BEFORE ELECTION DAY
1. Be Informed
- Use your Voter Information (Sample Ballot) Pamphlet to study
races and issues. Mark the sample ballot page in the pamphlet
with your choices as you decide them and refer to it while voting.
2. Consider
Voting by Mail - Voting by mail (absentee voting) is a convenient
alternative to going to the polling place on election day. Use
the application on the back of your Sample Ballot Pamphlet or
re-register as a permanent absentee voter. (Application forms
are obtainable at the DMV, post offices, libraries and City Hall.)
3. Know Where
to Vote - Your polling place is listed on the back of your
Sample Ballot Pamphlet. Since your polling place can change for
any election, remember to check the pamphlet before every election.
You can also locate your polling place on the city's website (www.lawndalecity.org),
the county registrar's website (www.lavote.net) or call the City
Clerk's Department at City Hall (310-970-3200).
4. Keep Your
Registration Current - If you move (even from one apartment
to another in the same building), change your name, or wish to
change your party affiliation, you must re-register to vote. Failure
to properly re-register may result in your ballot not being counted.
ON
ELECTION DAY
5. Check In
at Your Polling Place - If you moved very recently, have not
been able to re-register, and go to the polling place for your
new residence.
6. Ready Your
Ballot -Enter a voting booth, remove the ballot card from
the gray envelope and insert it into the ballot punch machine.
If you have difficulty, request assistance.
7. Vote
- Line up the punch so that it is pointed directly toward the
name of the candidate of your choice. Press the lever to punch
the ballot card. If you cannot depress the lever, the punch is
not properly aligned; try again, or ask for assistance.
8. Be Careful
- Before you punch, confirm that the hole will be made next to
the name of your choice. Read the ballot card carefully - depending
on the office, you may be allowed to vote for more than one candidate.
9. Review Your
Ballot - After voting, remove the ballot card from ballot
punch machine and confirm that you punched the card as you intended.
10. Made a Mistake?
- If you make a mistake in punching your ballot card, tear it
or otherwise deface it, return it to a precinct officer and obtain
another ballot card
For more information,
Call the City Clerk's Department - (310) 973-3213.
