Register to Vote

Monday is the last day to register to vote in the March 7 primary.

Eligible voters: U.S. citizens who are at least 18 by election day and California residents for 29 days before the election. If you move within 28 days of the election, you can vote at your former precinct or obtain an absentee ballot for that precinct. Individuals who are in prison or on parole for a felony are ineligible.

Reasons to register or re-register:

* You have never registered.

* You have moved since the last election.

* You have changed your name.

* You want to change your party affiliation.

How and where to register: Forms to register by mail are available at most county offices, city halls, Department of Motor Vehicles offices, fire stations, post offices, libraries, chambers of commerce, high schools and senior citizen centers. Los Angeles County residents can call the registrar-recorder/county clerk’s election information section at (562) 466-1310, 24 hours a day, seven days a week to request forms.

Absentee ballots: Monday will be the first day that absentee ballots will be issued. Applications are on the back page of your sample ballot. They may also be obtained by writing to the registrar- recorder/county clerk’s office, Absent Voter Section, Box 30450, Los Angeles, CA 90030-0450 or in person at the registrar’s office, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk. Absentee ballots must arrive at the registrar’s office by March 7 or be returned by the voter personally to any polling place in the district no later than 8 p.m. on election day.

Source: Times files, Los Angeles County registrar-recorder