Polling Places In Rancho Santa Margarita: Vote In 2020 Primary

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — Election Day is Tuesday, March 3, but early and vote-by-mail voting is already underway for the Presidential Primary Election for Orange County residents. This is all part of the new early-voting system, the registrar of voters has shared.

"In Orange County, elections are no longer a one-day event," the OC Registrar of Voters, Neal Kelley said. "Voting begins the month before election day, when every voter receives a vote-by-mail ballot."

Whether you vote by mail from home, use a drive-thru ballot drop-off, or vote in person, there are many ways to make sure your vote counts.

If you're casting a ballot in person, it's important to show up at the correct polling place.

In Rancho Santa Margarita voters have the option to vote in the presidential primary election either at ballot drop boxes or at vote centers.

Voting is open for Rancho Santa Margarita residents at this Orange County Vote Centers:

• Rancho Santa Margarita Branch Library: 30902 La Promessa (at Richard Reese Way) Voting is open from Feb. 22 to Feb. 28 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Between Feb. 29 and March 2, voting is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; On March 3, voting is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Bell Tower Regional Community Center: 22232 El Paseo (off Richard Reese Way). Voting is open from Feb. 29 to March 2 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; On March 3, voting is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Click here to view a list of the voting centers in Orange County.

Ballot drop boxes are also a great way to deliver your ballot without having to stop into a Vote Center. Ballot drop boxes are a great way to deliver your ballot without having to stop into a Vote Center.

Drop your signed and sealed ballot envelope off at:

• Rancho Santa Margarita Branch Library, located at 30902 La Promesa at the corner of Richard Reese Way.
• Calvary Chapel Rancho Santa Margarita, located at 30615 Avenida De Las Flores.

Click here to view a list of ballot drop boxes in your area.

You can find more information regarding the upcoming Presidential Primary Election on the Orange County Registrar of Voters website at www.ocvote.com.

Unsure where to go? You can always use Orange County's online polling place locator by entering your address and birth date.