Elections 2011

Much more info to come. Here are some handy links:

• Orange County Board of Elections
• Candidates on Twitter
• Discussion of 2011 races on OP
• Live online candidate forums

Key dates:

• July 1 - Candidate filing begins, noon
• July 15 - Candidate filing ends, noon
• Sept 19 - Absentee ballots available for mailing
• Oct 14 - Registration books close
• Oct 20 - One-stop early voting begins (Does not require pre-registration.)
• Nov 1 - Deadline for requesting absentee Ballots by mail.
• Nov 5 - One-stop early voting ends, 1:00 p.m.
• Nov 7 - Deadline for voters to return absentee ballots in person
• Nov 8 - Absentee ballots must be postmarked by this date if returned by mail
• Nov 8 - Election day, 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. (Registered voters only.)