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Countdown to Voting – Vote-By-Mail Inserting
Voting for the November 3, 2026 General Election will open in 18 days. A Vote-By-Mail ballot will be mailed to all Orange County voters starting no later than Monday, Oct. 5, marking the start of the voting period. Registrar of Voters (ROV) will insert about 1.9 million Vote-By-Mail ballots and instructions for this election for mailing. County Voter Information Guides will be mailed separately beginning Sept. 24. The use of checklists and procedures ensures that quality assurance is maintained through every step of the process. The team checks every 100th ballot to ensure the correct ballot is being mailed to the voter, all inserts are present and the print quality is good. The barcode on every ballot envelope is also scanned to prevent any voter from getting more than one ballot. Your ballot will be mailed to the address we had on file on Sept. 4 and cannot be forwarded by the U.S. Postal Service. If you have recently moved, visit ocvote.gov/registration to make any necessary updates as soon as possible and then request a replacement ballot to be mailed to your new address starting Oct. 8. The last day to request a replacement is Oct. 27. After that, you can still vote in person at your nearest Vote Center. Bob Page Registrar of Voters |
| Current Tweet If voters change how they sign their name after they register to vote, their Vote-By-Mail ballots may not be counted... |
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| Ballots Issued to Military and Overseas Voters ROV issued ballots to nearly 10,000 U.S. military or overseas voters. By the statutory deadline on Saturday, Sept. 19, about 8,500 voters will have received an email containing a link to access their ballot electronically. About 1,300 ballots were mailed to military and overseas voters. Five voters received their ballot by fax. To make sure their voted ballot has enough time to arrive to ROV, overseas voters should send it back by:
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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:
Starting Saturday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Oct. 30, select Vote Centers will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. From Saturday, Oct. 31 through Monday, Nov. 2, all Vote Centers will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, all Vote Centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Remember, you do not have to wait until Election Day to cast your Vote-By-Mail ballot. Voting opens Oct. 5. To locate a Vote Center near you, visit ocvote.gov/votecenter. |
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| Trusted Voting Facts ROV is the official government agency responsible for conducting fair and accurate elections. Whether you are looking for trusted information about the election process or the upcoming November 3, 2026, General Election, our website at ocvote.gov is a good place to start. We offer several sources of trusted election information to answer your questions, including Frequently Asked Questions at ocvote.gov/faqs. You can also contact us directly by:
Note: ROV will primarily send you information by mail and sometimes by email if you provided an email address when you registered to vote. We do not send unsolicited text messages to you. Text messages are only sent to voters who sign up for ballot tracking services and provide permission to receive notifications by text. |
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| FAQ – Voter Citizenship Verification We know voters have questions about elections and voting, and ROV is committed to providing clear, accurate information every time. Today, we’re sharing the following Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) • Question: Do voters have to prove citizenship? • Answer: No. Current Federal and California law requires persons registering to vote to attest and sign a voter registration affidavit under penalty of perjury that they are a United States citizen. Current Federal and California law do not require a person to provide documentary proof of citizenship. ROV complies with these laws, only registering voters who have certified under penalty of perjury that they are a citizen. California law also says a voter’s self-attestation is proof for voting purposes that the voter is a citizen. ROV is not authorized to separately verify. But, if we receive an allegation that a voter is not a citizen, we will refer it to the OC District Attorney and/or the Secretary of State to investigate. In addition, ROV complies with the U.S. Help America Vote Act, which requires individuals registering to vote for the first time to provide either a valid California driver's license or state ID card number. Applicants who do not have either can provide the last four digits of their Social Security number. The number of the voter’s California Driver’s License or Identification Card and the voter’s name and date of birth must match the information for the voter on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles. State law further prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from sending undocumented driver license applicants’ information to the Secretary of State for voter registration purposes. Willfully lying about one’s eligibility to vote on a registration affidavit is a felony in California, carrying a penalty of up to three years in county jail. ROV also regularly compares voter roll information to databases maintained by third parties such as consumer credit reporting agencies, reviews voter registration files for potentially duplicate records and encourages voters to re-register when we notice a change in their signatures. Learn more about our voter list maintenance efforts at ocvote.gov/list-maintenance. To find answers to other FAQs, visit ocvote.gov/faqs. |
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