POLLING PLACE CONFUSION FOR CSUMB JG

A LOCAL MONTEREY BAY ELECTION IS ENCOUNTERING CONTESTED RESULTS. SOME VOTES CAST BY CSU- MONTEREY BAY STUDENTS MAY NOT BE COUNTED IN LOCAL RACES BECAUSE THE STUDENTS CAST THEIR BALLOTS AT THE WRONG POLLING STATION. THE CONTESTED VOTES WERE CAST BY STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS WHO VOTED AT A POLLING PLACE ON CAMPUS, BUT WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO VOTE AT A POLLING PLACE LOCATED OFF THE SCHOOL?S CAMPUS. THE BALLOTS AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS INCLUDED MAYORAL OR CITY COUNCIL RACES WHILE THE BALLOTS OFF CAMPUS DID NOT. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT PART OF THE PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN THAT STUDENTS REQUESTING ABSENTEE BALLOTS DID NOT RECEIVE THEM AND SOME STUDENTS DID NOT RECEIVE THEIR SAMPLE BALLOTS LISTING THEIR POLLING PLACE. THE MISTAKE MAY MAKE THE MARINA MAYORAL RACE BETWEEN BRUCE DELGADO AND MAYOR ILA METTE-McCUTCHON QUITE CLOSE. AS OF SATURDAY, WITH 20 THOUSAND VOTES STILL TO BE COUNTED, METTE-McCUTCHON LED BY 156 VOTES.