BALLOTS NOW A TOUCH AWAY NEW SELECTION METHOD AVAILABLE BEFORE ELECTION DAY.Byline: Troy Anderson Staff Writer The new state-of-the-art touch-screen voting systems Noun 1. voting system - a legal system for making democratic choices electoral system legal system - a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws will be available to voters at 21 sites throughout Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County during the early voting Early voting, is the process which voters can cast their vote on a single or series of days prior to an election. Early voting can take place remotely, such as by mail, or in person, usually in designated early voting polling stations. period leading up to the Nov. 5 election. The technologically advanced method of voting will be offered Oct. 22 through Nov. 1 as an alternative to voting at the polls or by mail ballot, Registrar-Recorder Conny McCormack said Friday. The range of locations includes malls, libraries and city halls, including the Westfield Shoppingtown Promenade promenade Public place where people walk (or, in the past, rode) at leisure for pleasure, exercise, or display. Promenades are pedestrian avenues pleasingly landscaped or commanding a view, often located along waterfronts and in parks. Vehicular traffic may or may not be restricted. Mall at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Erwin Street in Woodland Hills. Other sites include the Panorama Mall, 8401 Van Nuys Blvd., Panorama City; Valencia Town Center Mall Town Center Mall may refer to:
``Touch-screen voting is a great option for voters wishing to vote prior to Election Day,'' McCormack said. The touch-screen ballot contains the same contests and measures as the ballot the voter sees at the polling place on Election Day or that the voter would receive in the mail if voting by absentee One who has left, either temporarily or permanently, his or her domicile or usual place of residence or business. A person beyond the geographical borders of a state who has not authorized an agent to represent him or her in legal proceedings that may be commenced against him or her ballot. Each voter's registration will be confirmed on site prior to voting. The voter is issued a ``smart card'' to insert into the touch-screen unit that activates the voter's unique ballot. The voter moves through the ballot by touching options on the screen, pressing yes or no on ballot measures, and touching directly onto a name for candidate selection. Additionally, all touch-screen units are equipped to allow voters who are visually impaired or blind to vote independently by the use of audio headsets or large zoom-size text. It is also a great option for multilingual mul·ti·lin·gual adj. 1. Of, including, or expressed in several languages: a multilingual dictionary. 2. voters as the option of viewing the ballot in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese is available. For more information, call (800) 815-2666, option 5, or go to the Web site at www.latevote.net. |
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