Twelve vote centers are open in Pasadena for the Nov. 3 general election, with three additional locations in neighboring Altadena. Ten Pasadena sites and two Altadena sites opened Saturday, Oct. 31, joining three locations that began operating Oct. 24.

All 15 centers are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Ten of the new sites are in Pasadena and two are in Altadena, joining three centers that began operating Oct. 24, Altadena Now reported, citing City News Service. All 15 locations share the same schedule: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Monday, Nov. 2, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Los Angeles County voters can cast their ballot at any vote center in the county, regardless of their assigned precinct, and can also return vote-by-mail ballots there.

Free bus rides on Election Day

Pasadena Transit buses and Pasadena Dial-A-Ride will carry riders for free on Nov. 3, according to the City of Pasadena, as Pasadena Now reported. The city said most polling places and ballot drop boxes in Pasadena are within a quarter mile of a Pasadena Transit bus stop.

Dial-A-Ride serves residents 60 and older and younger riders with an Access membership or a disabled reduced-fare TAP card. The service normally costs 75 cents each way and takes reservations at (626) 791-7200 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the city.

Metro, LADOT, BurbankBus, Montebello Bus Lines, Long Beach Transit and Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus are also waiving fares on Election Day, the city said.

What's on the ballot

Pasadena voters will decide Measure PFD, a proposed parcel tax for fire department funding. The measure would levy 19 cents per square foot of improved property annually, with exemptions for low-income homeowners. A 1,600-square-foot home would owe about $304 a year, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The revenue, estimated at $22.1 million annually, would fund fire station reconstruction, new equipment and 36 additional firefighters. The tax requires a two-thirds majority and would expire after 14 years.

The Pasadena Firefighters Association, the City Council and Mayor Victor Gordo back the measure, the Times reported. The California Association of Realtors and the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles oppose it.

Voters in relevant districts will also elect representatives to three seats on the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education and three seats on the Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees, according to Altadena Now.

Pasadena vote center locations

  • Armenian Cilicia Evangelical Church, 339 S. Santa Anita Ave.
  • First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd.
  • Jefferson Branch Library, 1500 E. Villa St.
  • Octavia E. Butler Magnet, 1505 N. Marengo Ave.
  • Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd.
  • Red Hen Press, 1540 Lincoln Ave.
  • Robinson Park Recreation Center, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
  • Rosemont Pavilion, 700 Seco St.
  • Victory Park Recreation Center, 2575 Paloma St.
  • Villa Parke Community Center, 363 E. Villa St.
  • Webster Elementary School, 2101 E. Washington Blvd.
  • Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1757 N. Lake Ave.

Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3 and received by election officials by Nov. 10. Voters mailing close to Election Day should ask a postal employee for a manual postmark. Ballots can also be returned to a vote center or official drop box by 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Find locations at locator.lavote.gov.