VNC Election Hub

WHY RUN FOR THE VNC?

Los Angeles is home to the largest grassroots civic engagement system in the nation - the Neighborhood Council system. The Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) is one of these councils, a hyperlocal form of government that works to ensure the City of Los Angeles is responsive to the needs, challenges, and aspirations of Venice. The VNC advocates on important issues like housing, homelessness, development, transportation, public safety, and more and is made up of volunteer elected officials that are your voice in City Hall.

If you are a stakeholder in Venice and are interested in bringing the concerns of this community to the City, consider running for one of the many board positions on the VNC, attending the many committee meetings that the VNC hosts, or joining us for a board meeting where items are put to a vote to bring to the City.

It's YOUR Venice, get involved.

KEY DEADLINES

WHO CAN RUN/VOTE?

LIVE

If you live in Venice, regardless of whether you rent, own, or are a person experiencing homelessness that resides in Venice, you are able to run and vote for the VNC.

WORK

If you work in Venice, you are considered a Stakeholder in the community and are encouraged to run and vote for the VNC.

OWN

If you own real property in Venice, you are a considered a Stakeholder and are eligible to run and vote for the VNC.

COMMUNITY INTEREST (1 SEAT)

A Stakeholder that has Community Interest is someone who is a member of or participates in a Community Organization within Venice. A “Community Organization” is an entity that has continuously maintained a physical street address within the boundaries of the neighborhood council for not less than one year, and that performs ongoing and verifiable activities and operations that confer some benefit on the community within the boundaries of the neighborhood council. A for-profit entity shall not qualify as a Community Organization. Examples of Community Organizations may include Chambers of Commerce, houses of worship, educational institutions, or non-profit organizations.

BOARD ROLES

The VNC has a variety of roles on its Board. These include the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Communications Officer, Community Outreach Officer, and Land Use and Planning Committee Chair. In addition, At Large Community Officers (13) and a Community Interest Officer add their voice to the VNC Board. For a detailed description of each role and their responsibilities, please click here.

CANDIDATE FILING

CANDIDATE FILING IS OPEN NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 30. If you're ready to throw your hat in the ring and step up to represent Venice to the City, please file as a candidate for office today. You can file for a position here: https://clerkappsele.lacity.org/NCElection/login

To view the current list of candidates, please visit: https://clerkappsele.lacity.org/NCElection/nccandidates and select "Venice" as the NC.

VOTE BY MAIL (VBM) BALLOT APPLICATION

Per City mandate, the 2025 Neighborhood Council Elections will be Vote By Mail (VBM) ONLY. This means that, in order to successfully vote in the election, you must 1.) REQUEST your ballot, 2.) RECEIVE your ballot, and 3.) RETURN your ballot.

As of now, VBM ballot applications are NOT open for Venice. Once the ballot application becomes available, we will update this section accordingly.