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Election 2024: All our Orange County election information to help you vote

When is the last day to register to vote? Why is Orange County's 45th congressional race so competitive? All of our coverage of Orange County's 2024 election, in one place.

Southern California voters will make critical decisions in November, from the presidential contest to all the contenders vying for Congress, city council and school board seats. (Illustration by Jeffrey Goertzen, Orange County Reister/SCNG)

A touch screen ballot machine is displayed at the OC Registrar of Voters office during a media tour in Santa Ana on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Have ideas on how Orange County’s elections can be better? The registrar wants to hear from you

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at Fisher Hill Community Baptist Church on July 8, 2025 in Cheraw, South Carolina. The governor is on a two-day tour of rural counties in South Carolina, hosted by the state Democratic Party. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

For Gov. Gavin Newsom, South Carolina is testing ground for 2028

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Former OneRepublic member Tim Myers is running for California lieutenant governor
OC congressional candidate Hunter Garcia Miranda wants to challenge establishment
Former Coast Guard petty officer enters race for open Orange County Assembly seat

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Kristin Walsh, an occupational therapist, is running for an open seat in the Newport Mesa Unified School District Trustee Area 5. (Photo courtesy of Kristin Walsh)

Kirstin Walsh is running for an open seat in NMUSD Trustee Area 5

Ahead of the special election for Newport-Mesa Unified trustee, the OC Register compiled a list of questions to pose to the candidates who wish to represent the Area 5 seat.

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FILE – Boxes of votes are emptied ready to be counted for the British Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras where the Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is standing for election, in London, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Britain is lowering the voting age to 16. It’s getting a mixed reaction

Britain last lowered the voting age in 1969.

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A message written by a protester is seen on the ground outside the Ed Sullivan theater, where “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is filmed, Friday, July 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV

TV is rapidly losing eyeballs to streaming services and making hard decisions about programming.

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Election 2024: All our Orange County election information to help you vote

Have ideas on how Orange County’s elections can be better? The registrar wants to hear from you

For Gov. Gavin Newsom, South Carolina is testing ground for 2028

Latest Headlines

Former OneRepublic member Tim Myers is running for California lieutenant governor

OC congressional candidate Hunter Garcia Miranda wants to challenge establishment

Former Coast Guard petty officer enters race for open Orange County Assembly seat

Orange County Elections

Kirstin Walsh is running for an open seat in NMUSD Trustee Area 5

Andrea McElroy is running for an open seat for NMUSD Trustee Area 5

DA files election-related charges against former Irvine councilmember Tammy Kim

Huntington Beach’s Measures A and B: Ballots out for election over library issues that have polarized city

Betty Martinez Franco leads race for Irvine City Council Fifth District seat in early returns Tuesday night

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Britain is lowering the voting age to 16. It’s getting a mixed reaction

Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, poll finds

California Republican lawmakers launch campaign to require voter ID

Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election, reviving longstanding grievance

New Hampshire jury acquits consultant behind AI robocalls mimicking Biden on all charges

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Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV

New York settles lawsuit with ex-aide who accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment

EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs

Hegseth tells lawmakers about plan to detain immigrants at bases in Indiana and New Jersey

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties

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