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L.A. city charter amendments aim to increase voter turnout

Two Los Angeles city charter amendments on the March 3 ballot would align city and school board elections with national and statewide races in the hopes of increasing voter turnout.
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February 26, 2015

Two Los Angeles city charter amendments on the March 3 ballot would align city and school board elections with national and statewide races in the hopes of increasing voter turnout.

Charter Amendment 1 pertains to city elections and Charter Amendment 2 pertains to Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education elections. Primaries would move from March of odd-numbered years to June of even-numbered years, and runoffs would move from May of odd-numbered years to November of even-numbered years.

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