HERMOSA BEACH
SPECIAL ELECTION
A Special Municipal Election will be held in the City of Hermosa Beach on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, for the following Officer: ONE MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL (remaining term 22 months) *(The terms of office for those elected in November of 2017 were extended by one year to accommodate the election date change from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years effective November 2022, as approved by the City Council.)
This will be an all-mail election conducted with the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder County Clerk.
Ballots are scheduled to be mailed by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on April 12, 2021 to all Hermosa Beach registered voters for the
The May 11, 2021 Special Election will be conducted through the mail, which will help to ensure safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The winning candidate will serve 22 months, the remaining term of office for that seat.
Official Sample Ballot booklets, which contain the candidates’ names, occupations and statements, will be mailed to registered voters on April 20, 2021. Hermosa residents who are not registered voters must register to vote or transfer voter registration at lavote.net by April 26, 2021 in order to vote in the May 11, 2021 Special Election.
Once they are registered and have received their ballot, voters can then return the ballot through the U.S. Post Office or any “bona fide” private mail delivery company.
Voters may also drop off a ballot at the Vote-By-Mail drop box located behind the Hermosa Beach library across from City Hall or at the County Registrar’s office. These ballots must be dropped off before 8 p.m. on May 11, 2021 to be counted. Any mailed ballot must arrive no later than May 14, 2021 to be counted. This date includes a three-day grace period for mail delivery.
Five candidates will appear on the May 11, 2021 ballot. The candidates and their professions are:
Counting of the ballots will begin May 13, 2021, and election results will be certified on May 24, 2021. The candidate with the most votes will be declared the winner. There will be no runoff election. To learn more about the Special Municipal Election and the individual candidates, please visit the Elections page on the City’s website.
Eduardo Sarmiento
City Clerk
