REGISTRAR'S OFFICE OPEN THIS WEEKEND.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer Monday is the deadline to register to vote in California's historic recall election - if it goes on as scheduled on Oct. 7 - and the 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. Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office will be open today and Sunday to handle last-minute applications. And despite the week's rapid-fire developments from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that could postpone post·pone tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones 1. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer1. 2. To place after in importance; subordinate. the election, county officials encouraged residents to register to vote anyway. ``I think the important thing everyone understands is the election, at this time, is still scheduled,'' said Kristin Heffron, chief deputy registrar-recorder. ``It's better to register early than to miss it altogether.'' Monday's voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. deadline comes after county election offices saw skyrocketing levels of voter interest in recent weeks. Absentee voting Participation in an election by qualified voters who are permitted to mail in their ballots. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 1973 ff et seq. peaked last Wednesday, as did requests 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. Officials said 73,477 county residents had returned absentee ballots by 2:30 p.m. Friday. Registrations are 50 percent higher than during the November 2002 election, but have been tapering off tapering off Sports medicine A format for competition training, where a world-class athlete ↓ frequency and intensity of training in the wks before an Olympic or other sport event of importance, with the hope that perfomance in the key event will be medal-worthy , from 31,000 voters registering per week two weeks ago to 22,500 through Thursday, officials said. Registration forms are available at about 1,300 locations, including libraries, fire stations and post offices, as well as the county registrar's office at 12400 Imperial Highway in Norwalk. The county office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday. Registration forms and a drop-off box will be available in the front lobby until midnight Monday. The deadline for requesting absentee ballots is Sept. 30. Heffron added that some residents have called requesting second absentee ballots, after having discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. theirs. Elections officials will send up to three replacements. She encouraged voters to turn in their absentee ballots, if they've decided on the issues. ``I think people are just holding off. They're waiting to see what's happening with the courts,'' Heffron said. ``If they've made up their minds, just go ahead and vote and send it back in.'' Lisa Mascaro, (818) 713-3761 lisa.mascaro(at)dailynews.com |
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