City of Long Beach, CA

10/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/24/2024 17:18

Voting Centers Open This Weekend for the November 5 General Election

PRESS RELEASE

City of Long Beach
Public Information Office
411 W. Ocean Blvd,
Long Beach, CA 90802
www.longbeach.gov

10/24/2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Release # 102424
Subject:
Voting Centers Open This Weekend for the November 5 General Election
Long Beach Transit to provide free bus rides on all routes on Election Day
Contact:
Monique De La Garza
562.570.6101
[email protected]
City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Arantxa Chavarria
562.599.8585
[email protected]
Communications and Marketing Manager
Long Beach Transit

Long Beach, CA - On Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk will open all 11-day Vote Centers throughout Los Angeles County for the Nov. 5 General Municipal Election. The four-day Vote Centers will open on Saturday, Nov. 2. The list of all LA County Vote Centers can be found online and can be searched by 11-day or four-day locations.

Vote Centers are open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Monday, Nov. 4. On Election Day, all Vote Centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

On Oct. 3, 2024, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk began distributing Vote by Mail ballots for the General Municipal Election. Long Beach voters have 24-hour access to drop boxes at more than 400 participating locations across Los Angeles County, including 20 drop box locations throughout Long Beach. Vote by Mail ballots can be returned by mail (no postage required) or to a Vote by Mail Drop Box or Vote Center. The 20 Long Beach Vote by Mail Drop Box locations can be found here. Voters who Vote by Mail must secure the ballot inside the return envelope and sign the back of the envelope. All Vote by Mail ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

To check registration information, request a ballot in a different language, or for more information, residents can visit lavote.gov. All voters may track their ballots at california.ballottrax.net/voter/.

Long Beach Transit (LBT) encourages voter participation by providing complimentary bus rides on all its routes on Election Day, Nov. 5. Customers will be able to travel to and from voting polls or to drop off ballots aboard LBT all day long. In addition to its regularly scheduled, fixed-route bus service, LBT will offer complimentary rides for its eligible Dial-A-Lift customers. Dial-A-Lift is LBT's paratransit service for those with permanent mobility impairments. To plan your trips to the polls, visit ridelbt.com/routes.

Media inquiries may be directed to Monique De La Garza, City Clerk, at 562.570.6101, or [email protected]. Long Beach Transit inquiries may be directed to Arantxa Chavarria, Communications and Marketing Manager, Long Beach Transit, at [email protected] or 562.599.8585.

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