2025 Special Election
City of Huntington Beach Special Municipal Election
Newport-Mesa Unified School District Trustee Area 5 Special Vacancy Election
Ballot return locations for this election are listed below.
Reporting Suspicious Behavior or Activity
Election security is a top priority for the Orange County Registrar of Voters. The Orange County Registrar of Voters has partnerships with the District Attorney’s office, the Department of Homeland Security, and State and local law enforcement. If you see suspicious behavior or activity, or have witnessed a criminal violation of the California Elections Code, you can report it to one of the following entities:
How Ballots Are Securely Printed and Distributed - A Deeper Look
LIFE OF A VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT
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The enhanced tracking of returned vote-by-mail ballots increases confidence in the security of voting.Below is an example of the map and dashboard used to track ballots on Election Night.
Our office is the filing officer for countywide petitions, as well as County, school board and special district elected official recalls. Although we provide information on state and local petitions, contact the filing officer for the appropriate jurisdiction based on the type of petition.
State:
The right of petition was enumerated in the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). Prior to this the citizens' repeated petitions to the King of England had been ignored. Later, the declarations of rights of the newly formed states of Pennsylvania (1776), North Carolina (1776), Massachusetts (1790), and New Hampshire (1784) included guarantees for peaceable assembly and petition. The Delaware Declaration of Rights (1776) and Maryland's Declaration of Rights (1776) expressly protected the right of petition. |
