Harbor Currents: ANNOUNCEMENTS Feb. 14, 2013

Feb. 19
Primary Election Reminder
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Clerk June Lagmay reminds eligible residents they must register to vote by Feb. 19, in order to be able to vote in the March 5, 2013 City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating Election.

To be eligible to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States and 18 years old by Election Day.  Registered voters who have moved or changed their names since the last election must re-register to vote.

The Office of the California Secretary of State handles voter registration.  You can register to vote from the following sources:

• Contact the Office of the California Secretary of State.  Complete your registration online at https://rtv.sos.ca.gov/elections/register-to-vote/, or download the form at http://www.eac.gov/assets/1/Documents/Federal%20Voter%20Registration_1209_en9242012.pdf and complete and return by mail
• Contact the Office of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s by visiting their website at www.lavote.net or e-mail them at voterinfo@rrcc.lacounty.gov.  You can also call them at toll-free at 800-481-VOTE or direct at (562) 466-1310, or register in person at 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk
• Voter registration forms may also be available at the public counter of most Los Angeles City and County buildings, libraries, fire stations, post offices, and Department of Motor Vehicles offices

The Official Sample Ballot for the March 5, City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating Election (available in English and the eight federally-mandated languages of Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese) is available on the City Clerk’s Elections website at http://clerk.lacity.org/Elections/ under the “Find Your Polling Place and Sample Ballot” link.   Copies of the Official Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet are also available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk – Election Division by March 1.
Details: (213) 978-0444; http://clerk.lacity.org/Elections

Feb. 27
Local Workforce Planning Forum 
The Pacific Gateway Investment Network invites all business, nonprofit and workforce partners, and the public to participate in forums to help shape the development of the 2013-2014 Local Plan, from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 27, at the Career Transition Center in Long Beach.
The Local Plan outlines future investments in employment services and training to meet the needs of job seekers and employers in cities of Long Beach, Torrance, Lomita, and Signal Hill.
Details: (562) 570-WORK
Venue: Career Transition Center
Location: 3447 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach