Orange County Election Data Brief: Where might provisional ballots be cast today?

November 8, 2016 - It's Election Day and you might be wondering where provisional ballots may be cast today. For this post we tracked data from 2012 and provide info from the top 15 cities. A quick word about provisionals first - provisional ballots are a "safety net" for voters in the event their eligibility cannot be determined on Election Day. The top two most common reasons they are used? The voter is voting outside of their home precinct and they were issued a vote-by-mail ballot but did not surrender it. Both very valid reasons and what we expect to see this election as well - here is the 2012 breakdown by city:

• Anaheim = 2756
• Irvine = 2277
• Santa Ana = 2158
• Huntington Beach = 1772
• Costa Mesa = 1326
• Fullerton = 1186
• Garden Grove = 1123
• Orange - 1077
• Newport Beach = 840
• Tustin = 654
• Mission Viejo = 653
• San Clemente = 613
• Westminster = 589
• Buena Park - 545
• Aliso Viejo = 515