Merced County 2026 Primary Election
As midterm nears, election officials place emphasis on ballot drop boxes
This story was published in collaboration with KVPR. Ballots will begin to hit voter mailboxes starting Oct. 5, and elections officials in Merced County are urging voters to drop them off at a ballot drop box – which officials are expanding. Melvin Levey, the Merced County Registrar of Voters, said the county is providing more than…
Around 1,200 Merced County ballots were rejected during the June 2 primary election, registrar says
Rejected mail-in ballots continue to be an issue in Merced County elections due to recent postal system changes affecting how ballots are postmarked. The news comes as Merced County Registrar of Voters Melvin Levey on Friday officially certified the results from the June 2 primary election. Levey told The Merced FOCUS around 1,200 mail-in ballots…
Boyenga and Heupel battle for second place in tight Merced County superintendent of schools race
STORY UPDATED 5 P.M. JUNE 5 JUNE 9 UPDATE: Luis Lara declares victory in District 3 Supervisors race. Boyenga remains second in superintendent of schools race The Merced County Superintendent of Schools race continues to show a close contest between three candidates, with Merced River Superintendent Richard Lopez in the lead. As of Friday, Paula…