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 11 days until the February election. See below for important updates.
The ROV has recruited 5,772 poll workers for the Presidential Primary.
The ROV has 349 County employees willing to work as County Poll Workers for February 5th.

The ROV has recruited 1,118 poll sites for February 5th.

  
We will be hosting an early voting site on the Cal State Fullerton campus on January 29th.


Our call volume remains steady as Election Day approaches.  This week we handled calls from 9,457 voters.

      
Our January 22nd midnight voter registration event produced a strong turnout.  We processed 1,189 new voters.

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» Vote-by-Mail Boards Begin Opening Ballots          This morning we began the enormous task of opening and preparing hundreds of thousands of ballots.  Over 100 members of the community arrived at our office ready to begin what will be a 10 day task.  The individuals work in groups of 4 per table and pull the ballots from the envelope and get them ready to scan.  Our goal is to have all vote-by-mail ballots ready by Election Night to tally.

 Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters

 
» Ballot Scanning Underway Today
Shown at right we have begun to scan vote-by-mail ballots for the February Presidential Primary.  As noted above the vote-by-mail boards are busy opening and preparing the ballots for the scanning team.  We plan to ramp up to scan 20,000 ballots per day in advance of Election Day.  As of 3 p.m. this afternoon we have prepared 60,000 ballots for scanning.
 

 

»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.
» Paper Ballots in Polls Will Have Clear Instructions for Poll Workers
Shown at right we have made the process of issuing a paper ballot to voters quick and easy.  Each poll site will be getting paper ballots for every party and language that we support.  They are in pads and gummed so that poll workers can flip through them and easily find the voter's correct ballot.
 
» New Web Home Page Launched in Advance of Primary Election                                                        In an effort to continually update our website we have launched a new, easier-to-use home page.  With links that extend to provide more information users should find navigating our site even easier than before.  When you have the time check out www.ocvote.com for more details.
 
»  Orange County City Clerk Meeting, Orange, January 28, 2008
»  Democratic Central Committee, Orange, January 28, 2008
»  Cal State Fullerton Early Voting, Fullerton, January 29, 2008
 
» Saving Money by Printing Instructions on Paper Ballot Booths                                                               In an effort to always make sure we are operating efficiently we have eliminated the extra expense of printing separate voter instructions for cardboard booths.  Shown at left voters will now see detailed instructions (including how to properly mark a paper ballot) printed directly on the booth itself.  This reduces printing expenses and eliminates added paperwork for the poll workers.
 
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