The deadline to request absentee ballots for the December 11, 2007,
55th State Assembly District Special Primary Election is Tuesday,
December 4, 2007.
Registered voters who would like to obtain an absentee ballot must
send a written request containing the voter’s name, residence
address and address to which the ballot is to be mailed. The
signature of each person asking for an absentee ballot is required
in order to verify the legitimacy of the application. Absentee
ballots may be requested in the following ways:
- By filling out the Vote-By-Mail Application on the back cover of
the Official Sample Ballot booklet sent by the RR/CC to each
registered voter; or
- By letter addressed to the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk,
Absentee Voter Section, P.O. Box 30450, Los Angeles, CA 90030; or
- By accessing the RR/CC website at
www.lavote.net
and clicking on the Absentee Voting page under “Registrar of Voters
Operations” and filling out an Absentee Ballot Application online;
or
- In person at the RR/CC’s Office, 12400 Imperial Highway, 3rd
floor, Room 3002, Norwalk.
If a voter has applied for an absentee ballot and has not received
it within a week after sending in the application, the voter should
call the RR/CC’s Office at (800) 815-2666.
To be counted, the voted absentee ballot must either be returned in
person to the RR/CC’s Office, delivered to any polling place
conducting this election on election day during poll hours 7:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m., or mailed within sufficient time for delivery to the
Registrar’s Office by 8:00 p.m. on December 11 (postmarks are not
acceptable).
Additionally, the voter may authorize a designated family member to
return the voted ballot to any polling place conducting this
election or to the RR/CC’s Office in accordance with the procedures
outlined on the absentee ballot return envelope.
Under special circumstances, from December 5 through December 11, a
voter may request an emergency absentee ballot by applying in person
or by sending a designee to the RR/CC Headquarters, 12400 Imperial
Hwy., Norwalk.
Additional information regarding this service or any questions
regarding absentee voting can be obtained by calling the RR/CC
Absentee Voter Section at (562) 466-1323, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. weekdays, or accessing the RR/CC website at
www.lavote.net
