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.
The Venice Neighborhood Council’s Mission is to improve the quality of life in Venice by building community and to secure support from the City of Los Angeles for the resources needed to achieve their goals.
View current statements for candidates running for the Venice Neighborhood Council here!
KEY VNC ELECTION DEADLINES:
FEBRUARY 25 – Candidate Town Hall (time and Zoom link TBA)
MARCH 10 – Last day to request a ballot
MARCH 18 – Last day to return your ballot (postmark date)
APRIL 2 – Official results announced
A message from VNC!
The 2025 Venice Neighborhood Council election is vote-by-mail only! Ballot applications are open through March 10th and the ballot return deadline is March 18th.
REQUEST YOUR BALLOT ONLINE, NOW THROUGH MARCH 10TH.
Paper applications are available at the Venice Library or available to print and submit here.
NOTE: Paper applications require additional proof of stakeholder status to be submitted.
Please see the documentation guidelines here.
WHO CAN 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.
For more election info: venicenc.org/elections
