Elections In Lake Forest 2022: What To Know, Where To Cast Your Ballot

LAKE FOREST, CA — As voters begin receiving their ballots in Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest can return their ballots to drop boxes starting Oct. 10 until Nov. 8 at 8 p.m:

• Heroes Park Walk Up25420 Jeronimo Rd Btwn Los Alisos Blvd & El Toro Rd
• Lake Forest Sports ParkWalk Up 28000 Rancho Pkwy Enter on Vista Ter, Off Lake Forest Dr
• South Orange County Family Resource Center Walk Up 22481 Aspan St Btwn Muirlands Blvd & Lake Forest Dr

Voters in Lake Forest can vote in person at:

• Lake Forest Senior Center Clubhouse, Opens October 29, 100 Civic Center Dr, Off Bake Pkwy
• El Toro Branch Library *, Opens November 5, 24672 Raymond Way, Off El Toro Rd
• El Toro Water District, Opens November 5, 24251 Los Alisos Blvd, Btwn 5 Fwy & Rockfield Blvd
• Foothill Ranch Library (Foothill Ranch), Opens November 5, 27002 Cabriole, Corner of Rue De Fortuna & Bake Pkwy
• Lake Forest Sports Park, Opens November 5, 28000 Rancho Pkwy, Enter on Vista Ter, Off Lake Forest 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.