Westwood, California Public Records

Law enforcement services for Westwood are provided by the Lassen County Sheriff's Office, which operates a substation in the community. The Westwood Police Department, a division of the Lassen County Sheriff's Office, is responsible for maintaining public safety, responding to emergency calls, and investigating criminal activity within the town's boundaries. Residents can contact the Westwood Police Department for non-emergency inquiries or to report suspicious behavior or incidents.

Westwood voters are served by the Lassen County Registrar of Voters, located at 707 Nevada Street, Suite 5, Susanville, CA 96130 (telephone: 530-251-8217, website: https://www.lassencounty.org/dept/registrar-of-voters). This office handles all aspects of voter registration, election administration, and election records for Westwood and all Lassen County residents. California residents can register to vote online through the California Secretary of State's website at https://registertovote.ca.gov, which requires a California driver's license or identification card number; the registration deadline is 15 days before any election. New residents can also register by mail or in person at the Registrar's office. Because Westwood is an unincorporated community, it does not hold municipal elections for mayor or city council. Westwood residents vote in Lassen County elections for the Board of Supervisors (District 3 represents the Westwood area), county-wide offices including Sheriff, District Attorney, Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, and Treasurer-Tax Collector. Westwood voters also participate in state and federal elections including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives (currently California's 1st Congressional District), California Governor, State Senate, State Assembly, and statewide ballot measures. To find their assigned polling place, Westwood residents can use the polling place lookup tool on the Lassen County Registrar's website or the California Secretary of State's website at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place, which requires entering a residential address. California law makes several categories of election records public: voter registration lists (with certain personal information redacted), campaign finance disclosures for candidates and ballot measure committees through the California Fair Political Practices Commission at http://www.fppc.ca.gov, candidate statements and filings, and precinct-level election results. In the November 2024 presidential election, Lassen County reported approximately 55-60% voter turnout with detailed results available on the Registrar's website. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Westwood and Lassen County voters will decide several important races: California does not have a U.S. Senate seat up in 2026, but voters will elect a Governor (Gavin Newsom's term ends in January 2027), all 80 State Assembly seats (including the district representing Lassen County), half of the 40 State Senate seats if the local district is up for election, county supervisors (depending on district rotation), county constitutional officers, and potentially local school board trustees for Westwood Unified School District. California is a universal vote-by-mail state, meaning all registered voters automatically receive a mail ballot before each election; voters can complete and return the ballot by mail (postmarked by Election Day), drop it at official drop boxes located throughout the county, or vote in person at a vote center during the early voting period or on Election Day. Mail ballot applications are not required as ballots are automatically sent. Voters can track their ballot status through the state's Where's My Ballot system at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/.