Ballots sent to District 1 voters in special election runoff for vacant supervisor seat

A ballot for San Diego County File photo courtesy of County News Center The San Diego County Registrar of Voters on Friday mailed more than ballots to registered voters in for the July special vote in the South Bay s race for the Board of Supervisors The voting process between Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre is to replace former Supervisor Nora Vargas after she suddenly released that she would not serve her second term despite winning re-election in November Voters should receive their ballot in the coming week with particular possibly arriving as early as this weekend The winner will fill the vacant seat for the remainder of the current term that ends in January With a population of District contains three cities Chula Vista Imperial Beach and National City along with San Diego neighborhoods including East Village Mountain View and San Ysidro and six unincorporated communities including Bonita East Otay Mesa and a portion of Spring Valley Early voting begins Monday at the Registrar of Voters office in Kearny Mesa Hours run from a m to p m Monday through Friday Starting Tuesday those registered to vote in District can cast their ballot through the mail no postage needed or at any of the registrar s official ballot drop boxes around the district The final day of voting on July Additional options to vote in person will begin June Seven vote centers will be open daily from a m to p m until the final day of voting when vote centers will be available from a m to p m McCann and Aguirre were the top two vote-getters in an April runoff securing and of the vote respectively with five other candidates mostly Democrats like Aguirre splitting the remainder Born in San Francisco Aguirre has called Southern California home since and has been mayor since December McCann a Navy veteran and Chula Vista native was first elected as mayor in