The next time there is a special city council district election in Los Angeles, it could end in dramatically different results. Not necessarily about who is elected (there's a chance of that, though), but regarding turnout. The L.A. City Council today voted to draft an amendment to the election code that would authorize an all vote-by-mail election. more ›

To avoid the polls on November 2nd, California's voters can request a vote-by-mail ballot. The deadline to do so is today, however, and for residents of Los Angeles county, those interested in getting a mail-in ballot must submit their request online by 11:59 p.m. tonight, explains LA Now. more ›

Unlike tax forms, a postmark date on or by election day on an absentee ballot in California does not mean it's eligible. The United States Post Office today encouraged voters to not just voter early (and often), but to also "mail early." And if for some reason you cannot get the ballot into the mailbox on time, voters can hand-deliver their completed ballot in the official envelope to any polling location on November 2nd before 8 p.m. Luckily, there'll be a lot more of those than post offices. more ›

In Los Angeles County, there are 689,307 people who choose to vote by mail permanently. Then add those of the 4.3 million total registered voters who choose to do it, but haven't signed up for the permanent program. more ›

For registered voters who are unable to make it to their polling place on June 8th to cast their ballot in the Statewide Direct Primary Election in-person voting is available in Norwalk, with hours that include this and next weekend. more ›

Planning to vote in the June 8th primary? If so, today is the last day to register to vote, but in order to do so, you have to physically drop off your application in at the county's Registrar-Recorder headquarters in Norwalk. "Registration forms and a deposit box for completed forms will be available in the front lobby," noted the department in an e-mail. "RR/CC staff will be in the lobby until midnight to assist prospective voters who may have questions or require assistance." Not sure you're registered? Check here. Want to vote by mail? You have to apply by June 1st. more ›

The June 8th Primary Election is less than a month away, however voters who wish to submit their ballot by mail may now do so. County elections officials began mailing ballots to the millions of Californian voters who have opted to vote by mail, and as an email sent out by the office of Secretary of State Debra Bowen notes, it has become "an increasingly popular choice" here. more ›

If you were planning on joining half of Californian voters this election season by voting by mail, then today is the last day to request a ballot. LA County's Registrar-Recorder's office has a web page where you can easily fill out the application and press submit--do so by midnight and you should be fine. If want to check up on your vote-by-mail status, they have a webpage for that too. more ›

Are you part of the current and growing 40% of the Californian population that has chosen to vote-by-mail this election season? Although the nation's largest voting district, Los Angeles County, has the lowest number of the "absentee" voters at 20.6%, that number has increased by 32% more than the 2004 election. That leads way to worries of voter fraud and intimidation, but the two other continental states that share the Pacific Coast have practically done away with in-person voting: "Oregon led the way to the mailbox, doing away entirely with its polling places in 2000, after the passage of a voter initiative in 1998. Washington state is nearing 100% vote-by-mail," the LA Times says. more ›

We've been receiving quite a few voting related questions, so keep on leaving comments asking more. Earlier, we tackled video and photography. Now we clarify some questions regarding Early Voting and Vote-by Mail. more ›

An estimated 4.2 million of the nearly 10 million residents in Los Angeles County are now registered to vote. On Monday alone, which was the last day to register to vote, almost 20,000 people took part. "The county has already issued 803,122 vote by mail ballots and more than 3,500 voters have visited the Registrar's office in Norwalk to cast early ballots for the presidential election," the Daily News finds. more ›

Here's one strange rumor that's going around. An LAist reader was told that her absentee ballot will not count unless it is needed in a tie breaker situation. more ›