About the vote count
As you watch these results, keep in mind:
- As of Friday, Nov. 15, L.A. election officials said more than 3.73 million ballots had been returned so far.
- An estimated 79,400 remained to be counted.
- There are more than 5.7 million registered voters in L.A. County
- 2.1 million of those registered votes live in the City of L.A.
Get full results:
Keep in mind that in tight races the winner may not be determined for days or weeks after Election Day. This is normal. Here's why.
In L.A. County, additional results, which includes mail-in votes received on or after Election Day as well as provisional ballots, will be released following this schedule:
Mon, Nov. 18 | Tues, Nov. 19 | Fri, Nov. 22 | Tues, Nov. 26
In California, ballots postmarked on or before Nov. 5 are counted toward the results as long as they arrive within seven days of the election. County election officials must certify the results by Dec. 5, and the California Secretary of State's Office must certify the statewide vote by Dec. 13.
What is at stake in this race
After a series of City Hall scandals shook the public’s trust in elected officials, a package of reforms to the Ethics Commission was proposed, which requires amendments to the city charter.
Advocates say the changes are long overdue, the first significant reform to the Ethics Commission in its 20-year history; opponents believe the reforms have been unnecessarily watered down.
Why this race mattered
The charges have mounted up. Former members Mitch Englander, Jose Huizar and Mark Ridley-Thomas were found guilty of federal corruption charges. Councilmember Curren Price faces corruption charges in state court, and Councilmember John Lee has denied allegations that he accepted illegal gifts from developers.
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Scott Schmerelson was unanimously elected Tuesday to lead the LAUSD board after defeating a well-funded challenger in November’s election. -
Nguyen was able to take office weeks early to fill the vacancy caused Do’s resignation. -
Nathan Hochman succeeds George Gascón, known as the godfather of progressive prosecutors.
Meanwhile, in 2022, L.A. made national news after then-City Council president Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo and L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera were caught making racist and derogatory remarks in a secret conversation plotting how to maintain their own power through redistricting.
In the aftermath, the Ad Hoc Committee on Governance Reform was created. It later proposed a series of reforms, ranging from increasing the Ethics Commission’s annual budget to $6.5 million, raising penalties for ethics code violations from $5,000 to $15,000, and preventing officials from being able to appoint family members or major donors.
Go deeper on the issue
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