Voters form a line to vote at the Boyle Heights Senior Center on Election Day. Photo by Andrew Lopez.

Voters in Boyle Heights can head to neighborhood polling centers starting today, after officials added four pop-up vote sites ahead of the special election featuring Proposition 50.

If passed, Prop. 50 would temporarily redraw California’s congressional maps to help Democrats win more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the effort behind Proposition 50 after the Texas state legislature approved new maps that would give Republicans an advantage in the 2026 midterm elections, LAist reported.

The new vote centers were announced after Boyle Heights reported that no polling places would be available in the neighborhood for the Nov. 4 statewide special election. This would have required that Boyle Heights residents travel to East LA, downtown LA or another Eastside neighborhood for their nearest vote center.

Here are the pop-up vote centers in Boyle Heights:

  • Saturday, Nov. 1: Día de Muertos Community Block Party, 6-10 p.m., at 1831 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90033
  • Sunday, Nov. 2 and Monday, Nov. 3: Boyle Heights City Hall parking area, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., at 2130 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90033
  • Tuesday, Nov. 4: Boyle Heights Senior Center, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., at 2839 E 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90033

Other ways to vote:

A full list of voting centers can be found here. 

A list of ballot drop boxes can be found here.

Return your ballot by mail (ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 7 days). See more information here.

My background: I was part of the team that launched De Los, a new section of the Los Angeles Times exploring Latino identity. I’ve been a local reporter for The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and The Orange County Register. You can find my writing on religion, food, and culture in The Atlantic, Eater, the Associated Press, the Washington Post, and Religion News Service. My upbringing spans South Central, El Monte, and Pomona.

What I do: I write about how decisions surrounding immigration, city hall, schools, health, religion and culture impact Boyle Heights and East LA. I do this by spending time with residents and community members, reaching out to civic and elected leaders, and by analyzing related research. I also mentor Boyle Heights Beat youth journalists.

Why LA: It’s where I’m from. Reporting and living here means appreciating the different neighborhood identities that make up LA. Also, nothing beats walking along the LA River, hiking at Debs Park, or catching a sunset while running on the Sixth Street Bridge in Boyle Heights.

The best way to contact me: My email is alejandra.molina@boyleheightsbeat.org.

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