Last Day to Register to Vote

Residents in Hermosa Beach and all others in Los Angeles County have until Monday night to register to vote in the November elections.

Visit lavote.net for an online voter registration form.

The forms are also available by calling the Voter Registration Request Line at 800-481-8683 or at various locations across the county, including Department of Motor Vehicles offices, libraries, fire stations, post offices, public assistance offices and city clerks offices.

Voter registration forms must be submitted to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk by the Oct. 24 deadline. Postmarked forms will also be accepted.

Not sure if you're registered to vote? Visit lavote.net to confirm voter registration status online, or call 562-466-1310 or 562-466-1323.

In Hermosa Beach, four candidates are vying for two open seats on the : Hany Fangary, an environmental engineer/lawyer, Steve Powers, a business consultant, and councilmen Michael DiVirgilio and Peter Tucker.

Elaine Doerfling is running to keep her position as City Clerk, and two candidates are running for City Treasurer: corporate managing director David Cohn and incumbent John Workman.

Hermosa Beach residents will also vote on a .

Measure Q, which would place high fees on restaurants and bars based on their hours, location, and alcohol, has been opposed by the City Council and . Measure N, which would aim to "simplify" the business license tax, was created by the city's .

• More about each business license tax measure has been published on Patch here: Business License Tax Arguments Set for Ballot

The Nov. 8 elections include contests in 19 cities, 42 school districts (of which 28 are Unified School Districts), four high school districts, six community college districts, five water districts, five county water districts, eight city measures, and three school district measures. The number of offices to be elected is 195, according to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

For more information on the November elections, visit lavote.net and the City of Hermosa Beach website.