Election Day is November 5, and there are lots of people and measures on the ballot in Nevada County, from U.S. President to a road and culvert maintenance measure. This guide was updated on August 15 to separate the local offices that will appear on the ballot from those that will be appointed offices.
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Basic information
Voter Registration: How to register and check the status of your registration.
Vote By Mail: Info about the process of voting by mail in Nevada County.
Provisional Voting: Learn about provisional voting and provisional ballots.
Candidates
Below, you’ll find local candidates that are on ballots for Nevada County voters, though some depend on where you live. Click the triangles next to the contests you want to explore. Some races will not appear on the ballot, the number of candidates did not exceed the seats up for election. You can find these contests below the local measures.
We emailed candidates and asked for a photo and a brief bio so you can learn about them. If you are a candidate who missed our email, there’s still time to send the info to news@yubanet.com.
Local offices on the ballot
These contests will be on ballots for residents of the respective districts.
City and town
City of Grass Valley City Council – vote for three
Town of Truckee Town Council – vote for two
Board of Education
Nevada County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2
School Districts
Grass Valley School District – vote for two
Nevada Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 3
Nevada Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 4
Penn Valley Union Elementary School District – vote for two
Pleasant Ridge School District – vote for two
Special Districts
Nevada Irrigation District (NID) District 3
Tahoe Forest Hospital District – vote for two
Truckee Donner Public Utility District – vote for three
Truckee Sanitary District – vote for one two-year term
Donner Summit Public Utility District – vote for three
Truckee Tahoe Airport District – vote for three
Ballot measures
Measure D: PLEASANT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
To improve local elementary/middle schools, replace leaky roofs, update heating and cooling systems, upgrade kitchens, reconfigure school entrances and exits to improve student safety and provide emergency evacuation centers, shall Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary School District’s measure authorizing $25,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying approximately $30 per $100,000 assessed value, generating on average $1,800,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with strict accountability, independent citizen oversight, audits and no funds used for administrator salaries or pensions be adopted?
Measure E: TOWN OF TRUCKEE
Truckee Essential Services Measure. To protect essential services such as keeping public areas, facilities, and parkways safe, clean and well maintained; protecting creeks and waterways from pollution; preparing for wildfires and natural disasters; expanding transit services like TART Connect; and for general government use, shall the Town of Truckee measure be adopted establishing a 1⁄2% sales tax, providing approximately $3,500,000 annually for 15 years, with independent audits and all funds locally controlled?
Measure F: BEYERS LANE COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT
Shall the measure to fund continued necessary road and culvert maintenance by the BLCSD replace the current tax assessment with an annual assessment tax of $300 per parcel per year to raise $19,200 per year, be adopted?
Local contests that did not go to ballot
Nevada County Board of Education, Trustee Area 3
Nevada Irrigation District (NID) District 5
Chicago Park Elementary School District – one two-year and two four-year term
Clear Creek Elementary School District – vote for three
Nevada Joint Union High School District, Trustee Area 2
Higgins Fire Protection District – vote for two
Mystic Mine Community Service District – vote for five
Nevada City School District – vote for two
Nevada County Consolidated Fire District – vote for four
North San Juan Fire Protection District – vote for two
Oak Tree Community Park and Recreation District – vote for three
Ophir Hill Fire Protection District – vote for three
Peardale Chicago Park Fire Protection District – vote for two
Penn Valley Fire Protection District – vote for three
Placer County Board of Education, Trustee Area 7
Rough and Ready Fire Protection District – vote for three
San Juan County Ridge Water District – vote for three
Sierra Joint Community College, Trustee Area 6
Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Trustee Area 2
Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Trustee Area 3
Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District – vote for two
Truckee Fire Protection District – vote for two
Twin Ridges Elementary School District – vote for one two-year and two four-year terms
Union Hill School District – vote for two
Western Gateway Recreation and Park District – vote for two
If you see an error in our voter guide, or want to provide more information about one of the candidates, please email us at news@yubanet.com
For more information about Nevada County races call the Registrar of Voters at (530) 265-1298 or email elections.mail@nevadacountyca.gov