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Voting for the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election will open in 25 days. 

A Vote-By-Mail ballot will be mailed to all Orange County voters starting no later than Monday, May 4 marking the start of the voting period.  The County Voter Information Guide (VIG) will be mailed separately around April 23. 

Your Guide provides trusted election information, explaining how, when, and where to vote in the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election, including: 

  • List of contests that will be on your ballot 
  • A practice ballot 
  • Candidate qualification statements 
  • The location and operation days of Vote Centers and Ballot Drop Boxes.

After April 23, you can also view your VIG online at ocvote.gov/VIG.



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Voter Resources in Five Languages  
Voter Resources in Five Languages  

All election materials including ballots and the County Voter Information Guides are available in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese. We also can provide reference ballots in Farsi, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Nepali, Punjabi and Tagalog for certain qualifying precincts. 

Voters will be able to receive assistance in all of these languages and American Sign Language from bilingual customer service representatives or through video conferencing and/or by phone at all Vote Centers.  

You may request a ballot or a reference ballot in a language other than English at ocvote.gov/vlt.

What to Expect on Your Ballot
What to Expect on Your Ballot

Vote-By-Mail ballots for the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election will be mailed to all registered voters beginning no later than May 4. The County Voter Information Guide is mailed separately around April 23. 

Contests that are qualified for the ballot in Orange County include:

  • State Constitutional Officers 
  • Representatives in Congress
  • State Senator
  • Members of the Assembly  

Nonpartisan 

  • Judge of the Superior Court 
  • School – State & County
  • County Supervisors 
  • Countywide Offices 

To learn more about the election, visit ocvote.gov/elections/2026-statewide-direct-primary-election.

Maintaining Accurate Voter Rolls
Maintaining Accurate Voter Rolls

Voter registration records are updated daily based on information provided by voters and official government sources. These updates include new registrations, changes of address, selections of a political party preference, requests for election materials in a language other than English, and notifications that a voter has died.  

ROV also regularly compares the information on the voter rolls to databases kept by third parties such as consumer credit reporting agencies, review voter registration files for potentially duplicate records, and encourage voters to re-register when we notice a change in their signatures.

These updates add up to more than 700,000 registration changes annually in Orange County.  

Learn more at ocvote.gov/list-maintenance.

Open House - Save the Date 
Open House - Save the Date 

ROV is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, May 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. at our headquarters, 1300 S. Grand Avenue, Building C in Santa Ana.  

The Open House will enable you to view the various steps we take when processing ballots during each election. Members of the Registrar of Voters team will demonstrate and answer questions about our processes to ensure elections are secure, fair, accurate, transparent, and accessible.  

We will demonstrate and answer questions about our secure processes, including: 

  • Collection of ballots from ballot drop boxes and Vote Centers, utilizing chain-of-custody processes  
  • Mail ballot signature comparison 
  • Scanning of ballots
  • Testing and auditing of election equipment and software  

For more information visit ocvote.gov/observe.

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