Voting. The election this year is November 5th, now just a week or so away. If you have already voted. THANK YOU! If you are planning to vote THANK YOU! Below is some information about our local polling places and ballot drop boxes, you may find helpful. If you are able to vote but not planning to, I ask you to reconsider.
Voting is a privilege and a responsibility in a democratic country. It is how our preferences and choices are communicated to our leaders. It is a way for our individual voices to be heard amongst the noise of the world. It is a way to make change in policy that we don’t agree with and keep policy that serves us. It is a way to help shape the world you live in to reflect how you want it to be. It is a way to have power when we feel powerless because it is only in staying silent that we relinquish our rights.
Ultimately, voting is an act of hope. Hope that no matter how dire things may be or how grand we may think they are, we believe we can still make this a better world through our voices. So join me as I keep hope alive, casting my ballot by making choices based on research and conversations with others that I believe will reflect the kind of world I wish to live in. Let us all use our voices and vote as acts of hope.
Options for voting in our community~
At Home With Ballot~
Complete your ballot. Secure inside the return envelope sent with the ballot.
Sign and date. Make sure the signature on your ballot envelope matches the one on your CA driver’s license/state ID or the one you provided when registering to vote.
Ballots may be returned by mail but must be postmarked by November 5th, 2024. No stamp is needed.
Ballots may be dropped at a Secure Ballot Drop Box available 24 hours a day from October 5, 2024 until November 5th, 2024 at 8PM. These are the following locations in our community-
Lompoc City Hall - 100 Civic Center Plaza
Lompoc Public Library - 501 East North Ave
SB County Dept. of Social Services - 1100 West Laurel Ave
Vandenberg Village Library - 3755 Constellation Rd
Ballots may also be dropped in person at a polling place 7AM to 8PM on November 5th. For a complete list of Polling Place locations in Santa Barbara County, visit www.sbcvote.com.
Sign up and Track My Ballot at http://wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov/ or call the Elections Office at 805-568-2200 or 800-722-8683.
Voting at the Polls~
Your assigned Polling Place is printed on the back cover of your County Voter Information Guide, which was mailed to you or can be found by calling 800-722-8683 or visiting www.sbcvote.com.
It is helpful to bring your own ballpoint pen to sign in and use while voting. Polls are open 11/5, 7AM-8PM. The Polling Places in Lompoc are-
- Dick DeWees Community Center-Banquet Room -
1120 West Ocean Ave
- Events Mission Valley -
138 North B Street
- First United Methodist Church-Fireside Room -
925 North F Street
- Grace Baptist Church - Large Fellowship Hall -
1009 East Pine Ave
- North Avenue Baptist Church-Fellowship Hall -
1523 West North Ave
- Providence Landing Clubhouse -
699 Mercury Ave
Wondering if you are registered to vote? Visit
https://covr.sos.ca.gov/ to check your status. Not registered? It’s not too late.
You can register conditionally and vote a provisional ballot at any Polling Place or Elections Office in Santa Barbara County on election day. The ballot is counted once eligibility is confirmed.
Visit www.sbcvote.com or call 800-722-8683 for more information.
