Polls opened at 7 a.m., with Westwood voters able to vote at the Ackerman Union, De Neve Plaza and the Hammer Museum. Voters wishing to mail their ballot must ensure it is postmarked by the end of Election Day.

Winward was the 2025-2026 editor in chief and sat ex officio on the editorial board. He was previously the 2024-2025 News editor and the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. He was also an Arts, Copy, Online, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. Winward was a fourth-year English and statistics and data science student.