Last Updated on October 3, 2003 by Paulette Brown-Hinds
Corona
As final preparations are made by county elections officials to conduct Californias October 7th Statewide Special Election, the states top elections chief is hammering home a number of key details that voters need to know.
Secretary of State Kevin Shelley is communicating to all of Californias diverse voters in multiple languages through direct mail, online resources, telephone hotlines, television and radio and the states increasingly important ethnic media so that all voters can enter the ballot booth confidently on October 7th.
Every voter should never have to question that their vote counts, said Shelley. My goal through our my vote counts program and right up through Election Day is to get voters the information they need about the election so that they can make sure that their vote truly does count.
Shelley is most focused on making sure voters know the following:
Requests for absentee ballot applications must be turned in by September 30.
Sample Ballots can and should be marked and brought to the polls for guidance.
Polling place locations may be different. The back of voters Sample Ballot indicates their polling location.
County voting systems may be different. Voters can go to www.myvotecounts.org for step-by-step instructions on how to use each voting system.
Shelleys office has sent educational materials to more than 17,000 community organizations and launched a new voter information web site (www.myvotecounts.org), which includes information on when and how to register and vote absentee and how to use different voting machines. The site also provides information on the ballot itself.
Please note that on the web site, voters can find information in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Voters can also get information from telephone hotlines available in the same languages.
As Election Day approaches, I will continue to talk about and deliver essential details to all of Californias diverse communities and let them know that were providing one stop shopping for all their election questions at www.myvotecounts.org, said Shelley.
Web addresses:
www.myvotecounts.org (English)
www.mivotocuenta.org (Espanol)
Voter Information Hotline Numbers:
Chinese (800) 339-2857
English (800) 345-VOTE (8683)
Japanese (800) 339-2865
Korean (866) 575-1558
Spanish (800) 232-VOTA (8682)
Tagalog (800) 339-2957
Vietnamese (800) 339-8163