Press Releases

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:

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.

SANTA ANA, CA - The Registrar of Voters announced today that the nomination period has been extended until December 11, 2019, 5:00 p.m. for the office listed below because the incumbent failed to file Nomination Papers by the December 6, 2019 deadline.

Any qualified person, other than the incumbent, can now file the Nomination Papers until December 11, 2019, 5:00 p.m., in the office of the Registrar of Voters, 1300 South Grand Avenue, Building C, Santa Ana, California. 

Business hours are:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SANTA ANA, CA – The Registrar of Voters announced today that the Declaration of Intention period for candidates for judicial offices of the Superior Court has been extended until November 12, 2019, 5:00 p.m. for the office listed below for the March 3, 2020 Primary Election, because the incumbent failed to file Declaration of Intention papers by the November 6, 2019 deadline.

The office is: Superior Court Judge, Office No. 4

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.

SANTA ANA, CA – On Monday, September 16, 2019, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will provide a media preview to interested outlets of the County’s new voting system, which will be used for the first time during the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election. Orange County is transitioning to a vote center environment in 2020.

The voting system (Verity Voting System from Hart InterCivic) was approved for purchase by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.

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.

SANTA ANA, CA - Today the Orange County Registrar of Voters released results of multiple operational surveys, designed to measure quality and service, taken during the 2018 Primary and General elections. 

SANTA ANA, CA – California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has released its report, Assuring Election Integrity: A Comprehensive Ecological Framework for Evaluating Elections in Southern California, which followed a yearlong effort to develop and implement a wide variety of tools to study the integrity of elections in Orange County.

SANTA ANA, CA – Starting with the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election, every registered voter in Orange County will receive a vote-by-mail ballot and will have the option to vote in person at any Vote Center in the County. In addition to informing the public about these important voting changes, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will be seeking community input on possible locations for the placement of Vote Centers.