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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Cerritos College • Norwalk, Calif.

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Deadline approaches for registering to vote

The deadline to register to vote for the March 8 election is nearing. Feb. 22 is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming election.

Five cities in the College District area will be having elections on March 8. The cities are Bellflower, Cerritos, Lakewood, La Mirada and Norwalk.

There are several ways you can register to vote such as online or by mail. The Norwalk Registrars-Recorders office has applications to register to vote.

To be eligible to register to vote you must:

* be a United States Citizen;* be 18 years of age on or before the day of the election;* be a resident of the State of California;* not be in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony;* not have been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent to register and vote.

In the State of California the deadline to register to vote for an election is 15 days before each local and statewide election day.

Registration forms are available throughout Los Angeles County at most County buildings, city halls, fire stations, libraries, State Motor Vehicle Offices, Public Assistance Offices, and post offices.

Voter information and/or registration forms can be obtained at the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Norwalk headquarters and all RR/CC district offices.

Registration-by-mail forms may be requested during regular business hours by calling the Election Information Section in Norwalk, or district offices, or the Voter Registration Request Line (800) 481-VOTE (8683). The telephone number is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk provides registration forms and assistance in six languages other than English in compliance with federal and state laws (Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Korean).

The Norwalk headquarters location and business hours are:

12400 Imperial HighwayNorwalk(562) 466-13108 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday

An online voter registration form is available at the Secretary of State’s web site http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/votereg1.html

Voter registration is permanent. You need to re-register if you have moved, changed your name or wish to change your political party affiliation.

Absentee voting

Voters who wish to vote by Absentee Ballot must submit a written request for a ballot no later than seven days prior to election day.

If you will be unable to vote in person on election day, promptly complete and sign the application for an absent voter’s ballot and return it to:Registrar-Recorder/ County ClerkP.O. Box 30450 Los Angeles, Ca 90030-0450

You may request an application for Permanent Absentee Voter status by calling (562) 466-1323 or by writing the office as well.

A letter request is acceptable if it identifies the election for which a ballot is being requested, contains the voter’s name and signature, registered address and the address to which the ballot should be mailed.

The signature of each person asking for an absentee ballot is required and will be compared with the person’s signature on file when he/she registered to vote, in order to verify the legitimacy of the application.

Any questions regarding registering to vote can be answered by calling (562) 466-1310 or by visiting the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk web site at http://regrec.co.la.ca.us/.

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