Here are The Bee’s recommendations for Tuesday’s election, plus what to do to vote

Voters head to polls Tuesday for the California March Primary. A majority in Stanislaus County have received ballots in the mail and may already have voted.

The Modesto Bee recommends:

• U.S. Congressional District 10 — Josh Harder. His work ethic, accessibility and ability to work with other parties are impressive. The Turlock freshman in the House of Representatives has earned a second term.
• State Senate District 5 — Mani Grewal. The Modesto city councilman has pledged to protect our rivers and the farm water they provide, and to stand against powerful Southern California interests coveting money meant for rail projects in our Valley.
• Stanislaus County Supervisor District 1 — Bill Zoslocki. Also a councilman in Modesto, his common-sense approach and expertise in building and transportation will serve the county well.
• Stanislaus County Supervisor District 5 — Tom Hallinan. His decades as a contract city attorney with several local cities, plus 20 years on the Yosemite Community College District Board, make him a good fit with a county board that has been governed well in recent times.
• Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Seat 2 — Jeff Mangar. His 22 years as a prosecutor and 60 jury trials have prepared him for a judgeship.
• Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Seat 5 — Jared Carrillo. His 10 years as a 911 dispatcher, five years as a public defender, 14 years as a prosecutor and two years representing abused women and children give him unmatched breadth of experience .
• Stanislaus Superior Court Judge Seat 6 — Annette Rees. She blends extensive managerial experience with delicate sympathy cultivated by many years of working with victims of sexual assault.
• Proposition 13 — Yes. Not to be confused with a landmark 1978 property tax measure with the same name, this school bond would benefit campuses looking for upgrades — particularly those in the Modesto City Schools district.

These endorsements are offered not to tell people how to vote, but to add perspective to candidate positions and ballot proposals.

The Bee Editorial Board arrives at recommendations after interviewing candidates side-by-side with their opponents, followed by deliberations among board members. They are Editor Brian Clark, Opinions Editor Garth Stapley, Research and Information Specialist Maria Figueroa and visiting editors Puja Mehta and Keir Wilkinson.

All of The Bee’s candidate interviews and debates can be viewed at youtube.com/user/TheModestoBee/videos. They include the headline Jan. 22 Debate at The State forum featuring all six congressional candidates. The Bee will host others leading up to the fall election; all are streamed live and recorded for later viewing.

Editorials explaining our reasons for each endorsement can be viewed at modbee.com/opinion/editorials/, or by clicking links if you’re reading online.

Races not listed above were not chosen for endorsements; this sometimes happens when a campaign does not appear to be competitive.

Most Stanislaus voters — 76.7% (up from 53% in 2018) — have permanent vote-by-mail status, previously known as absentee voting, and received mail ballots in the first week of February. If they have not yet voted, they should leave ballots Tuesday at any of eight drop-off locations; see stanvote.com or call 209-525-5200 for more information.

The breakdown among parties in Stanislaus County is 37.3% Democrat, 34.2% Republican and 22.2% no party preference or independent, with the rest sprinkled among smaller parties. The composition tilts slightly to the left in the 10th Congressional District, where 38% percent of voters are Democrats, and even more in Senate District 5 (41.3%); both include areas of San Joaquin County.

Other important information:

• If you’re not registered but want to vote Tuesday, it’s still possible, thanks to special California voting law. Visit election headquarters — 1021 I St., Modesto — or a satellite office.
• The four satellite offices are in Oakdale, Salida, Turlock and Patterson. Check stanvote.com or call 209-525-5200 for locations.
• Precinct voters must mark ballots in person at 117 polling places throughout the county. New equipment features touch-screen voting and an audio option that lets people have a ballot read to them.
• No-party-preference voters can request ballots of Democratic, American Independent or Libertarian parties. The Republican, Green and Peace and Freedom parties require that voters stick within their respective parties for the primary.