Your Guide to Election Information

PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY WILL BE HELD FEB 5, 2008

Want to Register to Vote? Who is on the ballot in the next election? ... Link to Analysis of ballot measures...and more

Voter Information.  New or Update Your Voter Record.  Absentee Applications.  Easy Voter Guide.  Who Are the Candidates?.  Analysis for June 2008.

VOTER INFORMATION ("Click" and "Link" on the Left-Hand Margin)

Smart Voter: Key in your address and zip code, see your official ballot. Then click away to find information on the Candidates and Ballot Measures -- from the League and other nonpartisan sources. Archives of past elections available with election results. Go to Smart Voter

See more information on Elections in California: preparing to vote, voting (in person, by mail, if you've moved), voting rights, take a friend to vote, results of past elections, etc.

REGISTER TO VOTE

Are you registered to vote? Do you want to change your party affiliation, address, or your name?

See information about registering to vote in California: deadlines, requirements, how to register, political parties, registration drives, living overseas, etc.

Get an on-line application from the Secretary of State, print, complete, sign and mail to your County Registrar of Voters http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/votereg1.html

VOTE BY MAIL

If you cannot go to your polling place on Election Day, you can apply for a Vote-by-Mail Ballot. The deadline for the June 2008 election is May 27, 2008. NOTE: You may choose to do this for a single election or on a permanent basis.

Download the appropriate application:

Absentee Ballot Application

Permanent Absentee Voter Application

Emergency Absentee Voter Application

Overseas Voter Application

Complete all information, include your signature for validation purposes.

Click the following Link to be directed to the the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters http://www.lavote.net/VOTER/Absentee_Voting.cfm

EASY VOTER GUIDE

Step-by-step photos and audio to help new voters in five languages (Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean).

Large print edition for visually-impaired users.

Look up your ballot and polling location.

New Facts vs. Fiction section on common myths and misperceptions about voting.

250 pages of helpful non-partisan content for groups engaged in voter education and outreach.

http://www.easyvoter.org

COMPLETE LIST OF CANDIDATES BY STATE, COUNTY OR CITY

A valuable link to finding your polling location and getting information about the candidates (City Council, Mayor, School Boards, etc.) is easy to do!

Go to: http://SmartVoter.org

Analysis to Ballot Measures - Coming Soon

This link will be available soon . . .which will lead you to the PROS and CONS of the Ballot Propositions. Learn who the SUPPORTERS are and what they are saying . . . learn the reasons OPPONENTS are against the measure.

Coming soon . . . a special section that covers more in-depth analysis on each of the Propositions . . . read all about it!

Go to: http://ca.lwv.org

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