Vote Centers offer voters opportunities to cast their ballot early – including on Saturdays and Sundays
Casting a ballot early is suitable to many voters that do not wish to vote-by-mail but cannot make it to their polling place on Election Day. In addition to the Registrar of Voters' office in Santa Ana locations will include civic centers throughout Orange County as well as several retail locations.
Mobile "pop up" voting unit is outfitted with glass walls, LED lighting, skylights and pop-out wraparound deck
SANTA ANA, CA - "Pop up" mobile voting returns to Orange County beginning tomorrow at the Santa Ana MainPlace Mall. Additional locations can be found by visiting ocvote.gov/early. Any Orange County voter can vote their official ballot at any "pop up" mobile voting location.
Although early in-person voting is the top feature in the mobile Voting Center, it is not the only service that will be offered. Ballot drop off, replacement ballots, voter registration and voting information will be offered at each location.
Test to take place in preparation for January 29, 2019 City of Seal Beach, District 1, Municipal Runoff Election
SANTA ANA, CA - Accuracy testing of Orange County's voting system will take place Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. for the January 29, 2019 City of Seal Beach, District 1, Municipal Runoff 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.
WHAT: Logic and Accuracy Test
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.
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.
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.
No Party Preference Voters that want to vote for U.S. President must request a primary election ballot with presidential candidates.
SANTA ANA, CA – If you are a No Party Preference voter and want to vote for a presidential candidate, the Registrar of Voters needs to hear which ballot you would like by January 2nd for March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election. No Party Preference voters that do not inform the Registrar of Voters will receive a ballot without presidential candidates.
Pop-up voting will provide voters even more convenient options to vote in-person or drop off their ballot.
SANTA ANA, CA – Following the successful pop-up voting program in the 2018 midterm election cycle, the Orange County Registrar of Voters is pleased to announce the pop-up voting schedule for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election with sites ranging from Buena Park to San Clemente. Pop-up voting provides a full mobile Vote Center solution to bring voting to high-traffic locations for a single day.
This election voting is different – Vote Centers are open for 11-days – avoid Election Day congestion by voting in advance of March 3rd.
SANTA ANA, CA – The Registrar of Voters is urging Orange County’s voters to not wait until March 3rd to vote. This election voting is different - new options allow voters to vote in-person over an 11-day window. Vote Centers are open now through March 3, 2020 – for locations and hours visit ocvote.gov/votecenter.
Nearby shooting did not take place inside of the Vote Center operated by the Registrar of Voters.
SANTA ANA, CA - On Sunday, March 1, 2020 at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Orange County Registrar of Voters received reports that a shooting occurred near the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Santa Ana (the site of one of our Vote Centers). Vote Center staff and voters have been evacuated and are safe. An active criminal investigation is taking place and the Santa Ana Police Department is asking the public to stay away from the vicinity of the area.