NP 045 Dean C. Logan Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk I want to be a Permanent Vote By Mail voter. Vote You will automatically receive You a ballot and vote by mail every election Official Sample Ballot Presidential Primary Election June 7, 2016 Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm Application to Vote By Mail Application to Vote lavote.net Voting Instructions How to vote at your polling place on Election Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 Voting for write-in candidates How to vote for a person not listed on the ballot Write the name and office of the official write-in candidate in the “write-in” portion of the ballot. A list of “Qualified Write-in Candidates” is available eleven days before the election at lavote.net. You may not writein a candidate and vote for a candidate on the ballot for the same office. At the polling place 001 1 000000 2 OFFICIAL BALLOT Los Angeles County WRITE-IN BALLOT Board School Doe John Assembly State James Smith E FOLD HER By mail 1 2 OFFICIAL BALLOT School Board John Doe School Board John Doe School Board John Doe NP LA 045-001 TP01 Information for voters About this election The ballot for this election includes both partisan and non-partisan nominating primaries. Your ballot may also include local non-partisan contests (County Board of Supervisors, County District Attorney, Superior Court Judges, Special or School Districts, or/and City offices). Party-Nominated Offices If you indicated a political party preference when you registered to vote, you may only vote for a presidential candidate for that particular party in the Presidential Primary Election. The United States Presidential Candidate is nominated by members of his or her political party through presidential primary elections. Non-Partisan Offices Each political party had the option to adopt a party rule, permitting Non- Partisan voters to request their party's presidential ballot. This is known as a cross over ballot. A Non-Partisan voter can ask a poll worker at their polling place for a ballot for those political parties that allow voters to cross over. If you are voting by mail, and would like to cross over, be sure to write down your choice of ballot on the Vote by Mail application. You can find the application on the back cover of this booklet. If a Non-Partisan voter does not request to cross over, they will be given a non-partisan ballot, containing only the names of candidates for voter-nominated offices, local non-partisan offices and measures to be voted upon at this election. Amajority of votes cast (50 percent plus 1 vote) is required to elect a candidate for County Board of Supervisors, Judges of Superior Court, County District Attorney, City Council, or City Mayor. If no candidate receives 50% + 1, a run-off will occur. Voter-Nominated Offices The “Top Two” primary gives voters the ability to vote for any candidate regardless of party preference. Candidates of every party preference will appear on your ballot and the candidate's party preference will appear next to the candidate's name. You may vote for any candidate. The following are the voter-nominated offices for this election: U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressional, State Senator and State Assembly. Only the two candidates receiving the most votes—regardless of party preference—move on to the General Election. A write-in candidate will only move on to the General Election if the candidate is one of the “Top Two” vote- getters in the Primary Election. NP LA 045-002 TP02 Voter Bill of Rights You have the following rights: 1. The right to vote if you are a registered voter. You are eligible to vote if you are: a U.S. citizen living in California registered where you currently live at least 18 years old not in prison or on parole for a felony 2. The right to vote if you are a registered voter even if your name is not on the list. You will vote using a provisional ballot. Your vote will be counted if elections officials determine that you are eligible to vote. 3. The right to vote if you are still in line when the polls close. 4. The right to cast a secret ballot without anyone bothering you or telling you how to vote. 5. The right to get a new ballot if you have made a mistake, if you have not already cast your ballot. You can: Ask an elections official at a polling place for a new ballot; or Exchange your vote-by-mail ballot for a new one at an elections office, or at your polling place; or Vote using a provisional ballot, if you do not have your original vote-by-mail ballot. 6. The right to get help casting your ballot from anyone you choose, except from your employer or union representative. 7. The right to drop off your completed vote-by-mail ballot at any polling place in the county where you are registered to vote. 8. The right to get election materials in a language other than English if enough people in your voting precinct speak that language. 9. The right to ask questions to elections officials about election procedures and watch the election process. If the person you ask cannot answer your questions, they must send you to the right person for an answer. If you are disruptive, they can stop answering you. 10.The right to report any illegal or fraudulent election activity to an elections official or the Secretary of State’s office. On the web at www.sos.ca.gov By phone at (800) 345-VOTE (8683) By email at [email protected] If you believe you have been denied any of these rights, call the Secretary of State’s confidential toll-free Voter Hotline at (800) 345-VOTE (8683). NP LA 045-003 TP03 Translated election material 1-800-481-8683 Call to receive translated election materials. The Federal Voting Rights Act requires voter information, including a sample ballot booklet containing a Vote By Mail application be available in English as well as Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog/Filipino, Japanese, Thai, Khmer and Hindi. NP LA 045-004 TP04 OFFICIAL BALLOT Apply to Vote By Mail One time Vote By Mail You can request a ballot by mail starting 29 days before the Election. Apply by doing one of the following: Visit lavote.net and submit your request online. Tear off and mail back the application on the back cover page of this booklet. Send a letter signed by the voter that includes the voter’s residence address and where to send the Vote By Mail ballot: Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk P.O. Box 30450, Los Angeles, CA 90030-0450. Permanent Vote By Mail You can request a ballot to be mailed to you automatically every time there is an election. This is called Permanent Vote By Mail status. California law allows a voter to declare that they want to automatically vote by mail every election. You can download an application at lavote.net or just check the box on the Vote By Mail application on the back cover of this booklet. Application to Vote By Mail Home address: I want to be a Permanent (As registered) Number and Street City Zip Code Vote By Mail voter. Mail my ballot to: You will automatically receive (If different from above) Number and Street (or P.O. Box) City Zip Code a ballot and vote by mail I have not applied for a Vote By Mail ballot for this election by any other means. every election X Signature of applicant (Must be signed to be processed) Date Notice: If the person named on the sample ballot is not at the address, please help keep the voter rolls current and save taxpayer dollars by returning this sample ballot to your mail carrier. Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk P.O. Box 30450 NON PROFIT ORG. Los Angeles, CA 90030-0450 U.S. POSTAGE 000 PAID OFFICIAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGISTRAR- Change VHUYLFH requested ELECTION MAIL RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK Authorized by the U.S. Postal Service Polls open from 7 am to 8 pm R Your polling place is: I want to be a Permanent Vote By Mail voter. You will automatically receive Date a ballot and vote by mail every election. 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