Culver City, California Public Records

Law enforcement in Culver City is primarily handled by the Culver City Police Department. Residents can access information on the National Sex Offender Registry at https://www.nsopw.gov/ and view the FBI's Most Wanted Criminals list at https://www.fbi.gov/wanted for this area. The Center for Missing & Exploited Children also maintains a California-specific resource at https://api.missingkids.org/missingkids/servlet/PubCaseSearchServlet?act=usMapSearch&missState=CA.

Culver City voters are served by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Elections Division, located at 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650 (phone: 800-815-2828, website: lavote.gov). California residents can register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov, with registration closing 15 days before any election. Online registration requires a California driver's license or ID card number; otherwise, residents must complete a paper application. Culver City conducts municipal elections for Mayor and five City Council members, with the City Council consisting of five members elected at-large to four-year overlapping terms. Mayoral elections occur every two years, with the next municipal election scheduled for April 2025. Municipal elections in Culver City have moved to even-numbered years to coincide with statewide elections to increase voter participation. Voters can find information about local candidates, ballot measures, and campaign finance disclosures through the City Clerk's office at www.culvercity.org/clerk (phone: 310-253-5851). Polling place lookup for Culver City residents is available at lavote.gov/locator by entering a home address; the system displays assigned vote centers for early voting and Election Day locations. Under California's Voter's Choice Act, Los Angeles County transitioned to a vote center model allowing voters to cast ballots at any vote center in the county during the 11-day voting period prior to and including Election Day. Public election records in California include voter registration statistics (though individual voter records are confidential), campaign finance reports through the California Fair Political Practices Commission at fppc.ca.gov, candidate statements and filings, precinct-level election results, and certified vote totals. Los Angeles County's Statement of Vote for each election is published at lavote.gov. In the November 2024 presidential election, Los Angeles County recorded approximately 4.2 million registered voters with turnout of approximately 70-72 percent. For the November 3, 2026 general election, California voters will decide statewide offices including all 80 State Assembly seats (two-year terms), half of the 40 State Senate seats (four-year terms), and all 52 U.S. House of Representatives seats. The California Governor (Gavin Newsom's current term) is not up for election until 2026, but one U.S. Senate seat may be on the ballot depending on appointments. Los Angeles County voters will also decide on county offices including Board of Supervisors seats for specific districts, Superior Court judges, and potentially local ballot measures and special district elections. Absentee/vote-by-mail ballots in California are available to all registered voters upon request through the county elections office online portal, by phone, or by mail; applications must be received by 7 days before Election Day, though California automatically mails ballots to all registered voters. Voted ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 7 days, or can be dropped at any ballot drop box or vote center through 8:00 PM on Election Day.