Pacific Palisades Voter Guide: Everything You Need To Know

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

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%.

In the race for California's 33th Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) is up against Republican James P. Bradley. Lieu took home 69.5% of votes in the March primary, while Bradley beat out all other challengers with 17.5%.

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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.

Palisades Recreation Center is open for in-person voting, and the center is located at 851 Alma Real Dr. 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.