North Hollywood Voter Guide: Everything You Need To Know

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — Perhaps the most anxiety-inducing Election Day in recent memory is here, and North 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.

In Toluca Lake, 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, local voters are deciding whether incumbent Luz Maria Rivas will continue representing California State Assembly District 39, or if Republican Ricardo Benitez will replace her. Rivas took home 77.8% of votes in the March 3 primary, while Benitez received 22.2% of votes.

In the race for California's 29th Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA) is up against democratic challenger Angelica Duenas. Sherman took home 58.6% of votes in the March primary, while Duenas beat out all other challengers with 22.9%.

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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.

Find some of the vote centers in North Hollywood below:

• North Hollywood Recreation Center
  • 11430 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood CA 91601
• Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter
  • 10844 Acama st., North Hollywood CA 91602
• Maurice Sendak Elementary School
  • 11414 W. Tiara St, North Hollywood CA 91601
• Victory Boulevard Elementary School
  • 63115 Radford Ave, North Hollywood CA 91606
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church
  • 10626 Erwin St, North Hollywood, CA 91606
• Roy Romer Middle School
  • 6501 Laurel Canyon Blvd, North Hollywood CA 91606

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.