The Venice Neighborhood Council is made up of individuals from our community who are interested in improving and maintaining the quality of life of the stakeholders of Venice by building community and securing support from the City of Los Angeles for the resources needed to achieve those goals. All positions are volunteer with no compensation.

Neighborhood Council elections are open to everyone who lives, works or owns real property in the neighborhood and also to those who declare a stake in the neighborhood as a community interest stakeholder, defined as a person who affirms a substantial and ongoing participation within the neighborhood council’s boundaries and who may be in a community organization such as, but not limited to, educational, non-profit and/or religious organizations.

To see if your address is within the council boundaries, click HERE.

Everyone must register to vote each election season – even if you’re already registered to vote in national elections or have voted in Neighborhood Council elections in the past. 

In order to vote, you must bring the following to the polls:

1. A photo ID that establishes your identity
2. Documentation that shows that you live, work, own, or have substantial and ongoing participation. (In some cases, your photo ID might cover both requirements.) Whatever you provide must show an address within the council boundaries. Learn more and see a list of accepted IDs & qualifying documents HERE.

QUALIFYING DOCUMENTS

for Neighborhood Council elections

PHOTO ID

Documents on the following list are acceptable proof of identity to vote in a Neighborhood Council election:

• CA driver’s license
• CA identification card
• Passport
• Credit card with your photo on it
• Other picture ID showing your name – work, school, gym, club, etc.

…this list is for illustration purposes only, and is not meant to be exhaustive. There are additional documentation types that may be acceptable, so long as they show both your name & a photo of you. If your photo ID also shows an address within your Neighborhood Council boundaries, there is no need to provide a second document in order to confirm your local address.

LIVE

Documents on the following list are acceptable proof that you live within the council boundaries:

• current mail with your name/address
• current utility bill with your name/home address
• current lease agreement
• current rent receipt
• letter from landlord, Renter’s Association, Homeowner’s Association, or Neighborhood Watch verifying your residency (see a sample letter HERE)
• renter’s insurance policy
• homeowner’s insurance policy
• LA County property tax bill
• current mortgage statement
• deed
• Homeowner’s Association bill
• County Assessor Parcel Number (APN) for your address

…this list is for illustration purposes only, and is not meant to be exhaustive. There are additional documentation types that may be acceptable, so long as they show both your name and an address within the council boundaries.

WORK

Documents on the following list are acceptable proof that you work within the council boundaries. Please note that whatever you provide must show a business name, your name and an address that falls in the Neighborhood Council boundaries:

• current W2 or 1099
• project/job contract or service agreement
• work permit
• letter from employer on business letterhead (see sample letter HERE)
• personal business card with your name + business name/address
• staff roster showing your name
• current business mail with your name/business name/business address
• pay stub or paycheck
• business lease or rental agreement
• business rental receipt
• invoices from vendors
• printed advertisement or business webpage (showing both your name as owner/employee + local address)
• commercial lease or rental receipt
• current City of LA business license
• CA State Board of Equalization resale certificate
• LA County property tax bill
• letter from local Business Improvement District or Chamber of Commerce stating you own the business or property in question (see sample letter HERE)

…this list is for illustration purposes only, and is not meant to be exhaustive. There are additional documentation types that may be acceptable proof that you work locally, so long as they show both your name and an address within the council boundaries.

OWN

Documents on the following list are acceptable proof that you own a residential or commercial property within the council boundaries:

• LA County property tax bill
• Current residential or commercial mortgage statement
• homeowner’s insurance policy
• deed
• Homeowner’s Association bill
• County Assessor Parcel Number (APN) for your address
• Letter from local Homeowners’ Association verifying your ownership at that address (see a sample letter HERE)
• Letter from local Business Improvement District (BID) or Chamber of Commerce verifying your ownership at that address (see a sample letter HERE)

…this list is for illustration purposes only, and is not meant to be exhaustive. There are additional documentation types that may be acceptable proof that you own a residential or commercial property locally, so long as they show both your name and an address within the council boundaries.

ONGOING & SUBSTANTIAL PARTICIPATION

Documents on the following list are acceptable proof that you have a “community interest” within the council boundaries, meaning that you have a substantial and ongoing participation with a group or organization within the area. In general, documents that verify that you are a community interest stakeholder should show both your name and the organization’s name, as well as an address for the organization that falls within council boundaries:

• Personal business card, membership card or participation certificate
• Church, school or other organizational roster
• Flyer, agenda, calendar or newsletter
• Letter on official letterhead from school; church; or organization stating that you have a substantial & ongoing participation there (see a sample letter HERE)
• Receipt for membership dues or contributions

…this list is for illustration purposes only, and is not meant to be exhaustive. There are additional documentation types that may be acceptable proof that you have a substantial and ongoing participation locally, so long as they show your name; the name of your organization; and an address within the council boundaries.