VOTEY
BY MAIL
Official Sample
Ballot booklets include a printed vote by mail application
on the back cover page.
- Voters who wish to vote by mail
must submit a written request for a ballot no later
than 7 days prior to election day. If you will be unable
to vote in person on election day, promptly complete and
sign the application for a vote by mail ballot and return
it to:
REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK
P.O. BOX 30450
LOS ANGELES, CA 90030-0450
- A letter request is acceptable
if it identifies the election for which a ballot is being
requested, contains the voter's name and signature, registered
address and the address to which the ballot should be mailed.
- The signature of each person
asking for a vote by mail ballot is required in order to
verify the legitimacy of the application.
To print or download
a Vote By Mail Ballot Application, see the links section below.
Permanent
Vote By Mail Voter Status
Under state law, a voter
may apply for permanent vote by mail voter status. As a permanent
vote by mail voter, you will no longer have to apply for future
elections. A ballot will automatically be mailed to you for each
election in which you are eligible to vote. A spouse or other
person who resides with you may also want to apply for permanent
vote by mail voter status.
As of
January 1, 2006 and pursuant to SB 39, a voter’s name shall
be deleted from the permanent vote by mail voter list if he or
she fails to return a vote by mail ballot for two (2) consecutive
statewide general elections.
You
may request an application for Permanent Vote By Mail Voter
status by calling (562) 466-1323 or writing:
REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK
P.O. BOX 30450
LOS ANGELES, CA 90030-0450
To print or download a Permanent Vote By Mail
Voter Application, see the links section
below.
Emergency Vote
By Mail
Vote by mail ballots
issued in the last six (6) days prior to an election and on Election
Day are called Emergency Vote By Mail Ballots. These ballots
cannot be issued by mail. To obtain an Emergency Vote By Mail
Ballot, the voter or the voter’s authorized representative
must provide a written request to the Registrar-Recorder/County
Clerk.
To print or download a Permanent Vote By Mail Voter Application,
see the links section below.
Voters with Disabilities Polling
place access: If there is no access to the polling place,
a voter may request a ballot on election day from a precinct board
member and vote it outside the polling place. The back cover of
the Official Sample Ballot booklet identifies the location of the
polling place, and indicates whether the location is accessible
to disabled voters.
Recorded information for voters with vision
impairments: Cassette
tape recordings of the information printed in ballot
pamphlets for state and county measures in primary and
general elections may be obtained approximately 4 weeks
before the election from the Registrar's Election Information
Section, city and county libraries and the Braille Institute.
LINKS TO VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT APPLICATIONS
To
view the Vote By Mail Ballot Applications
below, you need to have Adobe
Acrobat Reader loaded on your computer.
We recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader
in conjunction with Netscape Navigator.
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, you may
download the application by clicking on
Adobe Acrobat Reader above.
Please select
one of the following:
* Elections
officials may offer a voter the ability to apply electronically
for a vote by mail voter's ballot (E.C. 3007.7). |
