Long Beach residents can drop their March election ballots off at voting and drop-off centers through March 5.
Election season officially began for Long Beach and Los Angeles County residents who have started receiving their March 5 Primary Nominating Election mail ballots.
All registered voters should receive a mail ballot with a list of state, county and city council representatives running for nomination, superior court judge seats and state and local measures.
Voters can drop their filled-in ballots off at 17 Long Beach locations, which can be accessed 24 hours a day through March 5 at 8 p.m. Ballots can also be returned by mail with no postage required, to any Vote Center in LA County.
What’s At Stake?
In California, the primary election allows voters to narrow down their options for state assembly seats, senators, judges and the presidential candidate. The top two candidates for each position will move on to the general election in November.
In Long Beach, residents can either choose their district councilmember or narrow down the options. If a councilmember receives the majority of the total votes from their respective residents during the primary election, they are elected to that seat. If no one receives a majority, the top two candidates from each district will move on to the general election in November.
Residents can only vote for councilmembers who represent the district they currently reside in.
The measures on the ballot will be decided through the March 5 election, with no follow-ups necessary. Long Beach residents are voting on measures that will impact hospitality worker wages in the city and mental health resources state-wide.
What’s on the ballot?
This current voting cycle impacts Long Beach council seats for districts 2, 4, 6 and 8, with all current councilmembers being challenged for their seats.
Local items include:
- State Senator for the 33rd district
- Member of the State Assembly for the 69th district
- United States Representative for the 44th district
- County Supervisor for the 4th district
- Measure RW on raising Long Beach hospitality workers’ wages at hotels with more than 100 employees
- District Attorney
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 12
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 39
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 48
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 93
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 97
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 115
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 124
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 130
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 135
- Judge of the Superior Court for Office No. 137
- Member of the County Central Committee, 69th assembly district
State and national items include:
- Measure 1 to allocate $140 million annually, $6.38 billion total into mental health treatment facilities
- Presidential nominee
- United States Senator
- Short-term United States Senator
How To Cast Your Vote
Ballots can be turned in at a drop-off location or can be returned by mail with no postage required, to any Vote Center in LA County.
Long Beach residents can drop their ballots off at over 400 location within LA County, including the 17 in the city:
- Bixby Park Community Center (130 Cherry Ave.)
- Bret Harte Neighborhood Library (1595 W. Willow St.)
- Burnett Neighborhood Library (560 E. Hill St.)
- Dana Neighborhood Library (3680 Atlantic Ave.)
- El Dorado Park West Community Center (2800 N. Studebaker Rd.)
- Freeman Community Center (1205 Freeman Ave.)
- Heartwell Park Community Center (5801 Parkcrest St.)
- Houghton Park Community Center (6301 Myrtle Ave.)
- Long Beach City Hall (411 W. Ocean Blvd.)
- Long Beach Senior Center (1150 E. Fourth St.)
- Marina Vista Park (5355 E. Eliot St.)
- Mark Twain Neighborhood Library (1401 E. Anaheim St.)
- Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library (5870 Atlantic Ave.)
- Ramona Park (3301 E. 65th St.)
- Scherer Park (4600 Long Beach Blvd.)
- Stearns Champions Park (4520 E. 23rd St.)
- Veterans Park (101 E. 28th St.)
To check voter registration status or to request a ballot in a different language, visit lavote.gov. Voters can track their ballots at california.ballottrax.net/voter/.