Where To Vote In Cerritos-Artesia: Election Polling Places, Hours

CERRITOS-ARTESIA, CA — Los Angeles County residents will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in the presidential race and on the myriad of state and local issues on the ballot.

Voting seemed to go smoothly at most locations that were open early — some a full 11 days before the election — although a few experienced delays getting up and running.

Another feature of the new system is that voters who missed the deadline to register can cast a conditional ballot anytime during early voting up until Election Day. Eligibility will be verified before their votes are counted.

At the centers, registered voters are handed a blank ballot with a bar code that — when inserted into the voting machine — will load the relevant national, state, county and city races onto an electronic touch-screen tool. Once they use the touch screen to select their candidates and vote on various ballot measures, their choices are printed onto a paper ballot.

Voters with access to a printer or smartphone who want to save time at the polls can access an electronic sample ballot at https://lavote.net and preload their choices onto a printed or mobile "poll pass." When the poll pass is scanned into a ballot reader at the voting center, the voter's choices are revealed and there is an opportunity to make any last-minute changes.

Cerritos-Artesia Voting Locations:

Artesia Library

18801 Elaine Ave, Artesia CA 90701
Hours: February 22 - March 2: 8AM - 5PM
March 3: 7AM - 8PM
Additional Info: Meeting Room

Ross Middle School
17707 Elaine Ave, Artesia CA 90701
Hours: February 29 - March 2: 8AM - 5PM
March 3: 7AM - 8PM
Additional Info: Multi-Purpose Room

Juarez Academy of Engineering & Technology
11939 Aclare St, Cerritos CA 90703
Hours: February 29 - March 2: 8AM - 5PM
March 3: 7AM - 8PM
Additional Info: Multi-Purpose Room

To find other locations and operating hours for the vote centers, visit the L.A. County Registrar website or call the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk at 800-815-2666, Option 1.

City News Service contributed to this post