Los Angeles City Elections Vote!. It's your chance to participate! by Nalini Lasiewicz

Tuesday, .March 4

The Los Angeles City Elections for 2003 are coming right up.

The Primary Nominating Election will be held on Tuesday, March 4, and the General Municipal Election will be Tuesday May 20.

LA36, the public service TV channel, reaches the City of LA and surrounding communities through a variety of Cable providers. The LA36 Mission is, "To create value to the Los Angeles Community by connecting education and cultural resources that meet local needs, and by making these resources broadly accessible within the city."

The station has a show called "Meet Your City Candidates" -- a non-partisan election program which is airing all month in preparation for the upcoming Citywide elections.

There are may episodes now through March 3rd, and each is listed by City Council District through the link below.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Only even number Council Districts ( 2, 4, 6, etc.) are on the ballot this year:

Meet Your City Council Candidates

LA36 has also launched a website for elections. Here you can read about all the candidates for Los Angeles City Council, the LAUSD Board of Education, the Los Angeles Community College District, and more:

LA Votes

For more information about the election and the election process go to the City Clerk link below. Here you'll learn how to register to vote, how to volunteer at a poll and how you can vote early using the new "Touchscreen Early Voting" system. You can even take a demo!

EDITOR'S NOTE: There will be 16 touchscreen locations around town. You may choose any of them for your early voting convenience, from Feb. 18 thru Feb. 28:

Office of the City Clerk

For even more election info try the following LA Votes webpage. It lists a number of links to useful election related sites including the LA City Ethics Commission, the League of Women Voters, the Los Angeles Unified School and Community College Districts, and more:

Election Related Links

Vote in the Citywide Elections! This is your chance to participate and make a difference!