Signs like these will pop up all over Los Angeles County on Nov. 4th for Election Day (Rosa Trieu/Neon Tommy).

1. Where do I vote?

Your voting location is printed on the back cover of your sample ballot booklet. You can also check online at the Polling Place & Sample Ballot Lookup where you can type in your home address and locate your voting location. If that does not work, call the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office at (800) 815-2666 or text VOTE to 69520. Standard messaging rates still apply with this service.  

2. What am I voting for?

You will be voting for a number of different local, state and federal positions. The current qualified parties include the American Independent Party, Americans Elect Party, Democratic Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, Peace and Freedom Party and Republican Party. You can also vote for a qualified write-in candidate. 

The positions include:

Voter-nominated offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Board of Equalization, United States Representative, State Senator and State Assembly Member.

Non-voter nominated offices: Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Supreme Court Justices and State Courts of Appeal Justices.

Local offices: County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff, Assessor, Superior Court Judge, and local districts or city contests.

3. Do I need an ID to vote?

You actually do not need to bring an ID with you when you vote if you have properly registered to vote. If your registration is incomplete, then you will be asked for an ID at the polling station. A utility bill or the sample ballot booklet you received from the elections office or other government documents are acceptable forms of identification. 

Under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, if you are registering for the first time, you must provide either a valid California Driver’s license or a state ID card number. If none of those are available, the last four digits of your social security number work as well.

If you register by mail and vote in person, you need to provide a photo ID or document with your name and residence address; if you vote by mail, you only need a copy of those items.

4. What happens if I can't get to my polling place? Can I vote somewhere else?

Yes, you can vote at another location. Just let the voting workers know and they will give you a provisional ballot to vote with, which is almost the same as a regular ballot. They will just run a check to make sure you are not voting multiple times. 

5. What happens if I forgot to mail my absentee ballot? 

Unfortunately, late postmarks are not accepted in California, so your vote will not count. The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office recommends that voters drop off their ballots at any voting location before 8 p.m. on Nov. 4th to avoid this situation. 

6) What happens if I am a person with a disability who has trouble voting?

In accordance with the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, voting stations must provide assistance to those with disabilities. All voting stations should provide wheelchair access, large font instructions/magnifying glasses, telecommunications devices for the deaf as well as absentee voting options. 

7. What happens if I need a translator?

Under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, whenever elections are administered, they must assistance in minority languages to prevent discrimination. Thus, all voting stations will provide voting information and oral assistance in Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese. 

For information regarding how to prepare for Election Day, click here.

For more frequently asked questions, check out the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s page here. 

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