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OC Registrar of Voters 2025 Statewide Special Election Update

 

by: Bob Page Registrar of Voters
Published: October 13, 2025

 

 

SANTA ANA...Voters don’t have to wait until Election Day to vote in the 2025 Statewide Special Election. Twenty-six more days of voting are available!  

Voters can return their Vote-By-Mail ballot at one of 124 Ballot Drop Boxes or three drop off locations around the county. 

Ballot Drop Boxes are installed in highly visible and safe locations throughout the county and are available 24/7.  

Voters can use a drop box to return their completed Vote-By-Mail ballot until November 4 at 8 p.m. 

Ballot Drop Boxes are secure – made with reinforced steel walls, weigh more than 1,000 pounds, and are bolted into the concrete. The Registrar of Voters use teams of two staff members to frequently collect ballots from the drop boxes, exceeding State regulations. A video of one of our ballot collection teams can be viewed on the Registrar of Voters’ YouTube channel @ocrov at youtube.com/ocrov.

The three ballot drop off locations will be staffed with employees and be available during regular business hours. 

Voters can also return their Vote-By-Mail ballot by dropping it off at the Registrar of Voters’ Santa Ana office or any Vote Center by 8 p.m. on November 4.  

Or they can mail their ballot back as long as it is postmarked by November 4. Return postage is paid. 

Remember: The votes on Vote-By-Mail ballots cast early and accepted are included in the first Election Night results report at 8:05 p.m.