As the Orange County Registrar of Voters (OCRV) continues to administer the 2025 Statewide Special Election, it would like to invite you to observe some important election processes on Tuesday, November 4, Election Day.  

Those visiting the OCRV office on Election Day will have an opportunity to view the tallying of mail ballots starting at 8 p.m. The votes from all Vote-By-Mail ballots received and processed before this time will be included in the Unofficial Election Results report that will be posted at 8:05 p.m.

The votes from in-person ballots cast at Vote Centers will also be tabulated after the polls have closed at 8 p.m. and will begin to be added to the Unofficial Election Results reports, starting with the second report posted at 9:30 p.m. Tabulation of ballots cast at Vote Centers will continue that night until complete with additional Unofficial Election Results reports being posted every half hour. 

After all in-person ballots are included in the count, OCRV will post an estimated number of Vote-By-Mail ballots left to process before shutting down for the night.

Starting at 10 am on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, we will begin the Official Canvass period, which will offer observers an opportunity to watch as we continue to process mail ballots and complete post-election audits. Mail ballots will continue to be accepted and processed if they are postmarked by Election Day and received in our office no later thanWednesday, November 12, 2025. 

Daily election activities are posted and regularly updated on Orange County Registrar of Voters observation calendar which can be accessed by visiting: ocvote.gov/observe. 

The first day all California county elections officials can certify their county results of the 2025 Statewide Special Election is Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

For additional questions or support please contact our office at 714-567-7600. 

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