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Countdown to Early Voting
Voting for the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election will open in 32 days. Registrar of Voters (ROV) will start mailing Vote-By-Mail ballots to all Orange County voters no later than Monday, May 4, marking the start of the voting period. On that same day, 128 ballot drop boxes will open and will remain open 24/7 through 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2. Bob Page Registrar of Voters |
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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 2026 Statewide Direct Primary 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 ROV, 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 April 18. Learn more at ocvote.gov/overseas. |
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| High School Voter Education Weeks High School Voter Education Weeks are observed from April 13 through April 24. The goal is to bring civic engagement awareness to our young and future voters. Eligible students aged 16 and 17 can pre-register to vote. When students pre-register to vote, they will automatically become registered voters at 18 years of age. Community outreach team members from ROV are available to partner with local high schools to promote civic education. They’re also available to speak at local colleges and universities, community groups, non-profit organizations, and other local organizations. |
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| Life of a Vote-By-Mail Ballot - Part 2 ROV maintains the integrity of your Vote-By-Mail ballot throughout the election process. We recently shared that the life of a Vote-By-Mail ballot starts when we print, prepare, and mail the ballots, and how voted ballots are collected. The next phase of the life cycle explains what happens once the ballots arrive to our facility. As each two-person ROV ballot collection team returns to our Santa Ana facility with the ballots they picked up, the numbered seal on every ballot collection bag is confirmed against the chain of custody form and logged to confirm the ballot bag has not been opened in transit. The ballots kept in batches based on the location they were cast are then loaded into a mail sorter that captures an image of the voter’s signature and scans a barcode on the outside of the envelope to record that the voter cast a ballot. If the voter uses OC Ballot Express, they can track the status of their ballot including when it has been mailed and delivered. Learn more at ocvote.gov/track. Your ballot goes through many steps to ensure elections are accurate, secure, and transparent. Learn more at ocvote.gov/voting/life-of-a-vote-by-mail-ballot. |
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| Election Observation Schedule The public is invited to observe as ROV conducts the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election. All pre-election testing of election equipment, 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. To learn more about the observation process or to view the schedule, visit ocvote.gov/observe. |
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