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If you're planning to head on over to Norwalk to vote today, hours have been extended due to the surge of democracy loving folks. “Since the weekend of October 25 when extended hours began, more than 14,000 voters, an average of approximately 2,000 voters per day over 7 days, have arrived at the RR/CC, many armed with their sample ballots, ready to cast their votes," Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan said yesterday. "We expect the numbers to increase this weekend when extended hours continues Saturday, Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, November 3, the office will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.” You can also try ballot express.

Via a comment left on California Faultline, NBC Blogger David Markland shares the tip which is basically calling a number, asking for an express ballot and they'll tell you to show up at a certain time to pick up the ballot. When you arrive, avoid the extremely long lines and walk straight into the Norwalk building to get your ballot. LA County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan confirms this program in an e-mail to LAist, but has a warning: "due to the volume, those voters calling in for Ballot Express are being advised that we need a minimum of three hours time before they come in to pick up their ballot."

At 12:30 p.m., LAist reader Greg Leeper arrived in Norwalk to vote and found a very long line that was the whole width of the parking lot that doubled back half the building width. More than two hours later, he was in a tent waiting to be called inside to vote. Come 3:30 p.m., he was inside finally, but waiting to get called to a voting booth.

The Los Angeles County Clerk's Office in Norwalk is the only place to vote between now and Tuesday, Nov. 4. If you want to vote early, it's advised that you arrive early, give yourself at least an hour, and be prepared to wait.

An estimated 4.2 million of the nearly 10 million residents in Los Angeles County are now registered to vote. On Monday alone, which was the last day to register to vote, almost 20,000 people took part. "The county has already issued 803,122 vote by mail ballots and more than 3,500 voters have visited the Registrar's office in Norwalk to cast early ballots for the presidential election," the Daily News finds.

As November 4th approaches with a predicted record breaking voter turnout, states across the country are allowing residents to vote early (did you see the lines in Florida?). Among those voting early include actor Kirsten Dunst, who teamed up with Why Tuesday's Jacob Soboroff to head down to the Register Recorder/County Clerk's office in Norwalk.