little hiccups here and there that had been quickly resolved.
“There weren’t any of the big scary things that could happen. We are fortunate here that we have very good poll workers. The staff is amazing and very dedicated. It’s a long day for everyone involved,” he said. “I have to thank all the staff for putting in what potentially will be a 16-hour day.
Redondo noted that working elections is not for everyone, and added that the Clerk’s Office will be looking for additional poll workers for the Nov. 3 general election.
“You can be as young as 16. You have to be registered to vote in the County, You can register and be placed in suspension at the age of 16, so we actually have student poll workers,” Redondo said.
All results from Tuesday are preliminary and unofficial until the canvass process concludes both at the County and State level.
Independent and minor party candidates, that is those who are not affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties, can file their declaration of candidacy for the general election from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 25 at the County Clerk’s Office. Candidates must submit a declaration of candidacy alongside the required number of signatures on a Nominating Petition Form (specific to either Independent or Minor Party parameters). Contact the County Clerk’s Office for more information.
In the Los Alamos County Council race, some confusion by voters has been expressed to the Los Alamos Reporter. On the Democratic ballot, there were five candidates listed and there was the option for vote for four. The four with the highest number of votes proceed to the general election. On the Republican ballot, there were two candidates for County Council. Both of them move forward to join the four Democratic candidates on the ballot for the general election
Democrats
Steven S. Lynne 1952
Joseph F. Granville 1525
Theresa Ann Cull 2299
David E. Hampton 2218
Melanee M. Hand 1868
Republicans
Jason Alan Chappell 830
Eric Roland Stromberg 780
It remains to be seen if there will be any Independent or Minor Party candidates who intend to file June 25.
In the Los Alamos County Sheriff’s race, Antonio L. Maggiore defeated David Izraelevitz by 1522 votes to 1472.