Animal Legislative Action Network

Last modified 20 August 2006

Electing for Animals

Voting for candidates who are most supportive of animal issues is one of the easiest and most important things that you can do all year for the animals.

Between now and the election there are several things that you can do to help the animals.

1)  Be sure you register or are registered to vote.

        HOW?   Register on-line at : www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm

2) Be sure to apply for an absentee ballot.

     HOW?

     a)You can print an application for an absentee ballot by going to the website: www.ss.ca.gov.

     b) When the home page pops up you place your cursor (do not click!) on the second column:  Elections and voter  information.

      c) This will give you a drop down menu and you click on: Absentee voting

      d) This will give you a page with several underlined topics.  Click on: Apply for absentee voting.

      e) This will give you a page where you can click on your language preference.

<>      f) This will bring up a screen: "Required format for a statewide absentee ballot application"  Print this. It will be two pages and include and example of the information that will be required to place on the envelope.

      g) Fill out the APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT

      h) In the first line, be sure to fill in the election date: Nov 7, 2006

      i)  On the second line, be sure to fill in the date: October 31, 2006.  That is the date that the election officials must receive your absentee ballot application (not the date your application for an absentee ballot is post marked).

It seems silly to mention this, but sending in an application for an absentee ballot is not voting.  You still must make sure you receive a vote by mail ballot, that you fill it out and mail it in.  If you receive a vote by mail ballot but procrastinate and don't mail it in soon enough, you can hand deliver it to your polling place on  election day (Nov 7, 2006).  

      k) You must address the envelope with your absentee or vote by mail application to the county official responsible for elections.  This depends on which county you live in.  Here are the county officials addreses for LA, Orange, San Diego and Ventura Counties:  

                        Los Angeles County: Conny Mc Cormack

                                                                   Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

                                                                   P.O. Box 1024

                                                                   Norwalk, CA 90651-1024

                       Orange County:    Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters 

                                                P.O. Box 11298 Santa Ana,

                                                CA 92711

                       Ventura County:  Phil Schmidt

                                              County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters

                                              899 So. Victoria Ave. L-1200 Ventura

                                              CA 93009-1200

If you live in another county, you can find the address of the office in charge of voter information at: www.ss.ca.gov.

You access the Elections and voter information page as described above and click on county elections office and there will be a list of the addresses by county.

ALAN can provide the information but we can not do the work for you.  We can tell the candidates that our issues are important to Californians but there is only one way to show them.  Animal advocates are known for their passion.  ALAN asks you to be known for your willingness to use the political tools at our disposal.  We are here to answer any questions you may have and to help you utilize your time most effectively to elect animal friendly candidates.

Call (323) 666-9075

E-mail alan1@ix.netcom.com

Website: ALANPAC.com