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Early Voting – Ballots Returned Stats
Voters don't have to wait until June 2 to vote in the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election. Six more days of voting are available and there are four ways to vote:
During the early voting period, Registrar of Voters has signature verified and accepted for counting 230,078 Vote-By-Mail ballots. And since select Vote Centers opened on May 23, 4,111 voters have cast an in-person ballot. All of these ballots will be included in the election results report posted on June 2. Information about the number of ballots returned and the method used to cast them is updated daily on our Data Central page at ocvote.gov/datacentral. To locate the information:
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| Ballot Collection Chain of Custody – Vote Centers When voted ballots are collected from Vote Centers, the Registrar of Voters uses teams of two staff members to transport the ballots and record chain of custody at each step in the process. For Vote-By-Mail ballots dropped off at a Vote Center, staff records how many they received that day and the number on the seal they use to secure the ballot bag. That seal number is checked and re-recorded by the two-person team in the field that receives ballots from several Vote Centers in the same area. The seal number is also checked again when the bag arrives at Registrar of Voters before the ballot bag is opened and the ballots are removed for processing. The number of Vote-By-Mail ballots in the bag is confirmed as well. In-person ballots scanned by voters at Vote Center ballot scanners are also collected following strict chain of custody procedures. When the Vote Centers close each night, Customer Service Representatives complete multiple tasks when preparing the paper ballots cast that day for delivery to the Registrar of Voters, including:
When the in-person ballots arrive at the Registrar of Voters, staff confirm the number on the ballot bag seal matches the number on the chain of custody form and record the number of ballots in each bag. A separate team later opens each ballot bag and confirms the contents match the information on the chain of custody form. |
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| Replacement Ballot If your Vote-By-Mail ballot was damaged or you made an error marking it and haven't cast it yet, you can request a replacement ballot in-peson at any of our Vote Centers throughout the county or by visiting the Registrar of Voters at 1300 S. Grand Ave., Building C, Santa Ana, CA 92705. If you are or were displaced by the Garden Grove Hazmat incident and do not yet have access to the ballot mailed to you on May 4, please visit any Vote Center to request a replacement ballot. Vote Centers are their busiest on the last day of voting. Voters can avoid the rush by visiting a Vote Center before Tuesday, June 2. Voters can check wait times at the Vote Centers closest to them at ocvote.gov/time. |
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| Make a mistake? Make a Clear Notation If you make a mistake when marking your Vote-By-Mail ballot, you have options. You can simply draw a straight, horizontal line through your mistake. No need to initial or sign your name after the correction. If needed, you can visit any Vote Center to ask for a replacement ballot. |
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| New Vote Center Hours Vote Centers are your one-stop shop for voting in Orange County. At a Vote Center, you can drop off your ballot, vote in-person, register to vote, get a replacement ballot or receive in-person assistance. Select Vote Centers opened on Saturday, May 23, with 39 open today. An additional 152 Vote Centers will open on Saturday, May 30. All Vote Centers will remain open through June 2. The hours of operation for Vote Centers are as follows:
To avoid possible lines on Election Day, vote early at a Vote Center. To locate a Vote Center near you, visit ocvote.gov/votecenter.
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