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NEAL KELLEY Registrar of Voters REGISTRAR OF VOTERS Mailing Address: 1300 South Grand Avenue, Bldg. C P.O. Box 11298 Santa Ana, California 92705 Santa Ana, California 92711 (714) 567-7600 FAX (714) 567-7644 ocvote.com Dear Orange County Voter: Thank you for registering to vote! This Voter Information Guide contains information for the November 6, 2018 General Election. Consider voting early, either in person, or by mail, to save time! • Vote-by-Mail: You can save time and vote-by-mail. If you are a permanent vote-by-mail voter your ballot will be sent automatically to you, or you can apply using a one-time application by visiting ocvote.com/mail.* • Polling Place Voting: Check your polling place on the back of this guide, or by visiting ocvote.com/find. Many polling places have changed due to new district boundaries. • Early Vote Center Voting: Avoid Election Day congestion and vote at one of our Early Voting Vote Centers! View full details and a list of all locations by visiting ocvote.com/early. Our mission is to serve the registered voters of Orange County in a uniform, consistent, secure and accessible manner with the highest level of integrity. We look forward to counting your vote and another successful election. Sincerely, Neal Kelley Registrar of Voters *One-time applications can also be found on the back of this guide. Please remember to mail your ballot early to avoid any potential postal delays, or drop off at any polling place on Election Day. @ocregistrar ocvote.com facebook.com/ocrov Need Help? (714) 567-7600 or ocvote.com/help Table of Contents ! ! Important Information Section 1 Vote-by-Mail Section 2 Language Assistance Section 3 ? What’s in This Guide? Section 4 Political Party Endorsements Section 5 Voter Information Guide Section 6 Candidates’ Statements Section 7 Ballot Measures Section 8 Practice Ballot Section 9 IMPORTANT! Your polling place may have changed. Your voting location for this election is printed on the back cover. Section ! Important Information 1 Dates to Remember OCT/NOV Tuesday, October 9, 2018 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Vote-by-Mail Ballot Mailing begins 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Monday, October 22, 2018 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Last Day to Register to Vote 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Nov Last Day to Request a Vote-By-Mail Ballot 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 Tuesday, November 6, 2018 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Election Day Can I vote if I register after the registration deadline? Yes, conditional voter registration extends the 15-day registration deadline in California to eligible voters, allowing them to register and vote provisionally starting 14 days prior to an election and on Election Day, but only at the Registrar of Voters’ office, located at 1300 S. Grand Ave., Bldg. C, Santa Ana, 92705 or at an Early Voting location. For more information, visit ocvote.com/conditional-voter-reg Can I vote if I moved to another address in Orange County? Yes, but you must register at your new address by the deadline above. You may vote and re-register at the: • Registrar of Voters’ office; or • The polling place for your new address To find out if you’re registered, visit ocvote.com/verify. To register online, visit: registertovote.ca.gov Can I vote if I have not voted in the last 4 years? RESIDENCE CONFIRMATION: If you have not voted in any election within the preceding four years, and your residence address, name, or party preference was not updated during that time, you need to confirm your residence address in order to remain on the active voter list and receive election materials in the mail. Visit ocvote.com/confirm to confirm your residency. Are all polling places accessible? Look for the wheelchair access symbol on the back cover of your Voter Information Guide. If it says: • YES: Your polling place is accessible on Election Day • USABLE: Your polling place is temporarily accessible on Election Day • NO: Your polling place is not accessible on Election Day If your polling place is not accessible, you may vote a paper or an electronic ballot curbside. Are you having difficulty voting because of a disability? Call our office at 714-567-7600. We’ll help voters with disabilities have a successful voting experience and identify issues we can address before the November General Election. You may also call Disability Rights California at 1-888-569-7955, which will operate a statewide Election Day hotline: 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Election Day. Section Vote-by-Mail 2 You can vote by mail before Election Day To vote by mail, you have to request a ballot. Then you can mark the ballot and send it back by mail or drop it off at any polling place or Early Voting Service Center. Vote-by-Mail ballots must be postmarked or delivered to a polling place or Early Voting Service Center by November 6. How to get your Vote-by-Mail ballot You must request a Vote-by-Mail ballot by October 30. You can: • Request a ballot online at: ocvote.com/mail • Fill out the application on the back cover of this guide • Pick up an application at the Registrar of Voters’ office: 1300 South Grand Ave., Bldg. C Santa Ana, CA 92705 To vote by mail for every election, check the Permanent Vote-by-Mail Voter box on your application. You will receive your ballot within ten business days. To confirm your status as a Permanent Vote-by-Mail Voter, visit: ocvote.com/verify How to return your Vote-by-Mail ballot Mark your ballot, then follow the instructions on the official envelope to sign and seal your ballot in the envelope provided. You can: • Mail your ballot, so that it is postmarked by Election Day, November 6 • Hand-deliver your ballot to the Orange County Registrar of Voters at: 1300 South Grand Ave., Bldg. C Santa Ana, CA 92705 • Drop off your ballot at any Early Voting Service Center location October 27 – November 5 • Drop off your ballot on Election Day at any polling place in Orange County before 8:00 PM If you are unable to return your ballot, use your Vote-by-Mail envelope to authorize someone to return it for you. State law requires that a poll worker must make sure your envelope is filled out correctly. Questions about voting by mail? Call us: (714) 567-7600 Section 2 Language Assistance 3 State law required language assistance information A list of polling places with translated reference ballots in Tagalog and Farsi (Persian) will be available no later than 14 days before Election Day at: ocvote.com/language Voters in eligible precincts may request a translated reference ballot through: (714) 567-7600 | P.O. Box 11809, Santa Ana, CA 92711 | ocvote.com/language Voters in eligible precincts may also request a translated reference ballot when requesting a vote-by-mail ballot. All requests for translated reference ballots must be received no later than seven days before Election Day. ﻓﮭرﺳﺗﯽ از ﻣﺣل ھﺎی اﺧذ رأی ﺑﺎ ﺑرﮔﮫ ھﺎی رأی روﻧوﺷت ﺑﮫ زﺑﺎن ﺗﺎﮔﺎﻟوگ و Magkakaroon ng listahan ng mga lugar na botohan na may mga ﻓﺎرﺳﯽ ﺗﺎ ﺣداﮐﺛر 14 روز ﻗﺑل از روز اﻧﺗﺧﺎﺑﺎت در kopya ng balota sa wikang Tagalog at Farsi (Persian) nang hindi ocvote.com/language ﻗﺎﺑل دﺳﺗرﺳﯽ ﺧواھد ﺑود. :lalampas ng 14 na araw bago ang Araw ng Halalan sa ocvote.com/language رأی دھﻧدﮔﺎن در ﺣوزه ھﺎی واﺟد ﺷراﯾط ﻣﯽ ﺗواﻧﻧد ﺑﮫ روش ھﺎی ذﯾل درﺧواﺳت درﯾﺎﻓت ﺑرﮔﮫ رأی روﻧوﺷت از طرﯾﻖ زﯾر را داﺷﺗﮫ ﺑﺎﺷﻧد: Ang mga botante sa mga kwalipikadong presinto ay maaaring humiling ng kopya ng balota sa pamamagitan ng: (714) 567-7600 | P.O. Box 11809, Santa Ana, CA 92711 (714) 567-7600 | P.O. Box 11809, Santa Ana, CA 92711 ocvote.com/language ocvote.com/language رأی دھﻧدﮔﺎن در ﺣوزه ھﺎی واﺟد ﺷراﯾط ھﻣﭼﻧﯾن ﻣﯽ ﺗواﻧﻧد ﺑﮫ ھﻧﮕﺎم درﺧواﺳت ﺑرﮔﮫ رأی از طرﯾﻖ ﭘﺳت ﯾﮏ ﺑرﮔﮫ رأی روﻧوﺷت را درﺧواﺳت ﻧﻣﺎﯾﻧد. ﺗﻣﺎﻣﯽ Ang mga botante sa mga kwalipikadong presinto ay maaari ding درﺧواﺳت ھﺎ ﺑرای ﺑرﮔﮫ ھﺎی رأی روﻧوﺷت ﺑﺎﯾد ﺣد اﮐﺛر ﺗﺎ ھﻔت روز ﻗﺑل از humiling ng kopya ng balota habang humihiling ng balota ng اﻧﺗﺧﺎﺑﺎت درﯾﺎﻓت ﺷده ﺑﺎﺷﻧد. pagboto sa pamamagitan ng koreo. Dapat matanggap ang lahat ng kahilingan para sa mga kopya ng balota nang hindi lalampas ﻓه ﺮﺳ �ی از ﻣﺤﻞ هﺎی اﺧﺬ رأی بﺎ ﺑﺮﮔﻪ هﺎی رأی ﻧﻤﻮﻧﻪ ﺗﺮﺟﻤﻪ ﺷﺪە بﻪ ز�ﺎن ﺗگﺎﻟﻮگ و .Halalan ﻓﺎر� Araw 14 ng روز ang ﻗبﻞ bagoاز روزng pitong araw اﻧﺘﺨﺎبﺎت بﻪ ن �ﺸﺎی: ocvote.com/community/bilingual-outreach-info در �دﺳ�س ﺧﻮاهﺪ ﺑﻮد Voters that are unable to mark a ballot may bring up to two individuals to assist in voting (§ 14282 (b)). رأی دهﻨﺪگﺎن در ﺣﻮزە هﺎی واﺟﺪ ��ا�ﻂ � ﺗﻮاﻧﻨﺪ بﻪ روش هﺎی ذ�ﻞ درﺧﻮاﺳﺖ ارﺳﺎل ﺑﺮﮔﻪ رأی ﻧﻤﻮﻧﻪ ﺗﺮﺟﻤﻪ ﺷﺪە ﻧﻤﺎﯾﻨﺪ: 。((無法標記選票的選民可以最多帶來兩個人協助投票(§14282(b • ﺗﻠﻔﻦ: .((투표지에 직접 기표가 불가능한 유권자들은 투표보조를 위해 최대 두 사람까지 동반 하실수 있습니다(714) 567 (§ -142827600 (b • �ﺴﺖ: P.O. Box 11298, Santa Ana, CA 92711 • votarآﻧﻼﯾﻦ : Los votantes que no puedan marcar la boleta podrán traer consigo mismos dos individuos para que ocvote.com les ayuden a (§ 14282 (b)). � ن رأی دهﻨﺪگﺎن در bỏ phiếu ﺣﻮزە việc هﺎی trong واﺟﺪ trợ� giúp ا�ﻂ để یcùng هﻤﭽﻨنngười � đi ﺗﻮاﻧﻨﺪ hai بﻪ đưa هﻨگﺎمphiếu có thể درﺧﻮاﺳﺖtrên láﺑﺮﮔﻪ dấuرأی از tự đánhﻃ��ﻖ thể �ﺴﺖ không �ﮏ nào ﺑﺮﮔﻪ Cử tri رأ ی ﻧﻤﻮﻧﻪ ﺗﺮﺟﻤﻪ ﺷﺪە درﺧﻮاﺳﺖ ﻧﻤﺎﯾﻨﺪ.