Early Voting Begins for L.A. and O.C. by TouchScreen

0atwong • 31st Oct 2005 • Conversation Pieces

community voting news……….. you don’t have to wait till NOV. 8th!!!

YOU can vote early…..

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2005

EARLY VOTING BEGINS
FOR LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY VOTERS

Pasadena, CA – On Wednesday, October 26, 11 Touchscreen voting locations will be available for voters who prefer to vote before Election Day on November 8. The Touchcreen sites are located in North Hills at the Mid-Valley Library; East Los Angeles County Regional Library; Beverly Hills City Hall; Carson County Regional Library; at the Culver City City Hall, in Lancaster at the Fire Training Center; in Pasadena at the Jackie Robinson Center; Redondo Beach Public Library; Monterey Park City Hall; West Covina County Regional Library, and in Norwalk at the County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s offices. For address and hours of operation visit www.lavote.net (or see the attached flyer).

The last day to vote early at the Touchscreen machines is Friday, November 4, except for the Norwalk location, which remains open for voting through Election Day. Los Angeles County voters have the convenience of voting at any of the Touchscreen locations. The Touchscreen voting machines provide voting in the following Asian
languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese. When voters access the Touchscreen machine, they will see that characters and words are displayed in a large, easy to read size. Step-by-step instructions direct voters on how to vote.

For Orange County voters, early voting has begun, and is available only at the Orange County Registrar of Voters offices, located at 1300 South Grand Avenue, Building C, Santa Ana, California. Orange County uses the
eSlate(tm) electronic voting system, also known as a Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting system. The eSlate(tm) is also available in multiple Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese languages. Voting is available at the Orange County office Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except for Election Day, when the office will open until 8 p.m. Note to new citizens: a special voter registration and early voting session will take place this Saturday, October 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.oc.ca.gov/election or call the following phone numbers for Asian language assistance:
-Vietnamese – (714) 567-7585 (Mr. Leslie Le) or (714) 567-7581
-Chinese – (714) 567-5143 (Ms. Delicia Hsu)
-Korean – (714) 567-5141 (Mr. Jay Koo).

Polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Los Angeles and Orange County offices on Election Day, November 8. CAUSE reminds voters to check their sample ballots to verify voting hours and locations. In addition, voters may ask pollworkers for any assistance at poll sites. Pollworkers may wear badges that say what language they can speak.

For non-partisan information on how to vote with the Touchscreen machine, where to vote, or to request an absentee ballot application, voters may contact CAUSE’s toll-free voter assistance hotline at (888) 809-3888.

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Kathy Ng Hassan
Director of Administration
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment
260 South Los Robles Avenue, Suite 118
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-356-9838 Fax: 626-356-9878
www.causeusa.org

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Community Links:
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