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Election Results Update
Registrar of Voters will post the next unofficial results update today at 5 p.m. We posted the results from more than 800,000 ballots cast in the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at ocvote.gov/results. This included the votes from accepted Vote-By-Mail ballots cast from May 4 through June 2 and in-person ballots, including provisional ballots, cast from May 30 through June 2. The only ballots that can still be added to the results before the election is certified on Friday, June 26 are Vote-By-Mail ballots that were challenged for a missing signature or a signature that did not compare to the voter's signatures in their registration file. Since Wednesday, June 10, Registrar of Voters has added the following number of cured Vote-By-Mail ballots and Orange County ballots forwarded by other counties to the unofficial election results report:
Given the small number of ballots being added each day and the statutory requirement to post updated unofficial election results reports at least twice a week during the canvass, Registrar of Voters will post updated results on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week and next week. Following the posting of the updated results, the number of challenged ballots eligible for curing will also be reported at ocvote.gov/results/whats-left-to-count. Note: Our Unofficial Election Results only includes ballots cast in Orange County. The overall results of statewide contests or for districts that cross county lines can be viewed on the Secretary of State's website at electionresults.sos.ca.gov. Neal Kelley Registrar of Voters |
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| Deadline to cure Vote-By-Mail Ballots Registrar of Voters continues to process statements from voters trying to cure a signature challenge to their 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election Vote-By-Mail ballot so that their vote can be counted. If you received a challenge notice because you forgot to sign your ballot envelope, or the signature on your ballot envelope did not compare to any of your registration signatures on file, you can correct the issue by signing the cure statement mailed to you and returning it by mail, email, fax, mobile device, or in person at our lobby counter or in the Ballot Drop Box in front of our building.
To submit your signature verification statement using your mobile device visit our website at ocvote.gov/cure and use the secure mobile cure application posted there. If you misplace your signature verification statement, you can also download it from the Registrar of Voters website on the page linked above, print it, sign it, and submit it. For the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election, the California Legislature passed a law that prohibits the Registrar of Voters from certifying the election before Friday, June 26 to provide voters the opportunity to cure signature challenged ballots up until 5 p.m. on June 24. |
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| One Percent Manual Tally To ensure the accuracy of the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election results in the county, Registrar of Voters conducts audits during the Official Election Canvass. Earlier this month, we randomly selected precincts to include in the One Percent Manual Tally tabulation audit and generated the random seed number that will help select the ballots for the Risk Limiting Audit. This week, Registrar of Voters started hand counting more than 11,500 ballots from 27 randomly selected precincts for the mandatory One Percent Manual Tally audit to confirm the voting system results are correct. There are 16 four-person audit boards conducting the manual tally. Each team manually tallies the ballots following the California Uniform Vote Counting Standards. State regulations require that each audit board contain:
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| Risk-Limiting Audit This week, Registrar of Voters will start manually reviewing randomly selected ballots as part of the voluntary Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) to provide additional confidence that the election results are correct. Using a 10-sided die, we generated a 20-digit random seed number. Audit software will use the seed number to randomly select ballots for manual examination to reach a 95% confidence level that the outcome of specific contests are correct. Two four-person RLA board teams are reviewing more than 350 ballots containing six election contests – three County Supervisor offices, two U.S. House of Representatives offices, and one State Assembly office. Each RLA board consists of:
The RLA software then compares the vote selections made by the Data Entry person in the software to the cast vote record, ensuring the ballot was counted as intended by the voter. Learn more and view video recordings of the random seed draws at ocvote.gov/audit. |
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| Post Election Logic and Accuracy Test Before certification on Friday, June 26, the accuracy of the about 400 ballot scanners used in the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election will be verified. This week, Registrar of Voters started testing the ballot scanners used in this election, feeding test ballots through each scanner to ensure they still accurately count votes. This test ensures that the equipment and software used to count votes are still functioning correctly. A similar Logic & Accuracy test was also performed before the election began. |
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