L.A. County has a new ballot processing facility. Here’s how you can observe

10 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. County has a new ballot processing facility. Here’s how you can observe

LA Times

Every ballot sent in on or before election day 2024 will take a trip to the City of Industry where it will be inspected and counted. But starting with the March 5 primary election, every ballot will be tabulated in one place: the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry, a 24-hour secured facility that previously housed a Fry’s Electronics. “But when you look closer, it’s a lot more than that.” Four years ago, L.A. County introduced a new voting model and started mailing ballots to every registered voter. Workers inside L.A. County’s new ballot processing center. Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk unveils new ballot processing center in the City of Industry.

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Election day has arrived. Here are a few key races to follow

2 months, 1 week ago

Election day has arrived. Here are a few key races to follow

LA Times

A woman fills out a ballot Monday at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk office in Norwalk. In Los Angeles County, Measure A would enact a half-percent sales tax to fund homeless services, doubling and replacing the current quarter-percent sales tax in place through Measure H. Half of those surveyed said they would vote for Measure A, or already had …

Los Angeles County opens hundreds more voting centers in lead-up to election day

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Los Angeles County opens hundreds more voting centers in lead-up to election day

LA Times

With election day right around the corner, Los Angeles County officials opened hundreds of additional vote centers Saturday where voters can go to cast early ballots in person. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk opened an additional 526 centers, according to a post on its X account. Find the one closest to you at https://t.co/1IydY6lhe1 #Voteforit pic.twitter.com/wVzbPwHd99 — Los Angeles …

Hundreds more vote centers to open Saturday across Orange, L.A. counties

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds more vote centers to open Saturday across Orange, L.A. counties

LA Times

People walk in and out of the Election Day voting center at Costa Mesa Senior Center in 2020. Vote centers in Daily Pilot coverage area Costa Mesa Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St. Balearic Community Center, 1975 Balearic Drive Coast Community College District, 1370 Adams Ave. Costa Mesa City Hall, 77 Fair Drive Norma Hertzog Community Center, 1845 …

Los Angeles-area voting centers open ahead of Nov. 5 election

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Los Angeles-area voting centers open ahead of Nov. 5 election

LA Times

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk opened 122 voting centers on Saturday, ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Voting centers opened Saturday across Los Angeles ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk opened 122 centers on Saturday, allowing people to vote in person or drop off their ballot. On Monday, the mobile centers will go …

L.A. County supervisors want answers to widespread voting problems

4 years, 10 months ago

L.A. County supervisors want answers to widespread voting problems

LA Times

Inadequate staffing, poor communications and balky technology turned election day in Los Angeles County into an anxious quagmire for many voters, whose complaints triggered calls Wednesday by one member of the Board of Supervisors for a “forensic autopsy” on what went wrong. He added that the electronic check-in system was “nothing but an unholy mess.” The messy outcome was a …

L.A. is set to unveil new voting centers in Election Day changes

4 years, 11 months ago

L.A. is set to unveil new voting centers in Election Day changes

LA Times

L.A County is planning to open more than 950 vote centers, starting on Feb. 22, ahead of the March 3 presidential primary election. Voters are about to get their first peek at the future of balloting in Los Angeles County, where officials have spent years building a new voting system. “You’re not tied into only being able to vote in …

What you need to know before voting in California’s primary election

4 years, 11 months ago

What you need to know before voting in California’s primary election

LA Times

What is the Voter’s Choice Act? In 2016, California lawmakers created the Voter’s Choice Act to revamp the state’s voting system, with the goal of providing voters in participating counties more flexibility on when and how they cast ballots. Voters in L.A. County also have the choice to view an electronic version of the sample ballot via email. In 14 …

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Commentary: Christmas is coming, and California is still counting ballots. Is that a problem?

1 month, 1 week ago

Commentary: Christmas is coming, and California is still counting ballots. Is that a problem?

LA Times

Some Californians were carving Halloween pumpkins and taking their kids trick-or-treating when they cast their ballots in this year’s election. That’s in the Central Valley’s 13th District, where, with an estimated 99% of the votes counted as of Monday afternoon, Democratic challenger Adam Gray was leading Republican Rep. John Duarte by 143 votes. L.A. County workers have been processing and …

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Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Louisiana, state election officials said some 40 to …

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Don't despair, voters: L.A. residents struck blows for good government

2 months ago

Don't despair, voters: L.A. residents struck blows for good government

LA Times

It is Saturday, Nov. 16. For the latter, Measure G might be the most earth-shattering good-government ballot initiative you barely remember; The Times’ editorial board called its passage “the most transformative decision county voters have made in decades.” Three major reforms were packed into the measure approved by L.A. County voters last week: the establishment of an ethics commission by …

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Decisive election waits for California’s results. What’s the hold-up?

2 months ago

Decisive election waits for California’s results. What’s the hold-up?

LA Times

Election workers handle ballots on election night at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry. It’s been nearly a week since election day, and California is still counting ballots, imposing an agonizing wait on a nation wondering who will lead the next U.S. House of Representatives. Registered voters tend to hold onto their vote-by-mail ballots …

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Latest bomb threat targets L.A. County Registrar’s Norwalk headquarters

2 months ago

Latest bomb threat targets L.A. County Registrar’s Norwalk headquarters

LA Times

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Norwalk office, shown in 2022, was targeted by a fake bomb threat on Saturday. The L.A. County Registrar-Recorder’s headquarters in Norwalk received a bomb threat Saturday — the latest in a string of threats targeting vote counters and polling centers across the region and country. The San Diego County Registrar of Voters Office received …

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L.A. County homeless tax ahead in early returns. Voters deadlocked on enlarging board of supes

2 months, 1 week ago

L.A. County homeless tax ahead in early returns. Voters deadlocked on enlarging board of supes

LA Times

L.A. County voters will decide the fate of Measure A, which would double the quarter-cent sales tax voters approved in 2017 for homeless services. A ballot measure aimed at enlarging the pot of money available for homeless services in Los Angeles County was ahead in early returns Tuesday night, while voters were deadlocked on another measure expanding the county Board …

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Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event

2 months, 1 week ago

Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn’t sway the main event

LA Times

“Nervous.” “Emotional.” “Worried.” “Insecure.” Los Angeles-area voters were feeling much like the rest of the country as election day dawned. “That’s a hell no for me,” said Koryn Frye-Fuentes, 30, widening her eyes for emphasis as she panned Proposition 36 outside her polling place at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Incarceration “doesn’t help people with drug addiction.” The proposition, backed …

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How Ballots Are Secured and Collected in Pennsylvania

2 months, 1 week ago

How Ballots Are Secured and Collected in Pennsylvania

Associated Press

Pennsylvania counties implement strict security measures to ensure the integrity of ballots during the election process. Poll workers and county election officials utilize chain of custody documentation and secure containers to safeguard ballots throughout the transportation process. Ballot drop boxes are also handled with strict protocols to maintain the secrecy and integrity of the collected ballots.

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Arizona enlists county employees to help tackle a surge of 2-page early ballots

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona enlists county employees to help tackle a surge of 2-page early ballots

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Employees for Arizona’s most populous …

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How to vote in California’s Nov. 5 election

3 months, 1 week ago

How to vote in California’s Nov. 5 election

LA Times

Voting in California has never been easier. But it’s important to know about key deadlines for registration, early voting, casting your ballot and certifying election results. Paper applications must be postmarked or submitted at a county elections office 15 days prior to the election, which is Oct. 21. Voters displaced by the wildfires can have their mail ballot sent to …

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Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices

3 months, 1 week ago

Voting gets underway in Pennsylvania, as counties mail ballots and open satellite election offices

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Voting has begun in earnest in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, as counties increasingly begin mailing out ballots, offering over-the-counter voting in election offices and opening other avenues to voting. Montgomery County, the state’s third-most populous county, has started mailing out ballots and, on Friday, it …

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What’s on the November ballot in California?

3 months, 4 weeks ago

What’s on the November ballot in California?

LA Times

While the Golden State’s Democratic leanings in the presidential contest are well known, California is home to several swing districts that make the state critical this year in determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. But in California, it’s really an election month, with all 22.2 million registered voters in the state receiving mail-in ballots. Voters will also …

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Editorial: Many big decisions on the Nov. 5 ballot. Our recommendations can help

4 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Many big decisions on the Nov. 5 ballot. Our recommendations can help

LA Times

It’s no exaggeration to say that Nov. 5 may be the most consequential election in a generation. They’ll also decide whether to raise the county’s sales tax indefinitely to pay for more affordable housing, rental assistance and programs to help prevent and reduce homelessness, including case management and mental health and substance abuse treatment. Proponents of Measure G argue L.A. …

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L.A. County reaches settlement with Justice Department over ADA violations at voting sites

5 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. County reaches settlement with Justice Department over ADA violations at voting sites

LA Times

L.A. County agreed to make its voting sites more accessible to voters with disabilities as part of a settlement announced Thursday with the U.S. Department of Justice. L.A. County agreed to hire an expert to make its voting sites more accessible to voters with disabilities as part of a settlement announced Thursday with the U.S. Department of Justice. The county …

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Some L.A. County supervisors say proposed expansion of the board is rushed

6 months, 1 week ago

Some L.A. County supervisors say proposed expansion of the board is rushed

LA Times

A plan to reshape Los Angeles County government inched closer to the November ballot Tuesday, despite concerns from a minority of supervisors that the overhaul was rushed and haphazard. In an unusually testy meeting, the supervisors voted 3 to 0 to direct county lawyers to draft an amendment to the county charter that would nearly double the size of the …

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Dispute over mailed ballots in a New Jersey county delays outcome of congressional primary

7 months, 1 week ago

Dispute over mailed ballots in a New Jersey county delays outcome of congressional primary

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Whether to count more than 1,900 mail ballots cast in one New Jersey county will be up to a judge after their envelopes were unsealed prematurely and members of the local election board deadlocked on how to proceed. At the center of the dispute is a state law that allows …

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Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close in an effort to get results out quicker, Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said Wednesday. Aguilar cited state law in making the recommendation to county election officials that also include tabulating mail ballots as early …

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Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats advance election bill in Pennsylvania long sought by counties to process ballots faster

Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state and to avoid a repeat of 2020’s drawn-out vote count. Counties have sought that kind of a provision for years, even before 2020’s presidential election, to give them …

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Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense

Associated Press

PHOENIX — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. “What would be even more of a shame is if we couldn’t look the workers in the eye and say, ‘We’re doing everything possible to make sure that you’re safe,’” he said. Arizona’s top election officials are taking an aggressive approach to combating disinformation and responding to …

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A Central Valley politician was charged with voter fraud. Right-wing conspiracies took over

9 months, 4 weeks ago

A Central Valley politician was charged with voter fraud. Right-wing conspiracies took over

LA Times

As the polls closed in California on Super Tuesday, Jim Hicks stood watch in the parking lot of a community center while election officials wearing red vests retrieved ballots from a drop-off box. Former Lodi City Council member Shakir Khan pleaded “no contest” in January to felony charges, including election fraud, after the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said it …

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Forget election night answers: Results may take far longer in many close races

10 months, 1 week ago

Forget election night answers: Results may take far longer in many close races

LA Times

Workers process vote-by-mail ballots at the Los Angeles County registrar’s tabulation and processing center in the City of Industry. “I think oftentimes what people don’t understand about the California election process is that the Legislature, by intent, has allowed voters to have every opportunity to cast a ballot and to get their ballot in,” said Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk …

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Editorial: Big decisions for L.A. and California voters on the March 5 primary ballot

1 year ago

Editorial: Big decisions for L.A. and California voters on the March 5 primary ballot

LA Times

Buckle up, California — the 2024 election season is underway. For the March primary, those include city, county and Los Angeles Unified School District races, as well as a few particularly competitive congressional races. Opinion L.A. Times editorial board election endorsements explained The editorial board, which is part of the Opinion section and separate from the newsroom, endorses in select …

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Gun is found in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall days after county announced youth transfers

1 year, 5 months ago

Gun is found in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall days after county announced youth transfers

LA Times

The county announced it had successfully moved nearly 300 youths into newly reopened Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall earlier this week. Just days after L.A. County moved 274 youths out of two troubled juvenile facilities and into the newly reopened Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, a gun was found inside the facility, well beyond security checkpoints meant to keep weapons …

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U.S. accuses L.A. County of violating ADA at voting locations

1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. accuses L.A. County of violating ADA at voting locations

LA Times

The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Los Angeles County of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and risking disenfranchising voters. The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Los Angeles County of repeatedly failing to ensure that voters with disabilities can get into polling places and vote centers and cast their ballot during recent elections. “Through this lawsuit, we demand …

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Far-right presentation using misappropriated election software alarms experts

1 year, 9 months ago

Far-right presentation using misappropriated election software alarms experts

LA Times

A worker returns voting machines to storage at the Fulton County, Ga., election preparation center on Nov. 4, 2020, in Atlanta. On the third day of the Conservative Political Action Conference this month, two men demonstrated experts’ biggest concerns about attempts to access election machines after the 2020 election. Trump supporters also persuaded election officials or law enforcement to give …

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Five ways you can use Shape Your L.A., The Times’ civic engagement tool

1 year, 11 months ago

Five ways you can use Shape Your L.A., The Times’ civic engagement tool

LA Times

Sanitation workers get the job done in this illustration from Shape Your L.A., which can show you how to report illegal dumping in your city. Report that pothole or abandoned couch No matter where you live in L.A. County, you’ve no doubt contended with illegally dumped furniture or axle-breaking potholes. Larger departments, including the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and the …

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California is still waiting for some election results. Follow the journey of a mail ballot

2 years, 2 months ago

California is still waiting for some election results. Follow the journey of a mail ballot

LA Times

Jeanette Harris sorts ballots at an Orange County Registrar of Voters facility in Santa Ana on Nov. 9. When the ballots arrive at the Orange County Registrar of Voters, a cavernous warehouse behind a cluster of nondescript office buildings in Santa Ana, they go through several steps before they’re counted — all open to public view. At the end of …

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Nov. 10, 2022 US election coverage

2 years, 2 months ago

Nov. 10, 2022 US election coverage

CNN

An election worker arrives with ballots Wednesday inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix. Here’s what you should know as the counting continues: Where things stand in Arizona and Nevada — and why it’s taking so long to count ballots: The biggest reason for the delay is the way that each state handles the ballots outside of those cast …

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Why it could take weeks to get final L.A. election results. ‘We aren’t sitting on ballots’

2 years, 2 months ago

Why it could take weeks to get final L.A. election results. ‘We aren’t sitting on ballots’

LA Times

Ballots are received, sorted and verified at the L.A. County ballot processing facility in the City of Industry, then trucked to another facility in Downey to be counted. Vote-by-mail ballots take longer to process, particularly when a massive number of them arrive all at once on election day, officials and experts said Wednesday. “We aren’t sitting on ballots,” said county …

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California voters cast ballots on a wet election day: ‘I’m doing my part’

2 years, 2 months ago

California voters cast ballots on a wet election day: ‘I’m doing my part’

LA Times

A voter goes over her ballot at the Ruben F. Salazar Park polling station Tuesday in East Los Angeles. The L.A. County registrar’s office sought to keep voters from being deterred to heading out to polls, noting in a tweet at 4:40 p.m. that officials confirmed the flooding threat was “for a very isolated area.” “Vote Centers and Ballot Drop …

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L.A. has city and county governments. Why both?

2 years, 2 months ago

L.A. has city and county governments. Why both?

LA Times

As the cloud of scandal lingers over the Los Angeles City Council, some Angelenos may be wondering what’s the point in having the 15-member panel. Zócalo Public Square, a nonprofit publisher and events organizer, is raising the question directly in a panel discussion Nov. 3 co-hosted by KCRW titled, “Do We Even Need a City Council?” In truth, California spreads …

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Registered to vote? Today is last day for Californians to register online for Nov. 8 election

2 years, 2 months ago

Registered to vote? Today is last day for Californians to register online for Nov. 8 election

LA Times

Voters cast their ballots in the California primary in La Habra Heights on June 7. California voters looking to cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 midterm election have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to register online. To be eligible, voters must be a U.S. citizen and resident of California, at least 18 years old on election day, and not currently …

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Endorsement: Yes on L.A. County Measure C for regulated cannabis sales

2 years, 3 months ago

Endorsement: Yes on L.A. County Measure C for regulated cannabis sales

LA Times

California allows adults to buy and use cannabis, but it’s up to each city and county to decide whether sellers can set up shop within its boundaries. The largest swaths of L.A. County where cannabis sales are officially banned are the unincorporated areas that aren’t within any city. Opinions differ on the wisdom of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors …

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Rural New Mexico county seeks removal of elections clerk

2 years, 3 months ago

Rural New Mexico county seeks removal of elections clerk

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Torrance County is repeating the certification of its vote-counting …

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Arrest made in breach of L.A. County election worker data

2 years, 3 months ago

Arrest made in breach of L.A. County election worker data

LA Times

Los Angeles County prosecutors have accused the chief executive of a small Michigan software company of compromising the personal information of hundreds of county elections employees. Eugene Yu, 51, was arrested early Tuesday just outside Lansing, Mich., after prosecutors alleged he improperly stored the information on servers in China, according to Los Angeles County Dist. Los Angeles County awarded Konnech …

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Voting machine tampering points to concern for fall election

2 years, 4 months ago

Voting machine tampering points to concern for fall election

Associated Press

DENVER — On the last day of voting in Colorado’s June primary, a poll worker sent to wipe down a voting machine found a concerning error message on its screen: “USB device change detected.” The machine, used to mark ballots electronically, was taken out of use and an investigation launched. The incident heightened concerns among election officials and security experts …

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L.A. County could avoid mask mandate this week as coronavirus cases decline

2 years, 5 months ago

L.A. County could avoid mask mandate this week as coronavirus cases decline

LA Times

Shoppers make their way along Santee Alley in Los Angeles. As of Tuesday afternoon, L.A. County was averaging about 6,000 coronavirus cases a day over the previous week, down 11% from the prior week’s average of 6,700 cases a day. Ferrer had said L.A. County would reimpose an indoor mask mandate if it reached the high COVID-19 community level defined …

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Here’s why we don’t have a final count yet in L.A.’s election

2 years, 6 months ago

Here’s why we don’t have a final count yet in L.A.’s election

LA Times

Mail-in ballots are processed at a facility in the City of Industry where they are received from the post office, opened, sorted and verified, then sent to be counted in Downey. Although it might seem like it’s taking a long time to count the ballots from Los Angeles County’s primary election 10 days ago, officials say the process is moving …

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New Mexico county wants to halt use of vote-count machines

2 years, 7 months ago

New Mexico county wants to halt use of vote-count machines

Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. — A Republican-led county commission in southern New Mexico is seeking to change the way ballots are collected and counted in the run-up to November’s mid-term election. Otero County’s three-member commission includes Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin, who ascribes to unsubstantiated theories that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. The commission voted unanimously Thursday …

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L.A. County workplaces and schools seeing rising coronavirus cases

2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. County workplaces and schools seeing rising coronavirus cases

LA Times

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Los Angeles County workplaces and schools, underscoring the need to take additional precautions to prevent outbreaks, officials said. “Businesses, schools, healthcare facilities and other organizations continue to play a key role in promoting safety,” county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday. And, she continued, “with lots of end-of-the-year events happening, we will …

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How will L.A. County find warning signs of the next coronavirus surge?

2 years, 10 months ago

How will L.A. County find warning signs of the next coronavirus surge?

LA Times

Felipe Ramirez, left, Adriana Aranda and Jacqueline Macias of AltaMed Health Services canvass at Arry’s Burger to share information about COVID-19 vaccinations and distribute test kits Thursday in Montebello. L.A. County also will monitor the number of outbreaks in four specific settings of concern: Nursing homes: The goal is to keep the number of weekly outbreaks at skilled nursing facilities …

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Meet L.A. on the Record, your weekly guide to a crowded local election season

2 years, 11 months ago

Meet L.A. on the Record, your weekly guide to a crowded local election season

LA Times

The future of Los Angeles is on the ballot. For many Angelenos, the upheaval of the last two years provided a crash course in the ways local government intersects with everyday life. As the city confronts a homelessness crisis and fundamental questions around public safety, the people of Los Angeles are paying attention. That is why we’ll be here to …

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Commission finalizes L.A. County supervisors map, creating a second majority-Latino district

3 years, 1 month ago

Commission finalizes L.A. County supervisors map, creating a second majority-Latino district

LA Times

The Los Angeles County Citizens Redistricting Commission created this final map, which was approved Wednesday night. A citizens redistricting commission Wednesday approved a map for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors that creates a second majority-Latino district while maintaining a concentration of Black voters in South L.A. and grouping more Asian American voters together. The wealthy beach cities Hahn …

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Early voting in Louisiana’s delayed election begins Saturday

3 years, 2 months ago

Early voting in Louisiana’s delayed election begins Saturday

Associated Press

— After a five-week postponement, early voting begins Saturday in Louisiana’s hurricane-delayed fall election, with four constitutional amendments the only thing facing all voters statewide. MUNICIPAL RACES ON THE BALLOT Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin’s office said 21 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes have only the constitutional amendments on the ballot: Caldwell, Cameron, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jackson, …

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L.A. County considers requiring its 100,000 employees to show proof of vaccination

3 years, 5 months ago

L.A. County considers requiring its 100,000 employees to show proof of vaccination

LA Times

Delilah Snell, owner of Alta Baja Market in Santa Ana, assists one of her regular customers on Aug. 1. Los Angeles County employees could soon be required to either show proof that they have been vaccinated for COVID-19 or be tested for the virus once a week. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors will discuss the proposal, which would apply …

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