Voting

SANTA ANA, CA - On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at approximately 3:50 p.m., the Orange County Registrar of Voters received reports that a suspicious package was left outside of the Westminster Community Services Building in Westminster (the site of a Vote Center). Vote Center staff, voters, and ballots have been evacuated and are safe. An active investigation is taking place and the Westminster Police Department is asking the public to stay away from the vicinity of the area.

SANTA ANA, CA –October 29, 2020 – Several Vote Center locations were impacted by the recent mandatory evacuations in the Silverado and Blue Ridge Fire zones. Despite the recent impacts, the Registrar of Voters will be opening all locations as previously scheduled tomorrow, October 30, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. and include:

Vote Centers in previous mandatory evacuation zones:

SANTA ANA, CA –October 29, 2020 – In response to the recent Silverado and Blue Ridge Fires, the Orange County Registrar of Voters is scheduling additional pop-up mobile voting days to support those impacted by evacuation orders and needing voting assistance. Three more sites have now been added for pop-up voting this upcoming weekend, with a total of four sites available across the County.

In addition to our regular schedule the following sites will operate with full voting assistance, in-person voting, ballot drop-off options and more:

SANTA ANA, CA – October 27, 2020 – Four ballot drop boxes have been closed as a result of the Silverado Fire and Blue Ridge Fire evacuation orders.

SANTA ANA – October 12, 2020 – There have been recent reports of groups promoting unofficial ballot drop boxes that are not affiliated with Orange County, CA Elections. In some instances, they are promoting these ballot drop boxes as “official” or “secure.” The use of unauthorized, non-official ballot drop boxes is prohibited by state law. 

SANTA ANA, CA – On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will be conducting a mock election to showcase the features of Vote Centers and the County’s new voting system. The public is invited to attend and learn about the benefits of Orange County’s transition to Vote Centers, such as being able to register to vote, cast an in-person ballot, obtain replacement ballots and more. In addition, voters will be able to cast a mock ballot on the new voting system.

The key benefits of the transition to Vote Centers include: