Primary Election 2012: What You Need to Know

Today – Tuesday, June 5 – is the Presidential Primary Election. In addition to naming parties' presidential candidates, 4.5 million registered LA County voters will have the opportunity to head to the polls to vote on various local races. In Glendora, voters will decide on representatives for Senate, Congressional and Assembly seats, as well as two state propositions. to become Los Angeles County's top prosecutor. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, incumbent in the 5th District, faces a challenge from businessman Raj Pal Kahlon.

The election will mark the first major test of the state's "top two" primary system approved by California voters in 2010. Under the system, only the top two vote-getters, regardless of political party, will advance to a Nov. 6 runoff. The system does not apply to local, presidential or central committee races.

Where Can I Find My Polling Place?

There are three ways to find your polling place:

• Review the back cover of your Official Sample Ballot booklet
• Find it online by typing in your zip code.
• Call the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk at (800) 815-2666-Option “1.”

What are the Polling Place Hours?

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Vote By Mail Ballot

* For those who have not mailed back their vote by mail ballot, they can return it any polling place between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day.

• Ballots must be placed in the purple VBM envelope, sealed and signed.
• VBM voters who may have lost/damaged their ballot may cast a provisional ballot at their polling place.

Services For Voters With Disabilities

• Services for the disabled include accessible election materials, wheel chair accessible polling places and assistive voting devices.
• Curbside voting is available at poll locations without wheelchair accessibility.

For more information, visit www.lavote.net.

Who is Running?

State Senator-25th District 

Carol Liu - Democrat
– Democrat
- Republican

United States Representative – 27th District

- Democrat
  - Republican
- Republican

United States Representative – 32nd District

- Democrat
Bill Gonzalez – Democrat
- Republican

State Assembly – 48th District 
Roger Hernandez - Democrat
– Republican
– Independent

State Measures

Proposition 28: Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office

L.A. County Measures

Measure H- Hotel Occupancy Tax Continuation Measure

"Shall the existing unincorporated county hotel room tax be readopted to ratify, continue and update the existing ordinance at the current rate of 12-percent to fund essential County general fund services, such as parks, libraries, senior services, and law enforcement; to continue exempting hotel stays longer than 30 days, to add exemptions for emergency shelter referrals, and for individuals on official government business pursuant to federal law?"

More on Measure H

Measure L- Landfill Tax Continuation Measure

"Los Angeles County's existing tax on landfills be readopted to ratify and continue the existing 10-percent tax on landfill operators' gross receipts from waste disposal in landfills in the unincorporated county, to fund essentual general fund services, such as parks, libraries, seniors services, and law enforcement; and to update the administrative appeal process, and clarify definitions to ensure the tax is properly calculated?"

More on Measure L

Superior Court Judges

Sixteen candidates are vying for six seats on Tuesday, in offices 3, 10, 38, 65, 78 and 114. Click on a name to learn more about the candidate.

Office 3

• Craig Gold
• Laurence N. Kaldor
• Sean D. Coen
• Joe Escalante

Office 10

• Sanjay T. Kumar
• Kim Smith

Office 38

• Douglas W Weitzman
• Lynn Diane Olson

Office 65

• Shannon Knight
• Matt Schonbrun
• Andrea C. Thompson

Office 78

• James D. Otto
• Kenneth R. Hughey

Office 114

• Ben M. Brees
• Berj Parseghian
• Eric Harmon 

County Bar Assoc. Ranks the 16 Candidates

Los Angeles Times Endorsements

Metropolitan News Endorsements

School

For more information on the candidates or the June 5 primary election visit the Los Angeles County Clerk website.

- City News Service contributed to this report