Drop-off ballot boxes opened Tuesday across the state, and registered voters should begin receiving their mail-in ballots this week for the Nov. 4 Special Statewide Election.
This election has only one measure: Proposition 50, which will potentially alter the congressional district map for all elections from now through 2030, and will thus impact voting results. This measure is a direct response to the state of Texas redrawing their congressional map which removed five Democratic-held seats in Congress.
California Governor Gavin Newsom quickly set out to do the same, this time with the goal of removing Republican-held seats. These changes will have a great impact on the midterm elections in 2026, which will decide which party takes majority control of the U.S. House and the Senate.
Since California’s congressional map is made by an independent commission, voters get to decide if the map should be changed.
A Yes on Prop 50 means you think California would redraw its congressional district map, which might change who represents your city in Congress, and would likely give Democrats five more seats in the U.S. House.
A No on Prop 50 means you think California should leave its congressional map as it is.
All registered voters in Los Angeles County, including Long Beach, will be mailed a Vote by Mail ballot which may be returned by mail (no postage required), in person at any Vote Center in Los Angeles County or at any Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Box.
Long Beach voters have 24-hour access to drop boxes at more than 400 participating locations across Los Angeles County, including 20 Ballot Drop Box locations throughout Long Beach.
The 20 Long Beach locations include:
- Bixby Park Community Center (130 Cherry Ave.)
- Bret Harte Neighborhood Library (1595 W. Willow St.)
- Burnett Neighborhood Library (560 E. Hill St.)
- Cal State University Long Beach (1250 Bellflower Blvd.)
- Dana Neighborhood Library (3680 Atlantic Ave.)
- DeForest Park (6255 De Forest 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.)
- Wardlow Park (3457 Stanbridge Ave.)
Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Boxes will open Oct. 6 and remain open until 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4. All voters may track their ballot after it is mailed, received and counted – at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/.
A list of Vote Centers offering in-person voting, same-day registration, and accessible services is also available at lavote.gov. Voters can also check their registration status or request a ballot in a different language.
