"We are predicting a shortage of ballots on Tuesday unless the Registrar immediately addresses the ballot shortage crisis," said Robin Gibson, election protection advocate with Work the Vote, a local grassroots campaign that documented the double-bubble problems in the primary.



According to Gibson, some precinct inspectors are receiving 800 ballots in precincts with rosters of 1500 voters, a result of Logan reportedly only ordering enough ballots for 80% of the registered voter pool, with the "inactive" voters (voters who had not voted in the last two federal elections) purged from the pool. Gibson points out that new voters are continually added on to the rosters, without a new ballot supply.



"With voters waiting in line for five hours to vote at the County Registrar 's office this weekend, we can easily predict a record turn-out on Tuesday, with previously inactive voters becoming active, engaged voters," said Marcy Winograd, co-founder of Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles. "We understand the Registrar's office has ordered extra yellow emergency ballots, but these are not precinct-specific and require a third party to transcribe the voter's intent onto another ballot," added Winograd. "Why not just print more precinct-marked ballots and distribute them immediately to precinct captains?"



Work the Vote Los Angeles and Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles are contacting the LA County Registrar, the LA County Supervisors, and other office holders to alert them to a possible ballot shortage and to demand action before Election Day arrives.

Robin Gibson, Work the Vote Los Angeles