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Supervisors propose vote-by-mail ballots for all L.A. County voters

by The AV Times Staff • April 24, 2020

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Supervisors Janice Hahn and Sheila Kuehl are proposing sending a vote-by-mail ballot to all eligible L.A. County voters for the general election this November amid the ongoing effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

“No one should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” said Hahn, who authored the motion. “We don’t know what challenges we will be facing in this pandemic this November, but by sending every voter a mail-in-ballot we can ensure that everyone can cast their ballot safely, no matter what the future holds.”

The current “Safer At Home” public health order is set to expire May 15, 2020, but health officials have acknowledged that some form of social distancing will be needed for an extended period of time and that “Safer At Home” orders may be re-issued if deemed necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19, according to a county statement.

These issues could present challenges for the general election, including possibly hampering the recruitment of election workers or making it difficult for in-person voting locations to meet capacity demands while ensuring social distancing.

“Nothing, including all the challenges related to COVID19, should be allowed to prevent voters from casting their ballots in November,” said Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who coauthored the motion. “This motion takes necessary steps to ensure that all LA County voters could vote by mail in November.*

The Hahn-Kuehl proposal, which will be voted on during the April 28 Board of Supervisors meeting, would mean that the County of Los Angeles would send mail-in-ballots to every eligible voter in all elections starting with the November 3, 2020 general election.

It would also instruct the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of voters and election workers. The supervisors have also proposed sending letters to both the Los Angeles County Congressional delegation and the Los Angeles County State Legislative delegation urging that funding be allocated to support the implementation of expanded vote-by-mail models.

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Filed Under: Home, Los Angeles County, Politics

2 comments for "Supervisors propose vote-by-mail ballots for all L.A. County voters"

  1. Magnetlady says

    April 26, 2020 at 7:19 am

    Voting by mail only encourages ”Voter Fraud”.. How many elections have we seen when all of a sudden, BALLOTS ”appear” in the Trunk of a Vehicle? Now, with ”Ballot Harvesting”, which is ILLEGAL in many states, left many candidates winning their election that evening, until the ”following morning” when ballots magically appeared…VOTE IN PERSON is the best method these days!! Many voter’s want to go to the Polls on Election Day.. However, now there’s ”Early Voting”, so every voter has no excuse for not voting. I stopped ”Absentee Voting” years ago, because when the polls closed at 8:00 P.M., the Winner was announced at 8:01 P.M. CALIFORNIA still hasn’t cleaned up their VOTING ROLLS either. A friend of mine got a ”Mail-In Ballot” for May 12th election to the PREVIOUS OWNER of his home, as well as their ballots. Voter’s need to keep all their information UP TO DATE.. People have moved, died or changed parties!!

    • William says

      April 26, 2020 at 12:22 pm

      Please MagnetLady, don’t litter this site with your ignorance.

      “The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (PEIC or PACEI), also called the Voter Fraud Commission, was a Presidential Commission established by Donald Trump that ran from May 11, 2017 to January 3, 2018. The Trump administration said the commission would review claims of voter fraud, improper registration, and voter suppression.”

      Vice President Mike Pence chaired the commission with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach serving as its vice chair. Those 2 were gonna find something if they had to make it up.

      So, MagnetLady. THEY FOUND NOTHING AND IT WAS DISBANDED AFTER 11 MONTHS AFTER FINDING NOTHING. But, I repeat myself.

      Now, think before you type or you look foolish once again.

      BTW. Trump recently voted by mail in Florida that notorious questionable voting state. And he’s a fraud but you didn’t care.

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