Pacific Palisades General Election Voting Guide

By LILY TINOCO | Reporter

Palisadians have several options when it comes to casting a ballot in this year’s general election.

“All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 8, 2022, general election,” according to the California Secretary of State website.

Ballots can be returned by mail, at any participating Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Box location or at any vote center in LA County.

“If your ballot is postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days … by our department, we will process, verify and count that ballot,” the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office shared. “By mail, remember, no postage is necessary.”

The Meeting Room at Palisades Branch Library, located at 861 Alma Real Drive, is an LA County Vote Center. It will be open November 5 through 7 between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. On Election Day, November 8, the hours will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Another vote center will be Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, located at 15821 Sunset Boulevard in Janes Hall, according to the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk website. This center will be open between November 5 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and November 8 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“Vote Centers provide modern features to make voting safe, easy and convenient,” according to Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. “Vote Centers also serve as a Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Box location—no need to wait, simply drop off your voted ballot at the front.”

Rustic Canyon Recreation Center, located at 601 Latimer Road, is also an Election Day Voting and Early Voting/Drop Off location. On Tuesday, November 8, polling will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., with early vote site hours on November 5, 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Votes can be dropped off 24 hours through November 8 at 8 p.m.

Palisades Branch Library also has an LA County Vote by Mail Drop Box set up, which is open 24 hours.

Same day voter registration will be available for Californians who missed the deadline to register to vote or to update their registration information. Individuals can complete this process at the county elections office, a polling place or vote center.

The statewide election ballot will include candidates for the U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, member of state board of equalization, state superintendent of public instruction, state senator and state assembly member.

On a hyper-local level, the ballot includes mayor of Los Angeles, as well as Council District 11.

The candidates running for Los Angeles mayor are Rick Caruso and Karen Bass. Candidates Traci Park and Erin Darling will appear on the ballot to replace incumbent Councilmember Mike Bonin, who is not seeking reelection to represent CD 11.

For more information or to register to vote, visit lavote.gov.