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
Measure II is a mishmash of proposed changes to the Los Angeles City Charter that largely tackle the minutiae of city governance. These proposals can get pretty deep in the weeds, but they make a difference in how city departments and officials do their work (and in some cases, whether they get sued).
Why this race mattered
The ballot measures that you’re seeing this year — Charter Amendment II among them — are all part of a larger charter reform effort that began in late 2022 after three city officials and a labor leader were caught on tape making racist and homophobic remarks while discussing how to amass more power in the city’s once-a-decade redistricting process. Since then, the pressure’s been on for city officials to reform the structure of city government to create more transparency and accountability. That starts with amending the L.A. City Charter. Measure II is a collection of amendments covering different aspects of how city governance and operations work.
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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.
Measure II would amend about two dozen sections of the L.A. City Charter. Many of these are technical updates, like changing outdated references to department names.
Here are some of the more substantial changes included: City departments would be allowed to sell food and merchandise as long as they’re in line with city purposes and operations, the city would be prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender identity or gender expression when it comes to hiring or paying city employees, the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument and the L.A. Zoo would be explicitly named as public parks and the Department of Recreation and Parks would be allowed to lease park land to the L.A. Unified School District.
