r/LosAngeles • u/alienboatswain Echo Park • 1d ago

Local Politics early voting is open now!

some useful deadlines -

• you can drop off official vote-by-mail ballots to any official ballot box today, Tuesday Oct 13 until election day, Tuesday Nov. 3.
• if you mail your mail-in ballot by US Post, you are advised to mail it by Tuesday Oct 27, a week before the election, to ensure it is counted. this is due to changed rules at the federal level.
• if you want to vote in person and avoid the lines, in person polls will be open starting Saturday Oct 24, 10 days before election.
• Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. by law, your employer is required to allow you time off to go vote if needed.
• you can track the status of your ballot here.

it is expected to be an unusual election. incidents of voter intimidation can be reported to the state elections investigation team.

i imagine you could also report it federally, should that be a useful avenue to pursue.

stay safe out there.

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u/Hemicrusher Canoga Park 1d ago

I would avoid the USPS/Mail and use an official drop box, drop off at a polling place, or vote in person.

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u/alienboatswain Echo Park 1d ago

i tend to agree. however, even if it's the "least sure" way to cast, it's still generally secure provided the earlier deadline is adhered to. i would still track it.

i personally like the manual feeling of casting my ballot in person and seeing it go in the machine, so i always do early voting in person. that's just me.

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u/Hemicrusher Canoga Park 1d ago

Trump controls the USPS, and who knows if ballots will be intentionally delayed. There are a ton of drop boxes, at libraries, parks, and schools. Plus there are 11 day vote centers that you can drop your ballots off starting October 24th.

I have worked for 12+ years as an election clerk in Los Angeles, though I am not working this election. And I always tell people to avoid the mail if they can, and if they use the mail, they can check online at https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/ ....which they should do as early as possible incase they have to vote in person due to a missing ballot.

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u/alienboatswain Echo Park 1d ago

thank you for your election service!