2022 California Primary: How To Vote, What To Know In Newport Beach

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Voters in Newport Beach should start seeing their vote-by-mail ballots in their mailboxes this week.

Ballots were sent to all registered voters earlier this month for the June 2022 Primary Election, the Orange County Registrar of Voters said.

Ballots can be tracked every step of the way online through BallotTrax. The free service sends notifications through text message, email or phone on a ballot's status.

Voters can return their ballot in several ways:

• By mail with no postage required.
• Use one of 400 Ballot Drop Box locations across Orange County.
• Drop off at any Vote Center beginning May 28.

Voters should review their ballot instructions carefully before signing and dating the return envelope.

Ballot drop boxes are available 24/7, and a full list of locations is on the Registrar of Voters website.

The closest ballot drop boxes in Newport Beach are:

• Bob Henry Park — 900 Dover Drive
• Newport Beach Public Library — 1000 Avocado Ave.
• OASIS Senior Center Auxiliary Parking Lot — Corner of Fith and Marguerite avenues
• Corner of Avon Street and Riverside Avenue

Statements from candidates running for office this election are also available online.

Translated election materials are available in 18 different languages. Voters can request their ballot and materials by returning the Language Request Form on the Sample Ballot or by calling (800) 815-2666, option 3.