Port Hueneme, California Public Records

The city conducts municipal elections for Mayor and City Council members, with five council members serving four-year terms. Elections happen in even-numbered years during the November statewide general election, and the Mayor is directly elected by voters. Local measures specific to the community may also appear. Residents find their vote center location at https://www.venturavote.org using the online lookup tool, or by checking the sample ballot mailed before each election. The county uses a Vote Center model under the California Voter's Choice Act, allowing voters to visit any vote center in Ventura County rather than a specific precinct polling place. Vote centers open 10 days before Election Day for early in-person voting. Public election records in California include voter registration lists available to qualified requesters under California Elections Code Section 2188, campaign finance reports filed by candidates and ballot measure committees viewable at https://www.venturavote.org, candidate statements and nomination papers, precinct-level results, and historical election data. Individual voter history showing whether someone voted, but not how they voted, is also public. California has no U.S. Senate seat up that year. Voters will elect the state's Governor, with incumbent Gavin Newsom term-limited and unable to run, making this an open seat race. Other statewide offices on the ballot include Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Controller, Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. Local voters will also elect their representative to the California State Assembly for District 44 and California State Senate for District 19, if that seat is up based on the term cycle. At the Ventura County level, races include Ventura County Supervisor for their district, along with other county offices such as Sheriff-Coroner, District Attorney, Assessor, and Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters, depending on term schedules. California is a universal vote-by-mail state, so every registered voter automatically receives a mail ballot before each election. Voters can complete and return their ballot by mail with no postage required, drop it in an official ballot drop box, or bring it to any vote center. To request a replacement mail ballot or receive ballots in an accessible format, residents should contact the Ventura County Registrar of Voters at 805-654-2664 or visit https://www.venturavote.org. Mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 7 days after the election to be counted.