Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day. Those in Los Angeles County can register to vote or verify their registration by visiting lavote.net or calling (800) 815-2666.

By Mary O’KEEFE

The Vote-by-Mail ballots will be sent out from the LA County Registrar’s Office on Oct. 5. All registered voters in LA County will be receiving Vote-by-Mail ballots to “ensure a safe and accessible voting option during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to the LA County Registrar’s Office.

“If your ballot is postmarked by Election Day and received within 17 days by our department, we will process, verify and count that ballot,” according to lavote.net.

Vote-by-Mail ballots can also be dropped off at drop boxes that are being placed throughout LA County, including one located in front of the Montrose Library, 2465 Honolulu Ave.

In-person voting begins on Oct. 5 only at the Registrar’s office in Norwalk, 12400 Imperial Highway in Norwalk. Additional in-person polling sites are opening on Oct. 24. That list of polling sites is scheduled for release during the first week of October and CVW will share the information as it becomes available.

Eligible voters need to register to vote by Oct. 19. They can either register online or mail their registration, making sure it is postmarked by Oct. 19, or register in person by Nov. 3.

People who register after Oct. 19 can use the conditional voter registration process from the day after the deadline [Oct. 20] through Election Day [Nov. 3]. Eligible citizens can go to their county election office [Norwalk], polling place or vote center to register and vote conditionally. These ballots will be processed once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process, according to lavote.net.

The LA County Registrar’s Office continues to seek volunteers for polling areas. Those who are interested in volunteering can do so by going to lavote.net or by calling (800) 815-2666.

LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan [RR/CC] announced the County’s new Make a Plan to Vote tool.

“To help nearly one million eligible but non-registered voters and the 5.6 million registered voters in LA County, the RR/CC has launched the new Make a Plan to Vote tool, which is an easy-to-use website available in 12 languages that guides voters through an online user-friendly experience. While voters are making their plans, they are provided with critical election information and voting resources to ensure they are prepared and know their safe voting options in the Presidential General Election,” according to the RR/CC statement.

Once voters sign up for Make a Plan, they will receive a text confirming their registration and information as the Nov. 3 election approaches. To sign up to Make a Plan to Vote visit https://plan.lavote.net.

  Mary Okeefe