Every vote center in Los Angeles County opens today, giving voters four days to cast a ballot in person before polls close Tuesday night in the Nov. 3 general election.
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced that 523 additional vote centers open today, joining 123 already in operation. All 646 sites will remain open every day through Election Day.
“This is the weekend to vote. With every one of our Vote Centers open across L.A. County, there’s a convenient, secure place for you to cast your ballot close to home, work, or wherever your weekend takes you,” Logan said in a statement.
Vote centers are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Monday. On Election Day, hours expand to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voters are not assigned to a single polling place. Any county voter may cast a ballot at any of the 646 locations, which also handle voter registration and accept completed vote-by-mail ballots. A full list and map of locations is available at locator.lavote.gov.
Eligible residents who missed the registration deadline can still register and vote in person at any vote center.
Logan urged voters not to put it off until the final day. “Don’t wait for the rush on Tuesday — make your plan and vote this weekend,” he said.
Voters looking to shorten their time at a vote center can use the county’s optional Interactive Sample Ballot, which lets them review and mark their choices on a smartphone or computer ahead of time. Those selections transfer instantly to a ballot marking device when the voter scans a QR code the county calls a Poll Pass. The tool is available at lavote.gov/isb.
Voters who have already filled out a vote-by-mail ballot at home have several ways to return it. The county operates 429 official ballot drop boxes, which will accept ballots until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Locations are listed at lavote.gov/dropbox. Completed ballots can also be dropped off at any vote center.
Ballots returned through the mail must be postmarked on or before Nov. 3 to be counted. County officials cautioned that, because of changes at the U.S. Postal Service, ballots mailed now may not be postmarked by Election Day. The registrar’s office recommends that anyone mailing a ballot this close to the election request a postmark at a post office counter, and county officials encouraged voters to use drop boxes or vote centers instead.
Voters can track the status of their ballot, including when it was received and counted, at california.ballottrax.net.
Los Angeles City Clerk Patrice Y. Lattimore also encouraged voters to make a plan and vote ahead of Election Day, whether in person or by dropping off a completed ballot at a drop box or vote center.
Voters within Los Angeles city limits will find races for mayor, city attorney and City Council Districts 3 and 9 on their ballots, along with several city measures: Proposition TE; charter amendments LA, PL, EE, PRK, PRT and SC; and Initiative Ordinance FD.
The City Clerk’s Election Division call center, at 213-978-0444, will be staffed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday. Voters can also reach the county’s vote center information line at 800-815-2666, option 1, or find more information at lavote.gov and clerk.lacity.gov/elections.
