CITY CORRECTS POLLING PLACE MISTAKES.Byline: Rick Orlov Daily News Staff Writer 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. election officials on Friday blamed computer glitches and the consolidation of precincts for some 45,000 voters getting the wrong address of where to vote. The problem was corrected and new information is being sent to those voters, officials said. ``We had to consolidate more precincts this year because of the expected low turnout,'' City Clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk". Mike Carey said. ``When that happens, voters are supposed to be given the address of the new polling place. There were some that were given the wrong address.'' Carey said the city immediately sent out postcards to voters advising them of their correct polling place. ``This happens every election,'' Carey said. ``But, it's a small percentage of our 1.3 million registered voters.'' The ballot Tuesday will have a proposal for a new City Charter - the city's constitution, spelling out the powers and organization of municipal government. Also on the ballot will be runoffs for three City Council seats, two runoffs for the board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. of the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. and a runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. for one seat on the Board of Education. Voters can find their correct polling place by using a touch-tone phone and calling (877) 888-3891 toll-free, or (213) 485-3581. The information and a map also are available on the Internet at www.cityofla.org/CLK/election/. |
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