Early voting centers open in LA ahead of March 5 election

LOS ANGELES – Another 525 vote centers will open across Los Angeles County Saturday and remain available through election day on Tuesday.

More than 100 vote centers opened last Saturday, but with the new locations opening, a total of 644 centers will be accessible for any voter to cast a ballot, regardless of where they live in the county.

Candidates for the Los Angeles City Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Offices 1, 3 , 5, and 7, and the citizen-led ballot measure Measure HLA will included on the ballot, along with three Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor seats, the county district attorney race, state legislative and congressional seats and the battle for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Dianne Feinstein.

Vote centers will open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Tuesday, they will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. FILE PHOTO

Vote centers will open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., but on Tuesday, they will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. County residents can cast their ballots in person at the vote centers, or submit their filled out mail ballots.

All voters can cast their ballots at any vote center in the county of Los Angeles, mail in their ballot by Election Day, if postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days, or drop off their vote-by-mail ballot at any official drop-box or vote center.

The nearest official drop-box or vote center can be found in three ways, which include:

• Visit the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s website.
• Call the RR/CC Vote Center information number at 800-815-2666, Option #1.
• Call the City Clerk- Election Division at 213-978-0444.

Eligible residents who missed the Feb. 20 registration deadline can still vote at any vote center in L.A. County. Under the state’s election laws, conditional voter registration allows a prospective voter to conditionally register and cast a ballot.

Information on conditional voter registration is available here. (CNS)