Your guide to L.A.'s 2022 mayoral race
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Twelve people have qualified to appear on the ballot as Los Angeles mayoral candidates, a group that includes high-profile politicians and a billionaire real estate developer.
All three citywide offices — mayor, city attorney and city controller — will be filled in open elections, setting the stage for the most significant turnover in political leadership at City Hall since 2013. Voters will also decide on eight of the city’s 15 council seats.
Angelenos have until June 7 to submit their ballots for the primary. Any candidate who receives more than 50% of the vote will win outright; otherwise the top two vote-getters in each race will proceed to the November general election.
The Los Angeles Times’ editorial board has endorsements in many of the races on the ballot. This page will be updated with more information.
Here’s what you need to know.
How and where to vote
County election officials across the state will begin mailing out ballots by May 9. In Los Angeles and Orange counties, special vote by mail ballot applications were mailed April 8 for voters overseas.
How do you check whether you're registered to vote? How do you register? Where can you find a voter guide? How do you return your mail-in ballot or vote in person?
To cast a ballot in this year’s primary election, voters must register by May 23. To register online, visit www.registertovote.ca.gov/.
Applications can also be found at public libraries, some post offices and government offices.
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Recommendations from the L.A. Times' editorial Board
To help voters choose, The Times editorial page publishes endorsements based on candidate interviews and independent reporting. Every registered voter will be mailed a ballot in early May, giving people ample time to read up on the candidates, tune in to a forum, consider endorsements, including ours, and make a decision before the last day of voting on June 7.
Editorial board's candidate interviews
The Los Angeles Times' editorial board, which is a team of opinion writers and editors, does its work separately from news reporters and editors, who have no input in the endorsement process. The editorial board interviewed most of the candidates for mayor, questioning them on homelessness, public safety and their capacity to lead the nation’s second-biggest city.
Where they stand on key issues
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Coverage of local L.A. races and issues
The ballot will include voting for a new mayor, a new city attorney and a new city controller and will also feature eight City Council races. Here's what you need to know.
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