A representative from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder delivered a timeline and voter-information briefing to the Cerritos City Council on Sept. 25 about the Nov. 4, 2025 statewide special election that will include Proposition 50.

Adrian Avelar of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office told the council the state called the special election for Nov. 4 to let voters decide on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow temporary changes to congressional district boundaries through Feb. 1930 if approved. Sample ballots and the state voter information guide began mailing Sept. 25; county officials planned to begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots the week of Oct. 2 and complete that mailing by Oct. 6. Ballot drop boxes opened when vote-by-mail mailings began. Vote centers will open in two phases: 111 centers on Saturday, Oct. 25, and the remainder on Saturday, Nov. 1; on election day, Nov. 4, centers will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The county currently expects to certify the election on Dec. 2.

Avelar summarized vote options under the California Voter’s Choice Act: every registered voter will receive an official vote-by-mail ballot; voters may return ballots by prepaid mail, at unlocked ballot drop boxes (many open 24 hours) or at any vote center. He said the county will have about 418 drop boxes and 251 vote centers for the election; the nearest Cerritos vote centers are Artesia Library, Huerta Elementary School and Cerritos College, and local drop boxes include the Cerritos Civic Center Plaza, Cerritos Park East, Artesia Library, Alondra Library and Cerritos College.

Avelar noted the county’s “vote-by-mail continues to be the most popular method of voting. For example, for the 2024 general election, approximately 82% of Cerritos residents voted by mail.” He encouraged voters to use lavote.gov to confirm polling and drop-box locations.

Avelar also alerted the council to a local street-name change scheduled for Oct. 1: Sun Valley Way will replace Squall Valley Way, affecting 27 residential properties and about 50 active registered voters. He said vote-by-mail ballots were already in production and would be mailed to the original addresses, and the county would monitor delivery and assist voters with registration updates. Voters who expect an address change were advised to update registration at lavote.gov; conditional voter registration will be available at vote centers.

Councilmembers asked procedural questions, including about the Oct. 28 deadline to request a vote-by-mail replacement (Avelar said that deadline applies to replacement ballots and other supplemental requests). The registrar’s office said it would remain available to answer questions and help residents with registration issues.

Key dates: sample ballots and state guides mailing began Sept. 25; vote-by-mail ballots mailing Oct. 2–6; first vote centers Oct. 25; vote-by-mail request deadline Oct. 28; election day Nov. 4 (7 a.m.–8 p.m.); expected certification Dec. 2.

(Reporting from the Sept. 25, 2025 Cerritos City Council meeting.)