PRESS RELEASE

City of Long Beach 
Public Information Office
411 W. Ocean Blvd, 
Long Beach, CA 90802
www.longbeach.gov

10/3/2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Release # 100325-2
Subject:
Los Angeles County to Begin Distributing Vote by Mail Ballots to Registered Voters in Long Beach Beginning October 5
Contact:
Monique De La Garza
562.570.6101
CityClerk@longbeach.gov
City Clerk




Close up of a blue, white and yellow ballot drop box in the Civic Center Plaza with windowed City Hall in background.

Long Beach, CA – The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk began distributing Vote by Mail ballots beginning Oct. 2, for the Nov. 4, 2025, Special Statewide Election where California voters will decide on Proposition 50, a constitutional amendment that, if passed, would temporarily suspend the state’s current congressional district maps and allow for a new congressional district map for the 2026 through 2030 elections. All registered voters in Los Angeles County, including Long Beach, will be mailed a Vote by Mail ballot which may be returned by mail (no postage required), in person at any Vote Center in Los Angeles County or at any Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Box.

Long Beach voters have 24-hour access to drop boxes at more than 400 participating locations across Los Angeles County, including 20 Ballot Drop Box locations throughout Long Beach.

The 20 Long Beach locations include:

  • Bixby Park Community Center (130 Cherry Ave.)
  • Bret Harte Neighborhood Library (1595 W. Willow St.)
  • Burnett Neighborhood Library (560 E. Hill St.)
  • Cal State University Long Beach (1250 Bellflower Blvd.)
  • Dana Neighborhood Library (3680 Atlantic Ave.)
  • DeForest Park (6255 De Forest Ave.)
  • El Dorado Park West Community Center (2800 N. Studebaker Rd.)
  • Freeman Community Center (1205 Freeman Ave.)
  • Heartwell Park Community Center (5801 Parkcrest St.)
  • Houghton Park Community Center (6301 Myrtle Ave.)
  • Long Beach City Hall (411 W. Ocean Blvd.)
  • Long Beach Senior Center (1150 E. Fourth St.)
  • Marina Vista Park (5355 E. Eliot St.)
  • Mark Twain Neighborhood Library (1401 E. Anaheim St.)
  • Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library (5870 Atlantic Ave.)
  • Ramona Park (3301 E. 65th St.)
  • Scherer Park (4600 Long Beach Blvd.)
  • Stearns Champions Park (4520 E. 23rd St.)
  • Veterans Park (101 E. 28th St.) 
  • Wardlow Park (3457 Stanbridge Ave.)

Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Boxes opened Oct. 2 and will remain open until 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4. All voters may track their ballots – after it is mailed, received and counted – at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/.

More information, including a current list of all LA County 24-hour Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Box locations, is available at lavote.gov

A list of Vote Centers offering in-person voting, same-day registration, and accessible services is also available at lavote.gov. Voters can also check their registration status or request a ballot in a different language.

Media inquiries may be directed to Monique De La Garza, City Clerk, at 562.570.6101, or CityClerk@longbeach.gov.