3-7-05 MARCH 8th election. GO VOTE!

Contact: Annie Chang
(626) 356-9838
annie@causeusa.org

Remember To Vote On Tuesday, March 8

Pasadena, CA ­ Election day is Tuesday, March 8 and several Los Angeles County cities will have local elections. Polls will be open from 7AM until 8PM. Any absentee (vote-by-mail) ballots must be received by the city clerk's offices on March 8 by 8 p.m. In order to ensure that absentee ballots are received, it is recommended that voters mail ballots by Friday, March 4. Voters may also submit their completed absentee ballots at their city polling places on Tuesday, March 8. If voters cannot personally drop off their absentee ballots, they may have a friend or family member drop off their absentee ballots at a local polling place. The friend or family member must also sign their name on the envelope where indicated, to avoid any processing problems.

Below is a list of Asian Pacific American candidates running in local elections (a complete list of elections and candidates can also be found at www.smartvoter.org):

City of Carson:
Michael Mitoma – City Council

City of Cerritos:
Joseph Cho - City Council
Chan-Yong Kim - City Council

City of Los Angeles:
Flora Gil Krisiloff – City Council District 11

City of Manhattan Beach:
Eric Mah – City Council

City of Monterey Park:
John Y. Wong - City of Council
Jeffery Chao - City of Council
David T. Lau - City Council
Peter Chan - Treasurer
Mitchell Ing - Treasurer

City of Redondo Beach:
Mike Gin – City Council

City of Rosemead:
John Tran - City Council
Polly Low (write-in) - City Council

If voters have questions about polling places, language assistance or other election information, they may contact the CAUSE Asian Voter Assistance hotline at 1-888-809-3888. On Election Day, March 8, voter assistance will be available in Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese.

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Kathy Ng Hassan
Director of Administration
Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment
260 South Los Robles Avenue, Suite 118
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-356-9838 Fax: 626-356-9878
www.causeusa.org

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Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE), formerly CAUSE-Vision 21, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing the political empowerment of the Asian Pacific Islander American community through voter registration and education, community outreach and leadership development.