Vote Centers In Santa Monica: Where To Vote In Person 2020

Nicole Charky
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SANTA MONICA, CA — Voting in the November Presidential Election may look a little different this year, with many ballots already cast by mail. But you can still cast or hand off your ballot in person this year — and you can do it early or on Election Day.

Dubbed “vote centers” rather than “polling places,” physical voting locations will also be a bit different than in years past.

The amount of in-person polling places in California will be limited compared to previous elections, in accordance with a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in August, but some vote centers already opened up as early as Oct. 24.

Centers are required to remain open Saturday through Monday Nov. 2 for at least eight hours each day and 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 will still be 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.

In Santa Monica, one voting center has already opened, with the rest opening up Friday. Polls are open from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Election Day, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Here is where to vote in-person beginning Friday or drop off your ballot in Santa Monica, or in nearby Venice, Mar Vista or Culver City:

  • Barker Hanger - 3021 Airport Ave., Santa Monica

  • Expo/Downtown Santa Monica E Line Station - 402 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica

  • Former Fire Station - Apparatus Room - 1444 7th St., Santa Monica

  • Franklin Elementary School - Cafetorium - 2400 Montana Ave., Santa Monica

  • Grant Elementary School - Auditorium, 2368 Pearl St., Santa Monica

  • John Muir Elementary School - Multi-purpose Room - 2526 6th St., Santa Monica

  • Marine Park - 1406 Marine St., Santa Monica

  • Montana Ave Branch Library - 1704 Montana Ave., Santa Monica

  • National Typewriter Company -1st Floor Gathering Room - 1666 Euclid St., Santa Monica

  • Roosevelt Elementary School - Auditorium - 801 Montana Ave., Santa Monica

  • Courtyard by Marriott LA - West Side - Palisades Room - 6333 Bristol Parkway, Culver City

  • Culver City Julian Dixon Library - Homework Center And Meeting Room - 4975 Overland Ave., Culver City

  • Four Points By Sheraton LA Westside - Marina Ballroom/Foyer - 5990 Green Valley Cir., Culver City

  • Fox Hills Parkette - Buckingham Parkway & Hannum Avenue, Culver City

  • Veterans Memorial Complex - Auditorium - 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City

  • West Los Angeles College - Instrumental Rehearsal Hall FA 104 - 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City

  • Oakwood Recreation Center - Gymnasium, 767 California Avenue, Venice

  • The Rose Room - Rose Room and entry room - 6 Rose Ave., Venice

  • Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library - 501 Venice Blvd., Venice

  • Westminster Avenue Elementary School - Auditorium - 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice

  • Westminster Senior Center - Lobby And Auditorium - 1234 Pacific Ave.

  • Culver West Alexander Park - 4162 Wade St., Los Angeles

  • Mar Vista Branch Library - 12006 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles

  • Marina del Rey Middle School - Multi-purpose room/library - 12500 Braddock Dr., Los Angeles

  • St. Gerard Majella Church - parish hall - 4471 Inglewood Blvd., Los Angeles

There are also drop boxes available near Venice, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Mar Vista and Culver City:

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, more than 21 million ballots were mailed to voters, and an astonishing 7 million ballots have already been cast in the state in this historic election.

Check back with Patch on Election Day for more updates: CA Elections 2020

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This article originally appeared on the Santa Monica Patch