VOTING IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC LAVote.net LAVote.net
NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION SNAPSHOT L.A. County currently has There will be safe in-person We are planning to VBM Ballot Drop Box over 5.5 million registered have 10 days of expansion Vote Centers that will strictly voters, all voters will be follow State and County voting available prior In March there were issued a Vote by Mail ballot guidelines from public health to Election Day 206 Drop Boxes, Approximately an additional and safety officials we plan to establish 2.5 million ballots 380 – 400 Drop Boxes throughout the County LAVote.net
The Los Angeles Before you submit your Vote by Mail ballot make County Registrar Recorder/ sure: County Clerk recommends • Place your voted ballot card(s) inside the Official returning a vote by mail Return Envelope ballot to either a • Securely seal the Official Return Envelope mailbox, official drop box, • Sign and date the back of the Official Return or a ballot box at a vote Envelope center. LAVote.net
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11-Day & 5-Day Voting Period 11-Day Locations 5-Day Locations • 75 locations (approx.) • Target 800 locations (approx.) • Geographically balanced • Geographically balanced distribution within each distribution within each Supervisorial District Supervisorial District • Hours: 10AM –7PM daily • Hours: 10AM –7PM daily through E-1; 7AM –8 PM on through Monday, November Election Day 2nd; 7AM –8PM on Election Day LAVote.net
Ballot Marking Device (BMD) Key features: • Paper ballot • Fully secure – no internet or network connection • Independent and private voting experience • Fully accessible • Display setting adjust text size and contrast LAVote.net
Ballot Marking Device (BMD): More Button • Reengaged design experts to improve • Increased visibility • Improved functionality • New design incorporates an overlay message that appears, as needed, before each contest (five or more candidates) • Reviewed and tested by independent test lab (required by SOS) • Increase voter education around “more” button LAVote.net
Interactive Sample Ballot (ISB) 2 1 3 LAVote.net
VOTER INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE RELATING TO COVID-19 All registered voters will be mailed a Vote by Mail ballot. L.A. County will encourage voters to stay at home and vote using their mail-in ballot. Although, in this election we will offer in-person voting, and we will strictly follow the State and County’s public health and safety guidelines to ensure we provide a safe voting environment. COVID-19 Information for Voting In-Person: 1. Voters should wear a clean face-covering when visiting the Vote Center 2. Election Workers will be wearing protective gloves and masks 3. Social distancing will be enforced at the check-in and voting process 4. The Ballot Marking Devices will be sanitized after every voter 5. Gloves will be provided to voters upon request LAVote.net
TIMELINE October 5 • Mailing of Vote by Mail Ballots • First day Vote by Mail Drop Boxes open • First day of early voting at October 24 RR/CC Headquarters* Vote Centers open: *if there is not a State/County public closure 10 AM to 7 PM due to COVID-19 November 3 Election Day October 19 7 AM to 8 PM September 24 Official Registration Deadline Mailing of Sample Important: if a voter is not registered Ballot Books by this date they will not be issued a Vote by Mail ballot LAVote.net LAVote.net
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