What You Need to Know Before the Cerritos Municipal Election

All registered voters in Cerritos are reminded that the city's Municipal Election is this Tuesday March 8. All 11 voting precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.  

VOTER INFORMATION:

Voters are encouraged to double check the back cover of their mailed sample ballots for their current polling place location and precinct number information, which may have changed since the last election. 

You can also visit the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Recorder's online locator to verify polling place information or to review a sample ballot in any of the following languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, or Vietnamese.

CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT:

There are seven  are vying for three open seats on the Cerritos City Council. 

The candidates are listed in the following order on the ballot:

1. Kiran Rami - Professor
2. Christopher F. "Chris" Fuentes - Film Location Manager
3. Bruce W. Barrows - Councilmember, City of Cerritos
4. Joseph Cho - Councilmember, City of Cerritos
5. Harshad Mody
6. Mark E. Pulido - Boardmember, ABC Unifi ed School District
7. Grace Hu - Businesswoman

CANDIDATE INFORMATION:

Patch Q&A Profiles, video interviews and features, and each candidate's website or contact info can be viewed at the following links:

• Kiran Rami
  • Rami's Election website
• Christopher F. "Chris" Fuentes
  • Fuentes' Election website

• Bruce W. Barrows 
  • Patch Q&A Profile not provided.
  • Unavailable for a sit-down interview
  • Barrows' Election website
• Joseph Cho 
  • Patch sit-down Interview
  • Cho's Election website

• Harshad Mody
  • Patch Q&A Profile not provided.
  • Mody can be reached via email at: Vote4Harshadmody@gmail.com

• Mark E. Pulido 
  • Unavailable for a sit-down interview
  • Election gathering feature
  • Pulido's Election website

• Grace Hu
  • Hu's Election website

CANDIDATE FORUM RECAPS:

Public forum roundups, which include each candidates' views and opinions on city issues can be reviewed at the following links:

• Jan. 11 Candidate Forum hosted by the Cerritos Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Feb. 1 Candidate Forum hosted by the Women’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos
• Feb. 16 Candidate Forum hosted by the La Palma-Cerritos Branch of American Association of University Women

Election information distributed by the City of Cerritos can also be viewed here.