Multilingual Services Program

Background

Los Angeles County offers election information, materials, and assistance in 23 languages. Whether you're registering to vote, requesting a translated ballot, or looking for help at a Vote Center, we have resources available to support you every step of the way. 

Languages We Support

Los Angeles County currently provides election materials and oral assistance through our hotlines and at Vote Centers in English and the following languages:

Armenian | Bengali | Burmese | Chinese | Cambodian/Khmer | Farsi | Filipino/Tagalog | Gujarati | Hindi | Indonesian | Japanese | Korean | Mongolian | Russian | Spanish | Telugu | Thai | Vietnamese

Phone and in-person assistance at designated Vote Centers will also be available in Hmong, Laotian, Nepali, Punjabi, and Urdu.

How to Get Help

Call Our Language Assistance Hotline

Have a question? Call us to receive assistance in any of our 23 languages.

General Language Assistance Hotline: (800) 815-2666, option 3, or call your language directly:

*These are newly-added languages that Los Angeles County is currently providing oral assistance.

The Los Angeles County Multilingual Voter Services program was established to provide services to voters who need language assistance. We continue to improve the program and the services we provide by analyzing voter trends, making technology enhancements, and listening to feedback from voters and our community outreach partners. The following services are provided: 

Request Translated Election Materials

You may request election materials in 18 languages.

Are you a new voter? If you have not registered to vote yet, complete and submit a new Voter Registration Form. You can apply online here.

If you’re already registered to vote, you may request a change in language preference in one of these ways:

• Fill out the online Language Request Form here
• Fill out and return the Language Request Form on the back of your Sample Ballot Book
• Call the Language Assistance Hotline

Once you set your language preference, you will automatically receive translated materials for every future election, including your Vote by Mail ballot and a Sample Ballot Booklet, which contains information about the days and ways you can vote, a sample ballot with a list of candidate contests, measure information.

Bilingual Assistance at Vote Centers

You may vote at any Vote Center in Los Angeles County and request assistance in your language.

• Ballot Marking Devices let you view and hear your ballot in any of the 18 languages
• Bilingual Election Workers are assigned to Vote Centers based on community language needs.

Learn more about Vote Centers and in-person voting options.

Look Up Your Ballot Online

Registered voters can view their ballot online before Election Day. Use the Interactive Sample Ballot to preview your choices on your phone – then bring your selections to a Vote Center.

Learn more about the Interactive Sample Ballot.

Want to Help Other Voters?

If you speak English and any of our 23 service languages, consider becoming an Election Worker. It’s a meaningful way to serve your community.

Learn more about applying to be an Election Worker.

Additional Resources

Departmental Language Access Plan

The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk developed Departmental Language Access Plan: Election Programs in accordance with the Countywide Language Access Policy established by the Board of Supervisors. The plan reflects the Department's commitment to language access for Election Programs. We carry out this commitment by reducing barriers, increasing access, and enabling an independent voting experience. 

• Download and print our Departmental Language Access Plan.
• Glossaries in 18 languages.