While the state and national list hasn’t changed, the Oceanside ballot has simplified slightly since last month according to the latest records from the City Clerk.
For Oceanside Council District 3—the 78 corridor that includes South O—six of the seven candidates who pulled papers qualified for the ballot:
- Bill Batchelor
- Kellie Davis
- Ryan Keim
- Shari Mackin
- Amber Newman
- David Zernik
By comparison, District 4 has only four candidates that qualified for the ballot: Michelle Gomez, Jane Marshall, Morgan McCray, Peter Weiss.
The mayor’s race cuts 12 down to 8 candidates
- Perry Alvarez
- Rocky Chavez
- Jack Feller
- Fernando Garcia
- Rob Howard
- Ruben Major
- Fabio Marchi
- Christopher Rodriguez
- Alex Sortino
- Esther Sanchez
- David Turgeon
- Lou Uridel
Meanwhile, the city’s website reports that the ballot measures have now been numbered:
- Measure K: Term Limits (yes approves term limits, no leaves things unchanged)
- Measure L: North River Farms Referendum (yes approves the project, no leaves things unchanged)
- Measure M: Cannabis Business Tax (yes approves the new tax, no leaves things unchanged)