Hours Extended for Early Voting

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  

October 28, 2008                                                CONTACT:        Marcia Ventura (562) 462-2726 or
                                                                                        Eileen Shea       (562) 462-2648

                                               

HOURS EXTENDED FOR EARLY VOTING

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean Logan reported that extended hours will be offered this weekend for voters wishing to vote early. 

Logan said, “Early voting activity in L.A. County reflects high interest by voters wishing to cast their ballots prior to Election Day.  They are flocking to the RR/CC in record breaking numbers.  The weekend of October 25-26, we began a ‘seven day a week cycle’ open to the public for early voting.  During that weekend alone over 2,600 voters came into the office, with another 1,300+ the following Monday.”

To accommodate the growing number of voters wishing to vote early, office hours at RR/CC Headquarters will be extended this Friday and Saturday.  Hours of operation on Friday, October 31st and Saturday, November 1st will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.   Early voting will also be available Sunday, November 2nd, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Hours on Wednesday and Thursday, October 29th and 30th and Monday, November 3rd will remain 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The office is located at 12400 Imperial Hwy., Norwalk, CA 90650.

To date, over 977,000 voters have requested vote by mail ballots, and more than 329,500 have returned their voted ballot by mail or in-person to the RR/CC.  “The number of vote by mail ballots requested has surpassed the prior record from the November 2004 General Election, where with the same number of days remaining before the election, 740,000 requests had been made.  The total vote by mail ballots cast in that election was 701,693 representing approximately 22 percent of the total votes cast”, Logan said.

Further information, regarding early voting and vote by mail services, can be obtained by going online at www.lavote.net or by calling the RR/CC at 1 (800) 815-2666.

Persons requiring multilingual assistance in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino or Vietnamese regarding information in this press release, can call (800) 481-8683.

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