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Public Notice of Observation Schedule for the November 8, 2022 General Election

Observation Schedule for November 8, 2022 General Election

SANTA ANA, CA – September 30, 2022 – The public is invited to observe as the Orange County Registrar of Voters conducts the November 8, 2022 General Election.

The start dates for significant election activities are listed below. Daily election activities are posted and updated on an observation calendar on the Registrar of Voters website – www.ocvote.gov/observe.

 

Start Date/Time

Observable Election Activity

October 10, 2022

8 a.m.

Voting

Ballots for all active registered voters in Orange County will be delivered to the U.S. Postal Service for mailing. Voters may also visit the Registrar of Voters to be issued and vote a ballot.

October 10 2022

10:00 a.m.

Pre-Election Logic and Accuracy Test

Accuracy testing of Orange County’s voting system will start with the preparation of nearly 650 test ballots and will continue until all devices have been included in the test. It is expected that scanning of the test ballots will commence on Wednesday, October 12 at 9:00 a.m.

October 11, 2022

1:00 p.m.

Processing of Mail Ballots

Mail ballot processing includes sorting, signature verification, collection and return operations, and duplication of the official ballots.

October 17, 2022

10:00 a.m.

Counting of Mail Ballots

Mail ballots accepted for counting are scanned. The votes on the scanned ballots may not be tabulated by the voting system, accessed by Registrar of Voters staff, or released until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8.

October 29, 2022

8 a.m.

Vote Centers Open

Thirty-seven Vote Centers open throughout the county to serve voters daily. An additional 144 Vote Centers will open Saturday, on November 5. All 181 Vote Centers will be open through 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8. Processing of Conditional Voter Registrations and provisional ballots can begin.

November 8, 2022

After 8 p.m.

Tabulation of Vote Center Ballots

The votes from in-person ballots cast at Vote Centers will be tabulated by the voting system and continues until complete.

November 9, 2022

10:00 a.m.

Official Canvass

During the Official Canvass, the Registrar of Voters continues to process mail ballots; accounts for all ballots that were issued, voted, and those that were not used; and completes audits. The canvass must be completed no later than Thursday, December 8.

November 10, 2022

11:00 a.m.

One Percent Manual Tally

Ballots from at least 1% of all precincts will be randomly selected at this time. It is expected that the hand counting of those ballots to verify the votes tabulated by the voting system software will commence on Friday, November 18.

November 11, 2022

11:00 a.m.

Risk Limiting Audit

Election contests to be included in the Risk Limiting Audit as well as the randomly selected seed number of at least 20 digits to select ballots will be determined at this time. It is expected that the hand counting of those ballots to verify the votes tabulated by the voting system software will commence on Friday, November 18.

November 18, 2022

8:00 a.m.

Post-Election Logic and Accuracy Test

The scanning of test ballots on all voting system devices will commence to confirm that the system is still tabulating votes accurately.

 

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About the Registrar of Voters:
The Registrar of Voters is responsible for conducting elections in the County of Orange, the fifth largest voting jurisdiction in the United States with 1.8 million registered voters. We are a County agency, which receives funding from the County's General Fund and periodic reimbursement from the federal government, the State of California and local jurisdictions. Read more >>

Media Contacts:
Enedina Chhim
Community Outreach Manager 
714-567-5197
[email protected]

Source:
Orange County Registrar of Voters

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