Voter Information

League of Women Voters^®
of Los Angeles

Voter education is a key part of the League's Mission

2012 Resolutions. Voter Service. Registering Voters. Voting Systems. President MacNamara.

Election Year Resolution

1. Ensure all eligible voters are registered to vote and can exercise their right to vote without having to overcome unnecessary and restrictive hurdles.
2. Educate the electorate on the candidates and issues on their ballots and help them find their polling place.
3. Encourage informative and productive debates between candidates so voters can learn about their elected representatives through more than just sound bites.
4. Fight to make sure election outcomes are decided by voters, not by special interest money.
5. Promise clean air for children and their families, and change the discussion to the important issues facing Americans in 2012.

Voter Service

Speaker's Bureau: The League provides trained, informative, and non-partisan speakers to groups and organizations on a range of topics from the nuts and bolts of upcoming ballot measures to broad discussions of why have elections?
How to Vote: Find out everything you need to know about registering to vote.

To serve the information needs of the Los Angeles community the LWVLA operates a voter information hotline, (213) 368-1616, before every election, from 9 AM to 5 PM M-F. Click here for some common questions and easy sources of answers.

Easy Voter Guide: The Easy Voter Guide is available online in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean. Feel free to print and download these Guides. Is there a language you would like to see in the future? Tell us.
View the Voting Resources page for additional information on understanding the government and elections. Topics such as "The Budget Process" and "State Ballot Measures" are available now.

CAvotes: The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund maintains a website with up-to-date information regarding the statewide election issues and much more!

SmartVoter: SmartVoter is your one-stop website to find unbiased information about elections, ballot measures, and candidates. This free service is made possible by the generous financial contributions of the League of Women Voters of California.

The League recognizes the important contributions made by non-profits in our country. That is why we encourage non-profit administers to learn how they can be engaged in the voting process without jeopardizing their core mission and activities.

GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT: Find addresses and telephone numbers for elected officials.

Registering Voters

Members of the League at an event registering voters and distributing voter information.

Voting Systems

Improvements in L.A. County Voting Systems. In an effort to improve the voting systems in Los Angeles County, the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk released a set of General Voting Systems Principles as part of its work through the Voting System Assessment Project (VSAP). Click here to view the General Voting System Principles press release.

Changes in the Law

Voting Law Changes!: LWVUS President Elisabeth MacNamara is a guest on Tom Ashbrook's NPR show "On Point". The show's topic: "voting law changes". Other guests included Ari Berman of The Nation, who has called those changes The GOP War on Voting. Listen to the recorded broadcast here.

Comments, suggestions, questions? Contact our webmaster. Last revised: April 30, 2012 14:12 PDT.