SANTA ANA, CA - The Registrar of Voters mailed a record number of vote-by-mail ballots to voters today. The number of voters receiving a permanent vote-by-mail ballot has quadrupled in the past eight years.
Quote by Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley
"The number of voters choosing to vote-by-mail continues to grow in Orange County". He continued, "Growth in vote-by-mail usage since 1996 exceeds 6,000%".
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SANTA ANA, CA – The Orange County Registrar of Voters is in need of poll workers throughout Orange County. Election Day is June 5, 2018 and hundreds of poll workers are still needed as Inspectors and Clerks. As long as an individual is registered to vote in California they are eligible to volunteer in Orange County.
SANTA ANA, CA - The Registrar of Voters today announced the release of a new vote-by-mail envelope. The new design uses the same color and font palette as the Voter Information Guide.
The envelope size has changed from 4" x 10" to 6" x 9 3/4", providing a more functional platform for communicating important details to voters. In addition, the new envelope is full color, utilizing the same color palette as the Voter Information Guide, which was mailed to voters on April 26, 2018.
SANTA ANA, CA - The Registrar of Voters announced today a new initiative titled 30 Days of Data in advance of the June 5, 2018 Primary Election. 30 Days of Data is a data visualization platform that helps users understand the complex nature of Orange County’s voter data through the use of data storyboards.
Quote by Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley
SANTA ANA, CA – The Registrar of Voters today announced the release of its detailed 2018 Election Security Playbook, providing a roadmap for defending the systems and networks vital to conducting elections in Orange County.
Quote by Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley
SANTA ANA, CA - The Registrar of Voters announced today that the nomination period has been extended until March 14, 2018, 5:00 p.m. for the offices listed below because the incumbent failed to file Nomination Papers by the March 9, 2018 deadline.
Any qualified person, other than the incumbent, can now file the Nomination Papers until March 14, 2018, 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 - It is unknown how many voters will vote at their polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2016. We have mailed a record nearly 1 million vote-by-mail ballots to Orange County voters, so the polling place turnout is likely to be busy but with fewer in-person voters when compared with 2012. Nevertheless, polling place voters should prepare for congestion during peak voting times and plan ahead prior to voting (peak voting times include 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.).
SANTA ANA, CA - In advance of the November 8th election the Orange County Registrar of Voters released results today of several customer service surveys taken during the June Presidential Primary Election held on June 7, 2016.
The Orange County Registrar of Voters has installed a broadcast platform for broadcast media in our Santa Ana headquarters for Election Night (November 8, 2016). Power, easy cable access and reserved parking for broadcast vehicles available.
WHO: Orange County Registrar of Voters, election headquarters, for Election Night operations (return of ballots and polling place supplies).
SANTA ANA, CA - The Orange County Registrar of Voters is reminding voters that the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election is approaching. Applications must be received by midnight on Tuesday, November 1, 2016.
Applications from registered voters may be dropped off at the Registrar of Voters (1300 South Grand Avenue, Santa Ana) up to 5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2016. Voters also have the option to fax their application to the Registrar of Voters or apply online until midnight November 1, 2016.