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Early Voting Starts in Six Days
Early voting for the November 5, 2024, Presidential General Election opens on Monday, October 7. All active Orange County voters will be mailed a ballot, which should arrive next week. Any voter who does not want to wait for a ballot to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, can visit the Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana on Monday to receive and vote a ballot. Our office is at 1300 S. Grand Ave., Building C, at the corner of Grand Avenue & McFadden Avenue. Also on Monday, the Registrar of Voters will open 123 ballot drop boxes throughout the county. They will remain open 24/7 through 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. In order to ensure your vote is included in the first Election Night results report, mark your ballot at home and plan to cast it early in one of the following four ways:
To track your Vote-by-Mail ballot every step of the way, sign up for OC Ballot Express to receive email or text notices at ocvote.gov/track. Vote Safe. Vote Secure. Bob Page Registrar of Voters |
| Current Tweet October 21 is the deadline to register to vote for the 2024 Presidential General Election. Register to vote or update your registration today at ocvote.gov/registration. #OCVote #OrangeCounty #VoterRegistration |
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| New Law: AB 3184 For the first time, the Registrar of Voters knows the exact day that we will certify the Orange County results of the 2024 Presidential General Election. That day will be Tuesday, December 3, 2024. This is because urgency legislation, Assembly Bill 3184 (Berman), was signed by Governor Newsom on Sunday, September 22 and immediately became law. The bill contained two key changes for the canvass of this election:
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| New Law: AB 2642 On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, the law prohibiting intimidation of voters and election officials was expanded by Assembly Bill 2642 (Berman), the Protecting Elections from Armed Coercion and Extremism Act, or PEACE Act. The Act established the presumption that any person has committed the felony crime of election intimidation if the person openly carries a firearm or imitation firearm, regardless of whether it is loaded, while interacting with or observing a voter attempting to vote or an elections official administering the election. This would include voting at a Vote Center or a Ballot Drop Box. The law also provided a voter or elections official who is the victim of such intimidation has the private right to sue to attempt to hold the person carrying the firearm accountable. A law enforcement officer acting within the scope of their official duties is not subject to this presumption. |
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| Open House Reminder Reminder to join us at our upcoming Open House at the Orange County Registrar of Voters on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, from 4 to 7 p.m. The Open House will enable you to view the various secure steps we take when processing and tallying ballots during each election. We hope that you will join us to gain a better understanding of Orange County elections! For more information visit ocvote.gov/observe. |
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| Voting Accessibility Every effort has been made to ensure all Vote Centers and Ballot Drop Boxes meet accessibility standards. All Vote Centers in Orange County will feature the following resources for voters with disabilities:
For more information on Vote Center and ballot drop box accessibility, visit ocvote.gov/accessibility. |
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