La Palma, California Public Records

Those who miss that deadline can use conditional voter registration through Election Day at vote centers and county elections offices. Municipal elections in the city select City Council members and the Mayor, with City Council contests typically held in November of even-numbered years. The five-member Council serves four-year staggered terms, and members select the Mayor from among themselves. Local candidate information, campaign finance reports, and ballot measures specific to the community can be found at www.cityoflapalma.org and through the Orange County Registrar. Residents can locate their assigned polling place or vote center using the lookup tool at www.ocvote.gov/polling. Orange County uses a Vote Center model that allows voters to cast ballots at any center in Orange County during the 10-day period before Election Day. 6 million registered voters. Under current California law, all voters automatically receive a vote-by-mail ballot beginning 29 days before each election. Mail ballots can be returned by postal service (must be postmarked by Election Day), at official drop boxes throughout Orange County, or at any vote center. California election records available to the public include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance disclosures filed with the city or California Fair Political Practices Commission (searchable at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/), candidate statements and filings, and precinct-level election results. Individual voter history showing whether someone voted is public record, though ballot secrecy is absolute, how any person voted is never public.