Election postcards mailed to county District 4 voters

The District 4 county supervisor position became vacant weeks ago, and information is already going out to voters on the special election that will fill the seat.

The election will determine who will replace former Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, who resigned last month, weeks after being accused of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit. He has denied the allegations.

County election officials sent postcards Thursday to 400,000 registered voters in District 4, explaining voting options for the Aug. 15 primary.

The election is open to all registered voters in the district, which spans the cities of Lemon Grove and La Mesa and numerous communities in central San Diego, including City Heights, Kearny Mesa, Clairemont and neighborhoods near Balboa Park.

To find out if you live in the district, check on the San Diego County Registrar of Voters website.

Each phase of the election is expected to cost between $2.1 million and $2.6 million, for a possible total cost of up to $5.2 million if a November runoff is required. County plans call for a vote center model, offering District 4 voters the choice of casting their ballots by mail or in person.

All voters will receive a mail ballot the week of July 16, which they can return by mail or to one of 27 ballot drop boxes that will be stationed throughout the district.

Voters can also bring their ballot to or vote in person at any of 14 vote centers that will be open on election day, seven of which will also offer early in-person voting for 10 days before then. Early voting at the registrar begins even sooner, starting Monday, July 17.

If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, it will go to a runoff election Nov. 7. The winner will serve the remainder of the current term, through January 2027.

The nomination period is open through Tuesday.