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In California, unaffiliated voters can participate in the Democratic primary but not the GOP primary. Registered Republicans and Democrats can only vote in their party's primary.
California propositions
Gasoline tax
Would prohibit using gasoline sales tax revenue meant for transportation projects to fund non-transportation projects. Times' opinion
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Community colleges
Would guarantee a minimum of 10 percent funding boost to fund community colleges and set fees at $15 per unit per semester. Times' opinion
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Term limits
Would cut the total years a state legislator can serve in the Senate and Assembly from 14 to 12, but allow all to be spent in one house. Times' opinion
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Indian gambling
Would allow four tribes (Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians) to more than double the number of slot machines they operate in exchange for higher payments to the state. Times' opinion
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A

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Key Los Angeles County measures
School funding
Allow officials to borrow $46.2 million in construction bonds to build classrooms, a gymnasium and a media center, among other projects.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Term limits
Change City Council term limits by allowing three terms of four years each; also allow former council members to run again after they have been out of office at least two years.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Telephone taxes
Would allow the city to continue collecting its telephone users tax but lower it from 7 percent to 6.5 percent.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Fireworks sales and use
Would ban the sale and use of fireworks within the city.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Community colleges
Allow the district to borrow $440 million in bonds to renovate science, nursing, police and firefighting classrooms, repair roofs and upgrade classroom technology.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Communications tax
Allow the city to continue collecting a communications users tax but reduce it from 10 percent to 9 percent.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Telephone tax
Would allow the city to maintain an 8.28 percent tax on telephone services.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
School funding
Would allow officials to borrow $145 million in construction bonds to modernize existing classrooms and improve computer and science labs and athletic facilities.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
School funding
Allow the district to borrow $65 million in bonds over 25 years to pay for new instructional technology, make safety enhancements and replace libraries, music rooms and other facilities.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
School funding
Replace two previously approved parcel taxes with a single measure to help cover such education costs. The tax would start at $346 per property and could be adjusted annually for inflation. Residents 65 and older who own and live in their homes would be exempt.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A

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Key Orange County measures
School funding
Allow the school district to sell up to $200 million in bonds to update computer technology, renovate buildings, replace heating, build athletic facilities and a music hall.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Land use
Allow City Hall and other administrative offices to be built on park land between Avocado Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Land use
Would implement housing developments on Pacific Golf Course land.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Term limits
Allows city council members to serve three terms instead of two and adopt a Code of Ethics and Conduct.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A
Term limits
Would make all city commission and board terms four years and change limits from two to three terms.
Your vote: Yes   No   N/A

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VOTING RESOURCES
• Completed absentee ballots must be received by the elections office by the time the polls close at 8 p.m. on Feb. 5.

• The ballot includes local and state measures, and the presidential primary vote.

• For the presidential contest, Republicans may vote only for candidates in their party. Democrats may vote only for Democratic Party candidates.

• Voters who registered without declaring a political party -- "decline-to-state" voters -- may request a ballot and cast a vote in either the Democratic or American Independent Party primary.

• Find a polling place.

• See live results on election day.

• Read Times coverage of major party candidates and follow links to their websites.

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