Elections In Laguna Beach 2022 What To Know, Where To Cast Your Ballot

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — As voters begin receiving their ballots in Lake Beach and across Orange County early next week, the new Orange County Registrar of Voters, Bob Page, plans on hiring nearly 200 new workers to monitor local polling places.

Page's goal is to ensure Orange County elections are secure, fair, accurate, transparent and accessible to all registered voters. Part of that process is the Registrar of Voters open house, according to a recent news release. The open house will show anyone who is interested in how the process of receiving, sorting and recording votes works.

That event will take place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 at 1300 South Grand Avenue, Building C in Santa Ana.

Interested parties can learn more about:

• The receiving of returned vote-by-mail ballots
• Ballot sorting, signature verification, and processing
• Pre-Election and Post-Election Logic and Accuracy tests
• 1% Manual Tally and Risk Limiting Audit
• Vote Center ballot processing
• Ballot collection from ballot drop boxes
• Ballot duplication
• Tabulation of results

Voters in Laguna Beach can return their ballots to drop boxes starting Oct. 10 until Nov. 8 at 8 p.m:

• Laguna Beach Branch Library, Walk Up, 363 Glenneyre St, Corner of Laguna Ave

Voters in Laguna Beach can vote in person at:

• Laguna Beach Community & Susi Q Center, Opens October 29, 380 3rd St Btwn Forest Ave & Park Ave
• Lang Park Opens November 5, 21540 Wesley Dr Off Coast Hwy, N of County Club Dr

The county has just over 1.8 million registered voters as of Monday, an increase from the 2018 general election, the Registrar of Voters website shows.

The county is still hiring nearly 200 dependable people to work at the Vote Centers open during the election week. Express your interest on the website ocvote.gov/jobs, and pay starts at over $20 per hour.