Governor recall: Here’s where to vote in the Long Beach, South Bay

By now, astir progressive registered California voters person received a ballot for the 2021 Gubernatorial Recall Election. If you’re not yet registered, you tin bash truthful in-person earlier Election Day — acceptable for Sept. 14 — astatine a voting halfway oregon online earlier Monday, Aug. 30.

The effort to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom is lone the 2nd clip successful the state’s past a callback effort has ever reached the predetermination stage. The archetypal was erstwhile Gov. Gray Davis was recalled successful 2003 and replaced with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The ballot asks 2 questions: Do you privation to callback Governor Newsom? If the politician is recalled, who bash you privation to regenerate him? The database of opponents is simply a agelong 1 — with 46 candidates.

If 50% oregon much ballot “no” connected the archetypal question, Newsom volition stay successful office. If much than 50% ballot “yes,” Newsom volition beryllium removed from bureau and the idiosyncratic with the astir votes connected the 2nd question volition regenerate him.

But present that the ballot is sitting connected the java table, what bash you bash with it?

Here’s what South Bay and Long Beach residents request to cognize astir casting their votes connected oregon earlier Sept. 14:

U.S. Mail

Place a completed, sealed ballot successful immoderate U.S. mailbox utilizing the postage-paid envelope provided. Don’t hide to motion and day the extracurricular of the envelope. Ballots indispensable beryllium postmarked by Election Day and get wrong 3 days of Sept. 14.

Drop-off

Take your completed, sealed and signed ballot to an authorized Drop Box, Vote Center oregon region predetermination office. Find the drop container successful LA County nearest to you here.

Here’s a sampling drop-box locations, galore of which are unfastened 24 hours.

South Bay and Harbor Area:

• Hermosa Beach Library (in back), 550 Pier Ave.
• Manhattan Beach Library, 1320 Highland Ave.
• Manhattan Beach Arts Center, 1560 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
• Palos Verdes Estates City Hall, 340 Palos Verdes Drive West.
• Redondo Beach Main Library, 303 N. Pacific Coast Highway.
• Redondo Beach Riviera, country of South Elena Avenue and Avenida del Norte.
• Rolling Hills Estates City Hall, 4045 Palos Verdes Drive Norte.
• Torrance Human Resources Department, 3231 Torrance Blvd.
• Peck Park Community Center, 560 North Western Ave., San Pedro.
• Wilmington Branch Library, 1300 North Avalon Blvd., Wilmington.

Long Beach:

• Bixby Park Community Center, 130 Cherry Ave.
• El Dorado Park West Community Center, 2800 N. Studebaker Road.
• Long Beach City Hall, 411 W. Ocean Blvd.
• Long Beach Senior Center, 1150 E. Fourth St.
• Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, 5870 Atlantic Ave.
• Ramona Park, 3301 E. 65th St.
• Veterans Park, 101 E. 28th St.

In person

If you similar to ballot in-person, you tin bash truthful astatine a Vote Center. Some of them unfastened arsenic aboriginal arsenic Sept. 4. Visitors indispensable deterioration look masks. The centers volition connection registration, replacement ballots, accessible voting machines and connection assistance. Find the Vote Center nearest to you here.

Here’s a sampling Vote Centers that unfastened earlier Election Day. Some of them unfastened arsenic aboriginal arsenic Sept. 4; others unfastened connected Sept. 11. All of them are unfastened connected from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. connected Election Day, Tuesday, Sept. 14.

South Bay and Harbor Area:

• Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave., from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 11-13.
• Manhattan Heights Community Center, 1600 Manhattan Beach Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 11-13.
• Alta Vista Racquet Courts, 715 Julia Ave., Redondo Beach, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 4-13.
• Riviera United Methodist Church, 375 Palos Verdes Blvd., Redondo Beach, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 4-13.
• LA Harbor Masonic Lodge, 1640 W. Ninth St., San Pedro.
• Banning Recreation Center, 1331 Eubank Ave., Wilmington.

Long Beach

• Carmelitos Community Center, 851 E. Via Carmelitos, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 4-13.
• Cal State Long Beach’s Walter Pyramid, 1250 N. Bellflower Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 4-13.
• John Marshall Middle School, 5870 E. Wardlow Road, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 11-13.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Ave., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 11-13.
• The Westin Long Beach, 333 E. Ocean Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 11-13.

To corroborate your ballot was received and tallied, usage the Vote By Mail Status Tool offered by Los Angeles County.

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