La Habra, California Public Records

California residents register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov, the Secretary of State's official portal. La Habra residents may also register in person at the Orange County Registrar of Voters office, any California Department of Motor Vehicles location, or public library branches. Registration requires providing your name, residential address in the city, date of birth, and either a California driver license or ID number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. The registration deadline is 15 days before Election Day, though California offers conditional voter registration and same-day registration during early voting periods and on Election Day at Vote Centers. Voters can verify registration status, review sample ballots, and update their information at www.ocvote.com. Municipal elections in La Habra select the Mayor and four City Council members on a rotating schedule. The city now uses by-district elections for City Council, with four geographic districts; the Mayor runs citywide. Council members serve four-year terms. Candidates file nomination papers with the City Clerk at La Habra City Hall, 110 East La Habra Boulevard (phone: 562-383-4200) during the filing period, typically July through August before the November election. Local ballot measures covering city taxes, bond issues, and charter amendments appear alongside candidate races. Information about candidates and measures is available through the City Clerk's office and on sample ballots distributed by the Registrar. Orange County has replaced traditional precinct polling places with Vote Centers. Residents can vote at any Vote Center in Orange County beginning 10 days before Election Day and continuing through Election Day itself. Vote Center locations are published at www.ocvote.com/voting/voting-locations approximately 30 days before each election. Voters receive mail notification listing the nearest centers, and the Registrar offers a "Where to Vote" lookup tool on its website where voters can enter their address to find convenient locations. California operates as a universal vote-by-mail state, meaning every registered voter automatically receives a mail ballot roughly 29 days before each election. La Habra voters may complete and return these ballots via U.S. Mail (no postage required, must be postmarked by Election Day), at official Ballot Drop Boxes located throughout Orange County (open 29 days before through 8:00 PM on Election Day), or in person at any Vote Center. Voters who prefer voting in person can bring their mail ballot to a Vote Center to exchange it for an in-person ballot, or simply vote in person and the mail ballot will be automatically cancelled. Public election records in California include voter registration files containing names and addresses (party registration remains confidential), campaign finance disclosure statements on Form 460 filed by local candidates with the City Clerk and available at www.lahabra.gov, candidate statements and nomination documents, precinct-level election results, and ballot measure financial reports. The Orange County Registrar publishes detailed election results broken down by precinct and Vote Center at www.ocvote.com/results. Historical election data and turnout statistics are preserved in the election archives8 million registered voters countywide. While U.S. Orange County voters will also decide County Supervisor districts, countywide offices including Sheriff-Coroner, District Attorney, Assessor, and Clerk-Recorder (terms permitting), Superior Court judicial seats, and local school board positions. La Habra will likely have City Council seats on Primary elections for partisan offices occur in June 2026, with the top-two vote-getters advancing to November regardless of party.