If you are an independent voter in Los Angeles County and are requesting a ballot to vote for a Democratic candidate, you need to be SURE you mark the EXTRA bubble at the top of the ballot establishing that it’s a vote for a Democrat. Why it isn’t enough to mark the ballot for a Democratic candidate is beyond me, but there you have it. See the scan below and in particular, #6.

If you do not fill in that bubble, your vote for the candidate will not be counted. I could rant and rave about how incredibly stupid it is to have to mark a ballot twice — once to indicate that you’re voting for a Democrat and once to indicate which Democrat you’re voting for, but for now, just know you need to do this to be counted. More here.

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