Only 8 votes separate Ferreira and McClung; one vote separates King and McKimmie

Mike Ferreira now leads Bonnie McClung by a scant 8 votes in the Half Moon Bay City Council election and Alex King leads Bruce McKimmie by one vote, according to totals posted today at the County’s official election website.

As the county has been counting provisional ballots and verifying the identity of each voter, they have been posting successive sets of semi-official results.

On election night, Tuesday, November 8, Ferreira led by 59 votes, 1,549 to 1,490. King led McKimmie 599 to 594.

On Friday, November 11, Ferreira led by 30 votes, 1,727 to 1,697. King led McKimmie 648 to 644.

On Wednesday, November 16,  Ferreira leads by 8 votes, 1,780 to 1,772. King leads McKimmie 700 to 699

According to the County’s website:

Provisional Voting is an alternative Election Day voting method used when the voter has not met the new identification requirements or when the voter’s eligibility is in doubt.

Voters will be asked at the polling place to vote a Provisional Ballot if:

• Their name is not on the roster at the polling place.
• They are first-time voters and cannot provide the required identification to poll workers.
• They are listed on the roster as absentee voters, but do not have an Absentee Ballot with them. Voters who do bring their Absentee Ballots to the polls are not provisional voters.
• They moved and did not re-register at their new address.
• They wish to vote on a ballot for a political party with which they are not affiliated.

The County Elections office won’t say how many ballots remain or how long it will take to finish counting, but they hope to finish by Friday.