Vote Centers, Ballot Drop Boxes Open In San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — Following the successful pop-up voting program in the 2018 midterm election cycle, the Orange County Registrar of Voters has released the pop-up voting schedule between now and the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election. All registered voters can hand in their ballot at an easy to find DropBox, or at a handy Vote Center, where all of your questions can be answered, the Registrar of Voters has said.

Sites for the voting centers are across the county, from Buena Park to San Clemente, and the easily found ballot drop boxes make voting more accessible than ever. View the Orange County Vote Center full list and schedule here.

Pop-up voting provides a full mobile Vote Center solution to bring voting to high-traffic locations for a single day, according to Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters. According to Kelley, the new way to vote is all about convenience and choices.

Kelley and his team are committed to ensuring that voting and elections are conducted openly and transparently "with integrity that increases the public's trust and confidence in elections in Orange County," he said. "Through pop-up voting, voting opportunities will be available at locations that are familiar to voters and in areas that benefit from an additional in-person voting location."

What is a Vote Center?

Unlike traditional in-person options for voting, Vote Centers allow you to not only vote, but to solve voter registration issues, register to vote, get a replacement ballot, and get general assistance for 11 days, not just one, according to Kelley.

At the center, electronic check-in is more secure and speeds up the process, saving all voters valuable time.

The location schedule is as follows for the remainder of the 2020 March Primary:

Saturday, February 29, 9:00am-2:00pm
Buena Park Farmers Market
8000 La Palma Avenue
Buena Park, CA 90620
Located in the parking lot of the Buena Park on the Mall plaza in front of Sears.

Sunday, March 1, 8:00am-1:00pm
Laguna Niguel Farmers Market
27271 La Paz Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Located in the parking lot of Plaza de la Paz Shopping Center in-between Corner Bakery Café and CVS Pharmacy.

Monday, March 2, 8:00am-8:00pm
County Community Service Center
15460 Magnolia Street
Westminster, CA 92683
Located in the Scott Center Plaza.

Tuesday, March 3, 7:00am-8:00pm
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697
Next to Aldrich Hall near the flagpoles.
Voters are encouraged to visit any of the 188 Vote Centers and 110 ballot drop boxes. In addition, the above listed pop-up voting opportunities to take care of all of their voting needs. For locations and hours, please visit ocvote.com/votecenter

Another way of voting is through the DropBox.

Place your vote in a dropbox, like the Laguna Beach ballot drop box pictured above, or anywhere in Orange County, then track when it has been counted on the Registrar of Voters Website.

All registered voters should have received a vote-by-mail ballot starting in the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election, and all voters can check their registration, re-register, and register to vote at ocvote.com.

For more information, call 714-567-7600 or visit ocvote.com.