By Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Devin Gupta, Rachel Jiang, Kripa Mayureshwar, Riya Ravuri, Nika Zamani

As November 3 draws near, residents of Cupertino have adorned their lawns with signs supporting preferred candidates City Council, the County Board of Education, Congress, and the President and Vice President. While the FUHSD School Board candidates up for reelection — Jeff Moe and Roy Rocklin — are running unopposed, a new wave of voters is excited to cast ballots in the more hotly contested categories, as well as make their voices heard on the 12 California propositions on the ballot this year. This package explores local politics so our community of voters can be informed as they complete their absentee ballots.