Make Your Vote Count
By City Manager Ken Striplin
The City of Santa Clarita’s next General Municipal Election takes place this Tuesday, November 8, 2022. I encourage all eligible residents to take some time out of your busy schedules and let your voice be heard. Eligible citizens have three voting options to choose from this year, including in-person, by mail or by dropping your ballot off at any one of the secure 24-hour drop boxes located throughout the City and Los Angeles County.
Voting in-person allows voters to cast their ballot at any participating Vote Center in Los Angeles County. There are 18 locations throughout Santa Clarita including Sierra Vista Junior High, the Santa Clarita Athletic Club, the Centre and Canyon Country Park. A list of all official Vote Centers (including a select few that will be accessible for early in-person voting) can be found on the County’s website at Locator.LAvote.gov/locations/VC.
Vote by Mail ballots have been sent out to every registered voter in the County and can be returned in-person at any Vote Center, at any drop box location or by mail. In order to Vote by Mail, simply fill out your ballot and leave it in your mailbox to be collected and then delivered, postage free. Please remember that in order for your ballot to be counted, it must be postmarked no later than November 8, 2022.
The Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Box program started in 2017 as an initiative to provide voters with a secure, alternative option to return their ballot. These Drop Boxes are open 24/7 and provide voters with a safe, accessible and contact-free method to return their ballots. To vote this way, simply drop off your completed ballot at one of the 11 Drop Box locations throughout the City. Locations include LA County Fire Station 132 and all three City of Santa Clarita Public Library Branches amongst others. A complete list of locations can be found at LAvote.gov. Once your Vote by Mail ballot has been submitted, you can track the status of your ballot and receive personalized text messages, emails and/or automated voice messages by subscribing to Where’s My Ballot, a free service found on LAvote.gov that is available to all registered voters. Before dropping off your Vote by Mail ballot, check that your voted ballot card(s) is inside the Official Return Envelope, that the Official Return Envelope is securely sealed and remember to sign and date the back of the Official Return Envelope. Drop Boxes will be closed at 8:00 p.m. on election night, so be sure to drop them off before the deadline.
It has never been easier to vote and I strongly urge all eligible voters to exercise this right. For more information to help you cast your ballot, please visit LAvote.gov or VoteSantaClarita.com or call the City Clerk’s office at (661) 259-CITY or Los Angeles County at (800) 201-8999.
Ken Striplin is Santa Clarita’s City Manager and can be reached at kstriplin@santaclarita.gov.
