Politics & Government

Are You Registered to Vote on March 5?

The deadline to register for the elections on March 5 is around the corner. Find out here if you're registered and what you need to do if not.

March 5 is election day in Rolling Hills and primary election day for the Los Angeles Community College District—are you registered to vote?

Click here to check your voter registration status, including your registered address. You can also call 562-466-1310 or 562-466-1323. If your address is no longer current, you'll need to re-register.

If you're not registered, there's still time. But you need to register or re-register by Tuesday, Feb. 19, to vote in the primary. As long as your registration is postmarked by at least 15 days before the election or you hand it in on or before that date, you're good to go...vote.

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Who's Up for Election?

In Rolling Hills, voters will elect two at-large councilman. Thomas Heinsheimer is the only incumbent running for re-election. The candidates are Heinsheimer, Bea Dieringer, Jeff Pieper and Spencer Karpf.

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Additionally, Rolling Hills residents will vote on two ballot measures. Measure A would allow stables constructed before July 10, 2010 to be used for residential purposes, while Measure B amends the city's current view protection ordinance.

The entire Palos Verdes Peninsula will vote for Los Angeles Community College District seats 2, 4 and 6.

Here's how to register:

To be eligible to vote, you must be:

  • A United States citizen;
  • A resident of California;
  • 18 years of age or older on Election Day;
  • Not in prison, on parole, serving a state prison sentence in county jail, serving a sentence for a felony pursuant to subdivision (h) of Penal Code section 1170, or on post release community supervision (for more information, click here); and
  • Not found by a court to be mentally incompetent.

—Nicole Mooradian contributed to this report.


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