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 39 days until the June election. See below for important updates.
The ROV has recruited 4,186 poll workers for the Statewide Primary.
The ROV has 257 County employees willing to work as County Poll Workers for June 3rd.

The ROV has recruited 1,123 poll sites for June 3rd.

  
We will begin mailing sample ballots for the Statewide Primary on April 30th and on May 15th for the CUSD Recall election.


A Court challenge to the candidate statements filed for the CUSD recall election was filed and will be heard Monday. 

      
Statewide petition #1298, Limit on Marriage; Constitutional Amendment, was filed in our office yesterday.  The proponents turned in approximately 105,000 signatures.

Click here to see past issues.

 

  
» 60,000 Ballots Prepared in Two Days                      
On Wednesday we began the process of inserting the nearly 600,000 vote-by-mail ballots needed for the June 3rd Statewide Primary.  In less than two days we processed 60,000 ballots as we move towards our May 5th drop date.  Shown at left you can now view this production activity live online as we operate two high speed inserters simultaneously.  Click here to view the live feed.

 Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters

 
» New Technology Added to Connect Voters to Live Operators
Voters visiting our website will now be given the option to click and enter their phone number for an instant call back from a live operator.  This technology will connect individuals interested in volunteering to work a poll site or voters looking for assistance.  Our operators are in place now to accept calls for volunteers and our public phone bank will be in operation beginning May 1st.  You can click the link shown at the right to connect to our live operators today.
 

 

»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 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.
»Calendar for Capistrano Unified School District Recall Election
The Capistrano Unified recall election will be taking place on June 24, 2008.  Much of our planning centers around this election calendar which highlights major milestones.
»Capistrano Unified School District Recall Handbook
The details of candidate filing, the recall election and important Election Codes surrounding this election can be found in this handbook.
» Ballot Design Critical for Each Election
The ballot layout for each election is an important component in bringing elections to the voters.  We spend weeks building and proofing the ballot.  For the Statewide Primary we have 88 unique ballot types with 10 Parties.  This means that once we translate the ballots into the four languages we support this will give us 4,400 different ballot types.  Combine this with nearly 2,100 voting precincts and you have one of the most complex elections in the country.
 
» Poll Workers to See Custom Packing Tape and Seals for June 3rd                                                     In response to poll workers feedback we have enlarged the serialized seal that covers the back port on the eSlate voting booth.  This will allow the seal to adhere to the surface of the booth providing a higher level of confidence in security for the voters and poll workers. In addition, our supply boxes will also custom packing tape instructing that the box is to be opened by poll site Inspectors only.
 
»  LULAC Youth Convention, Garden Grove, April 25, 2008
»  Faces of Fullerton, Fullerton, April 26, 2008
»  MyBallot Launch Program, Santa Ana, May 5, 2008
 
» Heavy Chamber of Commerce Recruitment Promotion Begins                                                     Today we began a campaign to reach out to all members of our partner Chambers of Commerce.  This includes Anaheim, Irvine and Santa Ana.  We are targeting these Chamber members to work specifically as Inspectors (poll site supervisors) for the June 3rd Primary election.  We are looking to the business community to assist us in filling as many positions as possible for our upcoming elections.
 
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