Registration deadline; touchscreen voting. (Politics).Today (Oct. 21) is the registration deadline for the Nov. 5 election. As usual, Secretary of State Bill Jones (who is termed out) will be participating in a last-minute registration drop-off at the Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the . Once you've registered, voters can send away for an 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 (the deadline for that is Oct. 29). But this year, there's a fairly novel alternative: starting tomorrow (Oct. 22) and extending through Nov. 1, voters can go to any one of 21 locations throughout L.A. County and cast their ballot on a touchscreen computer. This option began as a way to boost voter turnout back in November 2000 as a pilot program at nine L.A. County sites. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. County Registrar-Recorder Conny McCormack, 22,000 L.A. County voters chose to cast their ballots on touchscreens in 2000. The touchscreen alternative gained currency after the "hanging chads Noun 1. hanging chad - a chad that is incompletely removed and hanging by one corner chad - a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape " and other fiascoes in that now infamous Florida election of 2000. "We're hoping this will draw in more voters who otherwise might not vote at all, either by absentee ballot or at the polling booth," McCormack said. "It would be great if we could get 100,000 voters through this early touchscreen voting." On Election Day, the touchscreen votes are counted with the absentee ballots, which could help push L.A. County's absentee vote absentee vote n. A vote as cast by absentee ballot. absentee voter n. total above the 20 percent range it's been hovering at the past few elections. For more information on the county's touchscreen voting, the Registrar-Recorder's Web site address is www.lavote.net. Staff reporter Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. can be reached by phone at (323) 549-5225, ext. 227, or by e-mail at hfine@labusinessjournal.com. |
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