Mar 04, 2025 General Election Live Returns

[6 PM BROADCAST BEGINS- FIRST RETURNS EXPECTED AFTER CLOSE OF POLLS (8:00 P.M.) An initial unofficial report regarding the results of ballots received by the City Clerk before election day will be announced. The report will only show tabulations of the first ranking. This will not constitute a round of round counting and no candidates will be eliminated based on this report. The report will be announced after 8pm in the City Council Chamber at 415 Diamond St. Redondo Beach, Ca 90277. It will also be live streamed on the City's website and on YouTube. MARCH 13, 2025 (FINAL CANVASS & RESULTS) - Will take place at approximately 2pm in the City Council Chamber at 415 Diamond St. Redondo Beach, Ca 90277. It will also be live streamed on the City's website and on YouTube.]

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TODAY WE HAVE OUR GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE MARCH 4TH, 2025.

WE ARE HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 415 DIAMOND STREET.

SO TODAY. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S 6:00. SO, WE NEED TO GET MORE VOTERS TO GO OUT AND VOTE, IT'S AN ALL MAIL BALLOT.

AND THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE THE YELLOW DROP OFF BOXES ARE.

AND THEN ALSO YOU CAN COME TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ON DOOR ONE.

AND IF YOU NEED A REPLACEMENT OR YOU'VE LOST YOUR BALLOT, YOU CAN COME TO DOOR ONE AND YOU CAN GET IT REPLACED.

BUT PLEASE COME BEFORE 8:00. SO TONIGHT AT 8:00, WE'LL DO THE TABULATION RIGHT HERE.

WE SCAN THE BALLOTS. WE HAVE THE BALLOTS HERE, WE SCAN THE BALLOTS EARLIER TODAY, AND WE'RE DOING ADJUDICATION.

AND THEN FROM THERE AT 8:00, WE'LL COME OVER HERE AND WE'LL DO THE TABULATIONS, AND THEN WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE FOR ALL THOSE THAT ARE RANKED CHOICE VOTING FOR THE CANDIDATES ELECTED OFFICE WILL BE ONLY THE FIRST RANKING IS WHAT WE'LL DO TODAY.

SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE BALLOTS, WE'RE STILL COLLECTING BALLOTS FROM THE WEEKEND TODAY FROM THE POST OFFICE.

SO WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE BALLOTS TO DO THE FINAL FOR THE RANKED CHOICE VOTING, AND THEN WE'LL DO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE MEASURES.

AND THEN I'LL ALSO. SO THAT'LL PROBABLY BE AROUND 815.

AND THEN AT 8:30 WILL BE A PROVIDING YOU A COUNT OF WHAT'S COME IN FROM YESTERDAY AND TODAY.

SO AND PER PRECINCT SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW MANY MORE BALLOTS WE STILL HAVE TO PROCESS.

SO THIS ABOUT THIS ELECTION IS GOING TO BE RANKED CHOICE VOTING, WHICH IS THE FIRST IN LA COUNTY FOR OUR CITY. AND IN 2023, THE REDONDO BEACH VOTERS, 76% PASSED THE MEASURE TO DO RANKED CHOICE VOTING AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL. WELL, ACTUALLY, IT WAS NOT RANKED CHOICE VOTING, BUT INSTANT RUNOFF.

AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL CHOSE RANKED CHOICE VOTING AS THE METHOD FOR INSTANT RUNOFF.

AND THEN FOR THIS ELECTION, WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S RACE.

DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT ONE, FOR DISTRICT TWO, DISTRICT FOUR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S AND THEN SCHOOL BOARD.

AND WE HAVE SIX MEASURES AND RANKED CHOICE VOTING WILL NOT BE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD.

NEXT. OKAY, SO WHAT IS RANKED CHOICE VOTING? IN A RANKED CHOICE VOTING ELECTION? INSTEAD OF CHOOSING JUST ONE CANDIDATE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RANK CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE.

YOU CAN RANK AS MANY OR AS FEW CANDIDATES AS YOU LIKE.

UP TO SIX. RANKING A SECOND THIRD CHOICE DOES NOT HURT THE CHANCES OF YOUR FAVORITE CANDIDATE.

SO AS YOU SEE, GO BACK. SO AS YOU SEE, YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH.

SO, IF YOUR FIRST CHOICE SHOULD BE YOUR FAVORITE AND THEN SECOND, THIRD IS YOUR BACKUP AND THEN YOUR FIRST CHOICE, IF IT GETS ELIMINATED, THEN YOUR BALLOT, YOU GOT TO THINK OF SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH IS YOUR RUNOFF.

SO NORMALLY THE CITY USED TO DO RUNOFFS SIX WEEKS IF YOU DIDN'T GET 50% PLUS ONE.

SO NOW WHAT HAPPENS IS IF THE FIRST CHOICE IS ELIMINATED, YOUR FIRST FAVORITE CHOICE IS ELIMINATED.

THEN IT GOES INTO THE RUNOFF BY USING YOUR THE NEXT CHOICE FROM WHENCE THAT BALLOT WAS ELIMINATED.

AND THAT WILL GO NEXT TO YOUR SECOND CHOICE. AND IT WILL KEEP DOING THAT UNTIL WE HAVE TWO OF CANDIDATES LEFT, AND ONE OF THEM WILL HAVE 50% PLUS ONE. OKAY.

NOW YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE. SO HERE WE'RE LIKE AGAIN TODAY WE'RE ONLY GOING TO DO THE FIRST RANKING.

AND ON MARCH 13TH, IF A CANDIDATE HAS MORE THAN HALF OF THE VOTES, THEY WIN.

EXCUSE ME. YES. MARCH 13TH, IF NO CANDIDATES HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO WIN, THE CANDIDATE WITH THE FEWEST VOTES IS ELIMINATED.

SO THIS IS JUST SHOWING HOW THE FIRST RANKING WOULD LOOK IF NOBODY GETS 50% PLUS ONE.

NEXT. SO HERE YOU SEE THE ORANGE WAS THE ONE THAT GOT ELIMINATED.

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DISTRIBUTED AND THE PINK ENDED UP BEING 50% PLUS ONE.

OKAY. AND THAT EXPLAINS RANKED CHOICE VOTING.

AND YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF LITERATURE ALSO IN YOUR SAMPLE YOUR VOTER GUIDE HAS INFORMATION ON THERE.

AND THEN ALSO YOU CAN ALSO CALL OUR OFFICE. WE'RE STILL OPEN.

WE'RE OPEN TILL 8:00 PM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR BALLOT OR ANY INFORMATION JUST TO GET A BALLOT.

SO FOR THIS COUNT TODAY, IT'S ALL THE BALLOTS THAT WE RECEIVED.

WE VERIFIED THEIR SIGNATURES AND CONFIRMED THEIR VOTER'S ELIGIBILITY.

AND SO, WE RECEIVED UNDER 4500 BALLOTS. AND THOSE WILL BE THE ONES THAT WILL BE COUNTED TONIGHT.

AND THEN FOR AGAIN, THE RANKED CHOICE VOTING BALLOTS OR CONTESTS WILL BE FIRST RANKING AND THEN ON, SO WHEN ARE THE REST OF OUR BALLOTS COME IN? ON MARCH 13TH WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING THE FINAL AT 2 P.M..

AND WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE COUNTING YOU AND GIVING YOU AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY OF THOSE BALLOTS WILL BE SIGNATURE VERIFIED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

AND THEN TO GET THEM READY FOR THE 13TH, AND THEN THE ROUNDS WILL BE APPLIED ON MARCH 13TH AT AND THE END RESULTS WILL BE AT 2:00 PM. AND I THINK THAT'S IT.

SO, FOR RIGHT NOW I WON'T COME BACK ON UNTIL 8:00.

BUT WE WILL HAVE THIS, THE POWERPOINT UP. WE'LL SHOW THE ROOM.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT CERTAIN BALLOTS TO MAKE SURE THE VOTER INTENT IS WHAT IT SAYS.

AND I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.