Politics & Government

Monday Is Voter Registration Deadline for City Election

On May 21 Los Angeles voters will make their choices for mayor, city attorney, controller, three city council seats, ballot measures regulating medical marijuana dispensaries and more.

 

The following press release is from the Office of Los Angeles City Clerk June Lagmay:

City Clerk June Lagmay reminds eligible residents they must register to vote by Monday, May 6, in order to be able to vote in the May 21 City of Los Angeles General Municipal and Special Elections. To be eligible to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States and 18 years old by Election Day. Registered voters who have moved or changed their names since the last election must re-register to vote.

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Voter registration is handled by the Office of the California Secretary of State.  You can register to vote from the following sources: 

  • Contact the Office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s (RR/CC) by visiting their website at www.lavote.net or email them at voterinfo@rrcc.lacounty.gov. You can also call them at toll-free at (800) 481-VOTE or direct at (562) 466-1310, or register in person at the RR/CC Office at 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650
  • Voter registration forms may also be available at the public counter of most Los Angeles City and County buildings, libraries, fire stations, post offices, and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices

The Official Sample Ballot for the May 21 City of Los Angeles General Municipal and Special Elections (available in English and the eight Federally-mandated languages of Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese) is available on the Election Division’s website at http://clerk.lacity.org/Elections/ under the “Polling Place and Official Sample Ballot Look Up” link.   Copies of the Official Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet are also available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk - Election Division by May 17. 

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For further information or assistance, please contact the Office of the City Clerk - Election Division between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at (213) 978-0444 or  toll-free at (888) 873-1000. 

The Office of the City Clerk - Election Division administers elections for the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles Community College District.  The General Municipal and Special Elections will be held May 21, 2013.  More information can be found on the Election Division’s website at http://clerk.lacity.org/Elections/.


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