Hollywood Voter Guide: Everything You Need To Know

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Perhaps the most anxiety-inducing Election Day in recent memory is here, and Hollywood voters are heading to the polls. Along with selecting the next president and deciding various propositions, voters will select the local officials who will represent the community in the U.S. Congress and California State Assembly.

The race between Nithya Raman and incumbent David Ryu for Council District 4 has drawn national attention. Bernie Sanders endorsed Raman back in October, while Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi have put their support behind Ryu.

Elsewhere, Will Hess is running against Democratic incumbent Richard Bloom for California State Assembly District 50. Bloom took home 78.7% of votes in the March 3 primary, while Hess received 14.5%.

Local voters are also deciding whether incumbent Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) will continue representing California's 28th Congressional District, or if Republican Eric Early will replace him. Schiff took home 59.7% of votes in the March primary, while Early beat out all other challengers with 12.6%.

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Vote Centers are required to remain open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Although every registered and active voter in California was already mailed a ballot in October, polling places are still open for same day voter registration, for those who need assistance with language or disabilities — or for those who simply want to witness the historic election day unfold.

Several vote centers are now open in Hollywood. Find a few options below:

• Magic Castle
  • 7001 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
• Selma Avenue Elementary School
  • 6611 Selma Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
• Stanley Social
  • 1510 N Stanley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
• Hollywood Bowl
  • 2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068
• Plummer Park Community Center
  • 7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood CA 90046

All of these changes to voting in California this year are to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Vote center volunteers and employees are required to space voting booths apart, sanitize surfaces and encourage those waiting in line to socially distance.

Voters are encouraged to arrive with a face covering, but those who show up without will be provided one.

Some of the first vote centers opened in California Oct. 21; in Los Angeles, hundreds lined up outside the Staples Center waiting to vote in person.

In California and more than 21 million ballots were mailed to California voters and an astonishing 7 million ballots have already been cast in this historic election.