Elections In Rancho Santa Margarita 2022: Where To Cast Your Ballot

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — As voters begin receiving their ballots in Rancho Santa Margarita and across Orange County early next week, the new 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 Rancho Santa Margarita can return their ballots to drop boxes starting Oct. 10 until Nov. 8 at 8 p.m:

• Calvary Chapel Rancho Sta Margarita, Walk Up, 30615 Avenida De Las Flores, Corner of Banderas
• Rancho Santa Margarita Branch Library, Walk Up, 30902 La Promesa, Corner of Richard Reese Way

Voters in Rancho Santa Margarita can vote in person at:

• Rancho Santa Margarita Branch Library, Opens October 29, 30902 La Promesa, Corner of Richard Reese Way.
• Bell Tower Regional Community Center, Opens November 5, 22232 El Paseo, Off Richard Reese Way.
• Trabuco Canyon Water District (Trabuco), Opens November 5, 32003 Dove Canyon Dr, Off Plano Trabuco Rd.

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.