Studio City Voter Guide: Everything You Need To Know

STUDIO CITY, CA — Perhaps the most anxiety-inducing Election Day in recent memory is here, and Studio City voters are heading to the polls. Along with voting on the next president and contentious propositions, residents will select the local officials who will represent Studio City in the U.S. Congress and California State Assembly.

Lanira Murphy is running against Democratic incumbent Adrin Nazarin for California State Assembly District 46. Nazarin took home 69.7% of votes in the March 3 primary, while Murphy received 30.3% of votes.

In the race for California's 30th Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) is up against Republican Mark Reed. Sherman took home 58.1% of votes in the March primary, while Reed beat out all other challengers with 22.7%.

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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.

Bridges Academy in Studio City is open on for in-person voting at 3921 Laurel Canyon Blvd. There are also several facilities in neighboring communities, and residents can find a full map with current wait times here.

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.