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Early Voting – 4 Ways to Vote
With one week left to vote in the November 3, 2026 General Election, voters have four easy and secure ways to cast their ballot before or by 8 p.m. on November 3.
Through Monday, October 26, 9,283 voters have cast a Vote Center ballot and 337,671 voters have returned a Vote-By-Mail ballot. Ballots accepted for counting during the early voting period will be included in the first election results report, posted at 8:05 p.m. on November 3. Voters who plan to mail their ballot to Registrar of Voters are encouraged to provide it to the USPS today, or at least before Election Day. Ballot envelopes must be postmarked by November 3. For more information on completing or casting a ballot, visit ocvote.gov/voting. Thirty-nine full-service Vote Centers are open now. An additional 152 Vote Centers open Saturday, Oct. 31. Vote Centers allow you to not only vote, but to solve voter registration issues, register to vote, get a replacement ballot, and receive general assistance. You can visit any of our Vote Centers throughout the county – to locate a Vote Center near you, visit ocvote.gov/votecenter. All Vote Centers in Orange County are ADA accessible and have ample parking. Language assistance is available at all Vote Centers as well. Bob Page Registrar of Voters |
| Current Tweet Election materials are available in 5 languages, with reference ballots in 8 additional languages... |
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| Replacement Ballot – Deadline is Today If your Vote-By-Mail ballot was damaged or you made an error marking it and haven’t cast it yet, you can request a replacement ballot. The deadline to have a replacement Vote-By-Mail ballot mailed to you is today, Tuesday, October 27. You can request one online at ocvote.gov/replacement. You will be asked to confirm your identity before you can apply for a replacement ballot online. If you require a replacement ballot after today, you can obtain one in person at any Vote Center in the county or by visiting Registrar of Voters at 1300 S. Grand Ave., Bldg. C, Santa Ana, CA 92705. To find the Vote Center closest to you, visit ocvote.gov/votecenter. Vote Centers are their busiest on the last day of voting. Voters can avoid the rush by visiting a Vote Center before Tuesday, November 3. |
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| FAQ – How Secret Is Voting with So Many People Watching? The California Constitution provides that all voters have a right to vote a secret ballot. State law also requires that all elections be conducted transparently, allowing anyone to observe the operation of Vote Centers, collection of ballots, and processing of ballots. It is common for political parties, candidate campaigns, voter groups, and Congressional representatives to observe elections. Local and national media may also be present. For the November 3, 2026 General Election, observers are welcome to follow the public observation calendar posted at ocvote.gov/observe. During the 2024 Presidential General Election, more than 2,300 observers visited Registrar of Voters from October 5 to December 2 to watch ballot processing. The most in one day was 400 observers. To ensure the safety of the public and our employees, we have since limited the number of observers to no more than 100 persons at a time. All observers each election must follow the same rules, including limitations on their access. To ensure voters can vote privately, free from intimidation from any observer, State law prohibits election observers from:
Law enforcement and District Attorney investigators are available during in-person voting to respond quickly to violations of these State laws. |
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| Election Security – Tracking Voter Participation Registrar of Voters tracks voter participation data in near real time — it allows us to know when a voter has already checked in at a Vote Center or cast a Vote-By-Mail ballot. This prevents a voter from successfully double voting and ensures a safe and secure election. We use electronic voter rosters on poll books that contain every voter in the county. When a voter checks in at a Vote Center, that information is encrypted and securely transmitted to the county and state voter registration systems. This updated limited voter participation information is then securely transmitted to all poll books in use throughout the county. This means that a voter who tries to vote a second ballot at a neighboring Vote Center will be detected before they get into their car to leave the first Vote Center. When we start to process a Vote-By-Mail ballot, we also immediately give the voter election participation credit in the county and state voter registration systems, which is then securely transmitted to all poll books. If the voter has already checked in and voted at a Vote Center when we start processing the voter’s Vote-By-Mail ballot, the mail ballot will be challenged and set aside so it is not counted. If a voter tries to check in at a Vote Center after we have started processing the voter’s Vote-By-Mail ballot, the electronic voter roster on all poll books will show the voter already cast a ballot. If the voter states they have not voted, we will allow them to vote a provisional ballot that is sealed in an envelope while we research whether they have cast two ballots. We can also see in the state’s voter registration system whether the voter has cast a ballot in another California county. After each election, Registrar of Voters’ team reviews the documents for each voter who potentially tried to cast two ballots in the election. If we have a reasonable suspicion that a voter did try to vote twice, we refer those voters to the Orange County District Attorney for investigation and possible prosecution. |
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| Pop-Up Vote Centers Registrar of Voters continues to hold Pop-Up Vote Center events through Monday, Nov. 2, bringing voting services to neighborhoods without a brick-and-mortar Vote Center for the November 3, 2026 General Election. Each Pop-Up Vote Center is a one-day event hosted with a community partner to bring voting services closer to residents. Pop-Up Vote Centers operate from OCROV’s mobile voting unit and offer the same services available at any Vote Center in Orange County: voters may vote in person, drop off a Vote-By-Mail ballot, request a replacement ballot, register or update their registration and receive voting assistance. Remaining Pop-Up Vote Center Schedule (Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
For more information, visit ocvote.gov/pop-up or call the Voter Assistance Hotline at 888-OCVOTES (888-628-6837). |
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