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Nearly 900,000 vote-by-mail ballots mailed today.

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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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Test to take place in preparation for Statewide Primary Election

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SANTA ANA, CA - Accuracy testing of Orange County's voting system will take place Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. for the June 5, 2018 Statewide Primary 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. All previous tests of the voting system have proven it to be 100% accurate.

The process is open to the public.

WHAT: Logic and Accuracy Test

Vote Centers offer voters opportunities to cast their ballot early – including on Saturdays and Sundays

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SANTA ANA, CA - The Registrar of Voters is set to begin early in-person voting for the June 5, 2018 Statewide Primary Election at five Vote Center locations throughout Orange County starting on Saturday, May 26, 2018. 

Mobile "pop up" voting unit is outfitted with glass walls, LED lighting, skylights and pop-out wraparound deck

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SANTA ANA, CA – "Pop up" mobile voting will be launched for the first time in Orange County beginning tomorrow at the Santa Ana Civic Center. Additional locations can be found by visiting ocvote.gov/early. Any Orange County voter can vote at any "pop up" mobile voting locations.

Test to take place in preparation for November 6, 2018 General Election

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SANTA ANA, CA - Accuracy testing of Orange County's voting system will take place Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. for the November 6, 2018 General 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.

WHAT: Logic and Accuracy Test

WHEN: Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at 10:00 a.m.

Vote Centers offer voters opportunities to cast their ballot early – including on Saturdays and Sundays

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SANTA ANA, CA - The Registrar of Voters is set to begin early in-person voting for the November 6, 2018 General Election at eight Vote Center locations throughout Orange County starting on Saturday, October 27, 2018.

Casting a ballot early is suitable to many voters that do not wish to vote-by-mail but cannot make it to their polling place on Election Day. In addition to the Registrar of Voters' office in Santa Ana locations will include civic centers throughout Orange County as well as several retail locations.

Test to take place in preparation for January 29, 2019 City of Seal Beach, District 1, Municipal Runoff Election

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SANTA ANA, CA - Accuracy testing of Orange County's voting system will take place Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. for the January 29, 2019 City of Seal Beach, District 1, Municipal Runoff 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.

WHAT: Logic and Accuracy Test

Test to take place in preparation for March 12, 2019 Board of Supervisors' 3rd District Election

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SANTA ANA, CA - Accuracy testing of Orange County's voting system will take place Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. for the March 12, 2019 Board of Supervisors' 3rd 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.

The public hearing will go over draft operational and outreach plans during the transition to the vote center model of voting and elections.

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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.

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