Prepared exclusively for the Orange County Board of Supervisors by the Registrar of Voters' office. For more information please contact Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters at neal.kelley@rov.ocgov.com
The E-Minus calendar is at 68 days until the February election. See below for important updates.
The ROV has recruited 5,322 poll workers for the Presidential Primary (on our way to 5,400).
The ROV has 241 County employees willing to work as County Poll Workers for February 5th.

The ROV has recruited 1,119 poll sites for February 5th on our way to 1,119.

  
The Easy Voter Guide Project is dedicated to the ideal that all people should have access to nonpartisan information about voting. These guides will be available in our office at the end of December.


A statewide effort to gather signatures to place Al Gore on the February ballot has been underway. For Orange County to date 121 have been turned in and 2,879 are due by December 4th.

      
       An outreach campaign will be launched in December to educate college students on when and how to use provisional ballots.

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   » MyBallot Student Program Set to Launch in Time for June 2008 Election                                                  In an effort to increase our recruitment of high school students to work the polls, we have developed a unique recruitment tool.  "MyBallot" will allow students to build and tally their own mock ballots while learning about the history of voting.  Once through the program they will have the opportunity to work at the polls on Election Day. More details will appear in the near future.

 Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters

 
» Poll Worker Training Video Shoot Nearly Complete
Show at right our video production team works to set up shots for our new poll worker training DVD.  Shot and edited entirely in-house, this DVD will supplement the detailed training each poll worker will receive in 2008.  The new training video takes poll workers from start to finish on Election Day, focusing on set-up, procedures and interaction with voters.  We will be producing nearly 10,000 DVDs for each election.  		 

 

»Secretary of State Re-Certification for Use of Hart Voting System                            
Following the "Top-to-Bottom" voting system review by the Secretary of State our voting system was re-certified subject to these terms.
»Calendar for Presidential Primary Election
The Presidential Primary will be taking place on February 5, 2008.  Much of our planning centers around this election calendar which highlights major milestones.
»Calendar for Statewide Direct Primary Election
The Statewide Primary will be taking place on June 3, 2008.  Much of our planning centers around this election calendar which highlights major milestones.
»Anaheim Union High School District Election
The election to fill the vacancy on the Anaheim Union High School District Board will take place on February 5, 2008.  This calendar notes major milestones.
» John Wayne Airport to Host Early Voting Site for 2008 Elections
John Wayne Airport has been a valuable partner in our early voting program.  Since 2004 we have provided early voting for ticketed passengers at JWA.  Many travelers have commented on the convenience of voting prior to their departure or after their arrival.  For a list of our early voting sites for February 2008 click here. 		 
» Consolidated Marketing Brochure in Final Stages
 In an effort to consolidate our communication into one message, we have been developing a detailed brochure which will showcase all of our outreach efforts.  Shown at right photographs are being shot which represent poll sites as they would appear on Election Day.  This photo shoot, shot at the Orange Presbyterian Church this past week, will produce photos that will appear in our brochure under Poll Site Recruitment. 		 
»  California Statewide City Clerk Meeting, December 5, 2007
»  Community Alliance Network, Fullerton, December 15, 2007
»  Newport Beach Church, Newport Beach, January 16, 2008
  » New Caddies to Transport Voting Equipment Helps to Ease Burden                                                         For the 2008 elections we have changed the way we will allocate voting booths to poll sites.  In the past we sent out 8 booths per poll site, regardless of previous turnout.  In an effort to address lines at poll sites allocation will now be made based on past turnout, predicted turnout and factoring in vote-by-mail voters.  As a result we have been manufacturing additional caddies (shown at left) which are used to transport voting booths.  
This document is provided for informational purposes only.  Specific information can be obtained by contacting Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters at 567-5139 or neal.kelley@rov.ocgov.com