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Candidate List Certified and Ballot Creation Begun
The California Secretary of State published the certified list of candidates for federal and state offices up for election in the November 5, 2024 Presidential General Election on the evening of Thursday, August 29. The certified list can be viewed on the Secretary of State’s web page for this election at sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-nov-5-2024 under Candidate Information. The Orange County Registrar of Voters then started to create the ballots for the election on Friday, August 30, worked over the Labor Day holiday weekend, and continues to work on the ballots. Nearly 600 individual ballot styles comprised of 171 contests, 409 candidates, and 40 local measures must be created. Every contest, candidate, candidate’s ballot designation, candidate’s party, candidate rotation, and measure question must be verified. We must also verify that the correct ballot styles contain the correct contests. Once the English ballots are approved, we then translate every ballot style into Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Ballots also are translated into Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, and Tagalog for precincts in which at least 3% of the adults living there primarily speak one of those languages. Those translated ballots are also proofed and verified. Ballot printing is scheduled to start Friday, September 6. Ballots must be issued to military and overseas voters between September 6 and Saturday, September 21, and mailed to more than 1.8 million Orange County voters on Monday, October 7. Bob Page Registrar of Voters |
| Current Tweet The public observation schedule for the November 5, 2024 Presidential General Election is now available. |
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| Observation Calendar Published The public is invited to observe as the Orange County Registrar of Voters conducts the November 5, 2024 Presidential General Election. All ballot processing, counting, testing and audits will take place at the Orange County Registrar of Voters' office, 1300 S. Grand Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92705. Observers are also welcome to visit Vote Center and ballot drop box locations throughout the county to observe daily operations. The start dates for significant election activities can be found on the recently published Election Observation Schedule Public Notice on the Registrar of Voters website at ocvote.gov/observe. |
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| Registering to Vote If you need to register to vote for the first time or update your address, name, or political party, it’s easy and can be completed online. Register to vote or update your registration today by visiting ocvote.gov/register. You may also use a paper Voter Registration Form that can be found at the OC Registrar of Voters, public libraries, city and county offices, California Department of Motor Vehicles offices, and at U.S. Post Offices. Check your registration status at ocvote.gov/verify and make any necessary updates before the October 21 registration deadline. On that web page, you can also review your voter history, and after you cast your ballot, you can check your ballot status.
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| Military and Overseas Voter Information If you are a U.S. military or overseas voter, we have resources to help you prepare for the 2024 Presidential General Election. If you're already designated as a military or overseas voter, you can access your ballot electronically. You can also receive your ballot by mail if you prefer. To make sure your voted ballot has enough time to arrive to your county elections official, we recommend you send it back by:
If you would like to receive your ballot information as soon as possible, make sure you are registered as an overseas voter by September 6, 2024. Learn more: ocvote.gov/overseas. |
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| Will Vote Centers Have Enough Ballot Paper? Prior to the opening of Vote Centers on October 26, all voters in Orange County will have been mailed a paper ballot, which they can return by mail, ballot drop box, and in-person at a Vote Center. In addition, based on voting behavior in prior elections, the Registrar of Voters supplies enough ballot paper to each Vote Center to exceed the expected turnout by a large margin should a significant number of voters vote in-person. |
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