LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County officials announced a new effort to eliminate voter confusion that will be ready for the June 3 primary.

Voter registration closes on Monday, May 19. During the Feb. 5 election, the county accepted more than 40,000 registration applications on the final day, county officials said.

In addition to educating the public about the InkaVote Plus machines in use since 2004, officials highlighted the audio ballot booth for multilingual voters and voters with disabilities.

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"I am pleased that our office was able to bring together community groups and election stakeholders to redesign a ballot that offers Los Angeles County voters a simpler and more understandable way to vote," he said.

Problems arose in the Feb. 5 election because nonpartisan voters could request an American Independent or Democratic ballot, but they had to mark on the ballot which party they were voting for. Many did not make that additional mark on the ballot -- and some argued that they were never told of the requirement.

The ballots initially went uncounted, but county officials developed a method to tally the questioned votes, and many of them eventually were.

County officials also said training and instructional materials for poll workers would be modified to better address cross-over voters.