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Early Voting – All Vote Centers Open Saturday

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With less than a week left to vote in the November 3, 2026 General Election, more Vote Centers are opening across Orange County. 

There are 39 full-service Vote Centers open now. On Saturday, Oct. 31, we will open an additional 152 Vote Centers throughout the county, for a total of 191. All Vote Centers will remain open through Election Day. One more Vote Center, at UC Irvine, will operate on Nov. 3 only. 

The hours of operation for Vote Centers are: 

  • Oct. 31 through Nov. 2: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
  • Nov. 3 (Election Day): 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

You can visit any of our Vote Centers throughout the county—pick the one that is most convenient to you.

To date, 426,461 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 Nov. 3. 

To locate a Vote Center near you, visit ocvote.gov/votecenter. 



Bob Page
Registrar of Voters
 
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What Can You Do at a Vote Center?
What Can You Do at a Vote Center?

Vote Centers are your one-stop shop for voting in Orange County. 

What can you do at a Vote Center? 

  • Vote in person 
  • Drop off your completed Vote-By-Mail ballot 
  • Update your registration 
  • Register to vote and cast a ballot in one visit 
  • Get a replacement ballot 
  • Receive assistance in multiple languages 

To avoid possible lines on Election Day, vote early at a Vote Center or return your Vote-By-Mail ballot at any Ballot Drop Box.  

To skip the voting booth at a Vote Center, mark the ballot mailed to you earlier this month at home and bring it with you to the Vote Center. After you sign the roster, you can go straight to scan your ballot. 

To locate a Vote Center near you, visit ocvote.gov/votecenter. 
Track Your Ballot
Track Your Ballot

Did you know you can view and track the status of your Vote-By-Mail ballot with OC Ballot Express? 

Visit ocvote.gov/track to easily check your ballot status. Use OC Ballot Express to view when your ballot is: 

  • Mailed to you 
  • Received by the Registrar of Voters 
  • Accepted for counting 

You can also sign up for the Secretary of State’s Where’s My Ballot? ballot tracking service on the same page. Where’s My Ballot? sends ballot notification updates directly to you by phone, text or email. 

For more information, call the Voter Assistance Hotline at 714-567-7600 or 888-OCVOTES (888-628-6837). 
FAQ – Can a Voter Confirm Their Votes Were Counted Correctly?
FAQ – Can a Voter Confirm Their Votes Were Counted Correctly?

Registrar of Voters cannot provide voters with direct proof that the votes on their ballots were counted as cast for the following related reasons: 

  1. California voters have a state constitutional right to vote a secret ballot.
  2. There is no information on the ballots that identifies the voter who cast it.
  3. Therefore, Registrar of Voters cannot find a voter’s specific ballot among all the ballots cast in an election. 

However, Registrar of Voters takes election accuracy and integrity very seriously, completing numerous steps to ensure the County’s state-certified voting system accurately counts votes. 

  • Secretary of State staff hand-delivered the voting system software to the Registrar of Voters, which is loaded onto all voting system equipment before each election and removed from the equipment after the election. We confirm the software has not been modified before and after each election.  
  • Before and after each election, test ballots are run through each ballot scanner used in an election to ensure each is working properly and accurately counting the votes on the test ballots. 
  • Every voter casts a paper ballot so that we can audit the accuracy of the voting system. During the canvass period of each election, Registrar of Voters hand counts all of the ballots in at least 1 percent of precincts that are randomly selected to audit the results of every contest on the ballot. 
Results Posting Schedule
Results Posting Schedule

All Vote-By-Mail ballots returned before Nov. 3 and accepted for counting, as well as in-person ballots cast at Vote Centers, will be included in the election results reports posted on Nov. 3.  

The first election results report will be posted at 8:05 p.m. on Nov. 3 after Vote Centers close. Updated results reports will be posted at 9:30 p.m. and every half-hour thereafter until all in-person ballots are included in the results. 

Want your vote in the first results report? Return your ballot early. Ballots returned before Election Day are processed as they are received. Learn more at ocvote.gov/early. 

To monitor Orange County election results, please visit ocvote.gov/results. Statewide results will be posted by the Secretary of State on its website at sos.ca.gov/elections. 
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