Making Your Vote Count in the March 5 Primary Election

Tuesday is the last day to register to vote in the March 5 primary election.

Who Can Register: Under California election laws, those entitled to vote must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old at the time of the election, and a California resident for 29 days before the election.

If you move within 28 days of the election, you can vote by returning to your former precinct or by obtaining an absentee ballot for that precinct.

If you are in prison or on parole for a felony conviction, you are ineligible to vote.

Reasons to Register or Re-Register: If you have never registered. If you have moved since the last election. If you have changed your name. If you want to change your party affiliation.

How and Where to Register:

Registration-by-mail forms are available at most county offices, city halls, Department of Motor Vehicles offices, fire stations, post offices and county libraries, and at some high schools and senior citizen centers.

Los Angeles County residents can also call the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Election Information Section at (562) 466-1310, 24 hours a day, seven days a week to request a registration form. Forms must be postmarked by Tuesday.

Absentee Ballots: Feb. 26 is the last day for requesting absentee voter ballots for the March 5 election. Applications for absentee ballots are located 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, P.O. Box 30450, Los Angeles, CA 90030-0450; or in person at the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office, 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk. To be counted, the ballot must be either mailed in time to arrive in the registrar’s office by March 5 or returned by the voter personally to any polling place in Los Angeles County no later than 8 p.m. election day.

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Source: Times files, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk