Early birds can start voting Oct. 20 at City Hall

Itching to vote in this year’s hotly contested elections? Residents don’t have to wait much longer to vote early.

Starting Oct. 20, early voting will be offered at Huntington Beach City Hall, 2000 Main St. The polling place will be in room B-7 on the lower level.

Any Orange County registered voter can vote early from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 20 to 24, as well as Oct. 27 and 28. These hours are different from Election Day, when polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Oct. 20 is also the last day to register to vote. Forms are available at www.ocvote.com.

— Michael Alexander