DEADLINE APPROACHING TO SECURE ABSENTEE BALLOTS.Byline: Troy Anderson Anderson, river, Canada Anderson, river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, rising in several lakes in N central Northwest Territories, Canada. It meanders north and west before receiving the Carnwath River and flowing north to Liverpool Bay, an arm of the Arctic Staff Writer Urging voters to fill out applications for 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 ballots is a time-honored time-hon·ored adj. Respected or adhered to because of age or age-old observance. Adj. 1. time-honored - acceptable for a long time; "time-honored customs" time-honoured tactic to boost candidates and causes - and this year is no exception. Election officials expect nearly 25 percent of voters to vote by absentee ballot in the Nov. 5 election. In the 1998 general election, 407,776 of nearly 2.06 million county voters used absentee ballots, or 20 percent, up from 17 percent in 1994 and 14 percent in 1990. ``We've we've Contraction of we have. we've have been seeing a trend of more people requesting absentee ballots,'' said Marcia Marcia can refer to:
Several local political parties and campaigns also are sending applications for absentee ballots to registered voters in the hope of securing their support. Registrar-Recorder Conny McCormack said requests for absentee ballots must be received by her office no later than Oct. 29. Voters who want an absentee ballot must send a written request containing the voter's name, residence address, address to which the ballot is to be mailed and the voter's signature. Absentee ballots may be requested in one of three ways: --By filling out the vote-by-mail application on the back cover of the sample ballot booklet sent to each registered voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. . --By letter addressed to the Registrar-Recorder's Office, Absent Voter Section, PO Box 30450, Los Angeles CA 90030-0450. --In person at the Registrar-Recorder's Office, 12400 Imperial Highway, 3rd Floor, Room 3002, Norwalk. To be counted, the voted absentee ballot must be mailed back and received by Nov. 5 or returned by the voter personally to any polling place in the county by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters who wish to vote by absentee ballot can also request the Ballot Express Service, which allows any immediate family member to pick up the ballot for the voter. Call (562) 466-1323 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Nov. 4, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the two Saturdays and Sundays before Election Day. REGISTRATION DEADLINE The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election is Oct. 21. Registration forms are available at most county buildings and city government offices, libraries, police and fire stations; most post offices; and offices of the state Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. . Registration forms also are available at Albertsons and Sav-On stores. An online registration form and instructions are available at www.ss.ca.gov/elections/votereg1.html. CAPTION(S): box Box: REGISTRATION DEADLINE (see text) |
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