voter registration deadline is Oct. 19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  

October 15, 2009                                                CONTACT:        Marcia Ventura (562) 462-2726 or                                                                        Eileen Shea      (562) 462-2648

                                               

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2009

CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS

Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean Logan today reminded Los Angeles County residents that Monday, October 19, 2009 is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming November 3, 2009 Consolidated Elections.  There are nearly 100 active local and special districts, from City Council and School Board contests, to local Water Board, including almost two dozen local measures on the ballot.

Individuals who wish to register must be at least 18 years of age by Election Day, a U.S. Citizen and resident of Los Angeles County, and not in prison or on parole for conviction of a felony.  If the voter has recently moved, made a legal name change, or wishes to change political party affiliation, the voter must re-register to vote. 

Online voter registration forms are available at www.lavote.net by clicking the Register to Vote button

located in the Quick Links box of the main page or by calling the Voter Registration Request Line - (800)

481-VOTE (8683).  Voter registration forms are also available at over 1,240 locations across the County

– including Department of Motor Vehicles offices, libraries, fire stations, post offices, public assistance

offices (DPSS, WIC), and City Clerk offices. 

 

Voters may check the status of their registration online at www.lavote.net by clicking the Voter

Registration Status button located in the Quick Links box of the main page or by calling the RR/CC at

(562) 466-1310 or (562) 466-1323.  Further details about these services and other election information

regarding the Consolidated Elections can be found on the RR/CC website at www.lavote.net.

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

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