Politics & Government
Your Election Day Cheat Sheet
Patch has your polling place information and voter's guides from the major parties and taxpayers association.
It’s Election Day, and although the ballot features various legislative and county races along with the presidential primary, Orange County voters aren’t expected to turn out in large numbers.
With Mitt Romney already the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and few contested local ballot measures, there isn’t as much driving Orange County voters to the polls as in recent elections. Based on mail-in ballots, roughly 25 to 30 percent of the county’s registered voters are expected to hit the polls today, said Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find your neighborhood polling place, click here.
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Here’s how the two major parties and the Orange County Taxpayers Association Political Action Committee think you should vote today.
California Democratic Party
U.S. SENATE
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BALLOT INITIATIVES
- Yes on Proposition 28 – Legislative Term Limits
- Yes on Proposition 29 – Cigarette Tax for Cancer Research
CONGRESS
STATE SENATE
- 29th District Greg Diamond
STATE ASSEMBLY
Republican Party
U.S. SENATE
- Elizabeth Emken
BALLOT INITIATIVES
- No on Proposition 28 – Legislative Term Limits
- No on Proposition 29 – Cigarette Tax for Cancer Research
CONGRESS
- 39th District - Ed Royce, congressman
- 48th District - Dana Rohrabacher, congressman
- 49th District - Darrell Issa, congressman
STATE SENATE
- 29th District - Bob Huff, state senator
- 37th District - Mimi Walters, state senator
STATE ASSEMBLY
- 55th District - Curt Hagman, assemblyman
- 65th District - Chris Norby, assemblyman
- 68th District - Don Wagner, assemblyman
- 73rd District - Diane Harkey, assemblywoman
- 74th District - Allan Mansoor, assemblyman
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- 1st District - Janet Nguyen, Orange County Supervisor
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
- Area 1 - Dr. Ken L. Williams, incumbent
- Area 3 - Robert Hammond
Orange County Taxpayers Association Political Action Committee
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- 3rd District - Todd Spitzer
STATE ASSEMBLY
- 65th District - Chris Norby
- 69th District - Tom Daly
- 72nd District - Troy Edgar
- 74th District - Allan Mansoor
STATE ASSEMBLY
- 29th District - Bob Huff
Ballot Initiatives
- Prop 28 – Term limits: Yes
- Prop 29 – Tobacco Tax: No
- Measure A – Orange County Public Administrator: Yes
- Measure B – Pensions for Orange County Supervisors: Yes
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