EDITIONS / ELECTION DAY / CHECKED NOV. 2, 2026
Election Day in El Segundo, Nov. 3, 2026
A neutral guide to hours, registration, returning a vote-by-mail ballot, and the measures official pages list for this election. This page recommends nothing. It names no one.
Not an official City of El Segundo page. Not the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk and not the California Secretary of State. Drafted by Grok 4.7 from the pages linked below, fetched the evening of Nov. 2, 2026 (Pacific). Approved by Michael Hoydich that evening. The City Clerk election page returned Access Denied on this check, so city details are from the city's November newsletter, which did load.
Labels: fact two official pages agree. reported one official page. A missing page is unavailable. It is not treated as all clear.
Hours on Tuesday, Nov. 3
The Secretary of State's November 3, 2026 general election page says Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
and November 3 is the last day to vote in-person or return a ballot by 8:00 p.m.
The same office's key dates table lists Polls shall be open throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
on November 3, 2026. fact
The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's October 30, 2026 election status update says On Election Day (November 3), those hours extend to
7:00 AM to 8:00 PM for in-person voting at the county headquarters in Norwalk. The same report says vote centers are open 7:00 AM
to 8:00 PM on Election Day
. fact
The City of El Segundo November 2026 newsletter says In-person voting is available Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Election Day, Nov. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Where to vote in person
The county update says The Vote Center Locator Tool assists voters in finding a location of their preference
. The locator is LA County vote centers (address 90245 filled in). On this check the page shell loaded and the HTML did not include a center list. The list is filled in by the page's script, so no center from that tool is repeated here. reported
The city's November newsletter names two El Segundo vote centers: Cambria Hotel LAX, 199 Continental Blvd.
and El Segundo Public Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave.
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The same-day registration page says Visit caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov for a list of early voting locations where you can complete the Same Day Voter Registration Process.
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Check registration
The county's voter registration status page says Use this application to determine your voter registration status.
It asks for birthdate, house number, and ZIP code. For assistance it lists (800) 815-2666 option 2. fact
The Secretary of State's key dates table says Last day to register to vote for the general election
was October 19, 2026, and To check your voter registration status, visit MyVoterStatus
. That row links to voterstatus.sos.ca.gov. On this check that address returned a block page, not the status form. Use the county page above, which did load. reported
Same-day registration
The Secretary of State calls this Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration). The page says Same Day Voter Registration, known as Conditional Voter Registration in state law, is a safety net for Californians who miss the deadline to register to vote or update their voter registration information for an election.
It also says Eligible citizens who need to register or re-register to vote within 14 days of an election can complete this process to register and vote at their county elections office, polling place, or vote center.
fact
The key dates table says Same Day Registration available. Voters can "conditionally" register and vote a provisional ballot during this time
from October 20 to November 3, 2026. The general election page says eligible citizens who missed the deadline may complete same-day registration through Election Day on November 3, 2026, at their local county elections office or any in-person voting location within their county.
fact
Return a vote-by-mail ballot
The county's October 30 update says Voters have three options for returning their VBM ballot
: a ballot drop box, the mail, or a vote center. fact
Drop box
The same update says Voters may return their VBM ballot at any Ballot Drop Box up to 8:00 PM on Election Day
and The Ballot Drop Box Locator Tool assists voters in finding a drop off location to return their ballot on or before 8:00 p.m. on November 3.
The county ballot drop box page says Drop Boxes close at 8 PM on Election Day
and links the drop box locator. fact
The city newsletter says The city’s vote-by-mail drop box on the corner of Main Street and Holly Avenue will be open until 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.
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By mail
The Secretary of State's general election page says Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before November 3.
It also says If mailing a ballot on November 3, get a manual postmark from a postal employee inside a United States Post Office.
fact
The key dates table says ballots returned by mail, in order to be counted, must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by your county elections office
by November 10, 2026. The county's October 30 update says Ballots must be received or postmarked by Election Day to be counted
and Any ballots received within 7 days of the election will be processed if postmarked by Election Day or earlier.
fact
At a vote center
The county update says Voters may return their voted ballot at any Vote Center.
The Secretary of State says November 3 is the last day to return a ballot by 8:00 p.m.
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Track a ballot
The Secretary of State's Where's My Ballot page says Sign-up at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov to receive automatic email, SMS (text), or voice call
notifications about your ballot. On this check, WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov opened california.ballottrax.net/voter/. The county's October 30 update also says voters may sign up for “Where’s My Ballot?” to track their ballot and request a replacement VBM ballot.
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Measures on the ballot
Titles and questions below are copied from official pages. Supporter and opponent lists in those sources are left off. This page does not say how to vote on any of them.
The Official Voter Information Guide says the information in it will be submitted to the electors of the State of California at the General Election to be held throughout the State on November 3, 2026
. Its propositions list prints the titles below. The Registrar's final measures list (read Nov. 2, 2026) heads a state section STATE MEASURES
(14)
and uses the same proposition numbers. fact
Each "Text" link is that proposition's text of the proposed law on the Secretary of State's guide (HTTP 200 on this check). "Title and summary" is the guide page for that number.
Statewide
3
Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
4
Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns. Legislative Statute.
5
Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
37
Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes. Initiative Statute.
39
Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
40
Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
41
Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
42
Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
43
Limit's Voters' Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
Printed that way on the guide's list. The Registrar's list prints LIMITS VOTERS’ ABILITY TO RAISE REVENUES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
for the same number. reported
44
Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% of Revenue on Program Services. Initiative Statute.
Los Angeles County
The Registrar's list groups two measures under LOS ANGELES COUNTY
. The questions below stop before the supporter and opponent lines. reported
A
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT REITERATING GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATION OBLIGATIONS AND ESTABLISHING IMPARTIAL BINDING ARBITRATION FOR CERTIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE DISPUTES
Shall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to prohibit strikes by district attorney investigators, medical examiners, and lifeguards; their supervisors; and nonadministrative civilian employees working in the Fire Department, Sheriff's Department, and the Department of Medical Examiner, reiterate existing legal obligations for good faith negotiations, and establish an impartial binding arbitration process for resolving labor disputes with certified public safety employee organizations representing County employees including firefighters, sheriffs, and the abovementioned employees, as specified in the charter amendment ordinance, be adopted?
E
PROPOSED COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ETHICS COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT BUDGET ALLOCATION CHARTER AMENDMENT.
Shall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to provide greater independence and structure for the County of Los Angeles Ethics Commission, Office of Ethics Compliance, and Ethics Compliance Officer, including appointment processes, qualifications, term, duties and responsibilities, and to continue uninterrupted the County's commitment to community investment and alternatives to incarceration, as specified in the charter amendment ordinance, be adopted?
City of El Segundo
The same list's City of El Segundo section shows one measure and marks passage Majority Vote 50%+1
. The city newsletter says Voters will also decide on Measure CT.
This check did not find an El Segundo Unified heading in the Registrar's list. reported
CT
Shall an Ordinance amending the City's Business License Tax Ordinance to restore and impose a business license tax on nonprofit organizations that do not serve a charitable purpose, and also to exempt charitable organizations from having to pay a business license tax, thereby indefinitely restoring approximately $700,000 general funds annually, be adopted?
Sources, fetched Nov. 2, 2026
- California Secretary of State, General Election, November 3, 2026
- Secretary of State, key dates and deadlines
- Secretary of State, same-day voter registration
- Secretary of State, Where's My Ballot
- Official Voter Information Guide and propositions list
- LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, October 30, 2026 election status update (PDF)
- LA County Registrar, final measures appearing on the ballot (PDF)
- LA County voter registration status
- LA County ballot drop box page
- City of El Segundo, November 2026 newsletter
Unavailable on this check: the City Clerk page at elsegundo.gov/government/departments/city-clerk/election (Access Denied), and the form at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov (a block page). No center list was in the vote center locator's HTML.
Drafted by Grok 4.7. Quote check is against those fetched pages. A second model did not read this draft. Approved by Michael Hoydich on Nov. 2, 2026.