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Election-Related Emergencies:

The court and clerk’s office are open on Election Day during normal court hours between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Persons needing urgent after-hours election-related relief should first contact the Voters Hotline for their county’s Registrar of Voters. Contact information for
each county’s Registrar of Voters can be found here:  County Elections Offices: California Secretary of State

The Voter Bill of Rights is available on the Secretary of State’s webpage at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-bill-rights/.

General voter information can be found on the website of the Orange County Registrar of Voters, at https://ocvote.gov.

Cameras in the Court

Rules for Cameras in the Court

Please review Local Rule 180 and Rule 1.150 regarding limitations on camera use in and outside the courtroom before making a request to film or photograph a court proceeding. Links to the rules are provided below.

To make a request to film or photograph a court proceeding, complete forms MC-500 and MC-510 and file with the clerk of the judicial officer hearing the matter and send to the Court's Public Information Office, via fax to (714) 647-4849, or via email to PIO@occourts.org. Please call the Public Information Office at (657) 622-7097 if you have any media questions.

Requests for Cameras in the Courtroom