Judicial filing requirement extended for Superior Court Judge, Office No. 4
SANTA ANA, CA – The Registrar of Voters announced today that the Declaration of Intention period for candidates for judicial offices of the Superior Court has been extended until November 12, 2019, 5:00 p.m. for the office listed below for the March 3, 2020 Primary Election, because the incumbent failed to file Declaration of Intention papers by the November 6, 2019 deadline.
The office is: Superior Court Judge, Office No. 4
Test to take place in preparation for November 5, 2019 General District Election
SANTA ANA, CA - Accuracy testing of Orange County's voting system will take place Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. for the November 5, 2019 , 2019 General District Election. The Logic and Accuracy test is required by law to be performed prior to each election. Logic and Accuracy tests will include proofing the programming of the ballot, each ballot style and each contest position on the ballot. The process is open to the public.
Media attendees will be able to see mock vote center set-up with new voting system equipment
SANTA ANA, CA – On Monday, September 16, 2019, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will provide a media preview to interested outlets of the County’s new voting system, which will be used for the first time during the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election. Orange County is transitioning to a vote center environment in 2020.
The voting system (Verity Voting System from Hart InterCivic) was approved for purchase by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.
The public hearing will go over draft operational and outreach plans during the transition to the vote center model of voting and elections.
SANTA ANA, CA – The Registrar of Voters will be hosting a public meeting to present its draft Election Administration Plan (EAP), which is the plan that will be used to implement Vote Centers in Orange County, on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Orange County Department of Education.
Comparative data now available for elections spanning nearly a decade - from 2009 to 2018
SANTA ANA, CA - Today the Orange County Registrar of Voters released results of multiple operational surveys, designed to measure quality and service, taken during the 2018 Primary and General elections.
After lengthy review and analysis, California Institute of Technology concludes that Orange County's election administration was "without compromise".
SANTA ANA, CA – California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has released its report, Assuring Election Integrity: A Comprehensive Ecological Framework for Evaluating Elections in Southern California, which followed a yearlong effort to develop and implement a wide variety of tools to study the integrity of elections in Orange County.
26 community workshops have been scheduled for the public to learn about Vote Centers and share feedback on Vote Center locations, support services, and more.
SANTA ANA, CA – Starting with the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election, every registered voter in Orange County will receive a vote-by-mail ballot and will have the option to vote in person at any Vote Center in the County. In addition to informing the public about these important voting changes, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will be seeking community input on possible locations for the placement of Vote Centers.
Monthly meetings designed to provide an overview of changes to voting in Orange County for the 2020 Presidential Election Cycle.
SANTA ANA, CA – The Registrar of Voters will be hosting a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2019 at 11:45 a.m. at the Irvine Civic Center to highlight the extensive planning and outreach efforts to transition to vote centers in Orange County in 2020. Also participating will be Secretary of State Alex Padilla, Molly McLaughlin, City Clerk, City of Irvine, Theresa Bass, City Clerk, City of Anaheim, and Adria Jimenez, City Clerk, City of Buena Park.
Report showcases how risk-limiting audits work and how Orange County utilized them during the 2018 elections.
SANTA ANA, CA - The Registrar of Voters today announced the release of its report on two recently conducted pilot risk-limiting post-election audits. Orange County conducted these pilot audits in order to demonstrate that risk-limiting audits can be conducted on older voting systems.
Test to take place in preparation for March 12, 2019 Board of Supervisors' 3rd District Election
SANTA ANA, CA - Accuracy testing of Orange County's voting system will take place Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. for the March 12, 2019 Board of Supervisors' 3rd District Election. The Logic and Accuracy test is required by law to be performed prior to each election. Logic and Accuracy tests will include proofing the programming of the ballot, each ballot style and each contest position on the ballot. The process is open to the public.