Elections In Newport Beach 2022 What To Know Where To Cast Your Ballot

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — As voters begin receiving their ballots in Newport Beach 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 Newport Beach can return their ballots to drop boxes starting Oct. 10 until Nov. 8 at 8 p.m:

• Bob Henry Park, Walk Up 900 Dover Dr, Corner of Castaways Ln
• Newport Beach Public Library, Drive-Thru Only, 1000 Avocado Ave, Driveway to Civic Center Parking
• OASIS Senior Ctr Auxiliary Parking Lot (Corona Del Mar), Drive-Thru Only, Corner of Fifth Ave & Marguerite Ave, Across from OASIS Senior Center
• Sidewalk - Corner of Avon St & Riverside Ave, Walk Up, Corner of Avon St & Riverside Ave Btwn PCH & Cliff Dr

Voters in Newport Beach can vote in person at:

• Newport Beach Civic Center, Opens October 29, 100 Civic Center Dr Btwn MacArthur Blvd & Avocado Ave
• Coastline College - Newport Beach Campus Opens November 5, 1515 Monrovia Ave Btwn W 16th St & W 15th St
• Marina Park Community Center, 2nd Floor Opens November 5, 1600 W Balboa Blvd, Btwn 15th St & 18th St
• Newport Coast Community Center (Newport Coast),* Opens November 5 6401 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corner of Newport Coast Dr
• OASIS Senior Center Event Center (Corona Del Mar), Opens November 5, 801 Narcissus Ave Corner of Marguerite Ave & 5th Ave
• St. Mark Presbyterian Church, Opens November 5, 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd, Corner of MacArthur Blvd

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.