This story has been updated to reflect the decision to cancel in-person voting.

In-person voting on whether to recall and possibly replace three Westminster City Council member has been canceled, the Orange County Registrar of Voters Office announced Monday, March 23. Instead the voting will all take place using the mail-in ballots already sent out to registered voters in the city.

The in-person voting scheduled to take place at public buildings from March 28 through April 7 will not happen.

The recall effort targets Mayor Tri Ta and council members Kimberly Ho and Chi Charlie Nguyen.

Residents still have two options for returning the ballots – by mail or by delivering them to drop-off boxes at three locations. Mail-ins are postage-free and should be postmarked by 8 p.m. April 7.

Drop-off boxes will be available for ballots as of Friday, March 28, at their permanent locations: Korean Martyrs Catholic Center, 7655 Trask Ave.; Park West Park, 8301 West McFadden Ave.; and West County Professional Medical Center, 14120 Beach Blvd.

About 50,000 ballots were mailed to voters the week of March 9. By the end of last week, the Registrar’s Office had received 5,000 ballots in the mail. “That’s about the normal number for a special election,” said Neal Kelley, the Orange County registrar of voters.

The recall ballot includes a two-part question related to each official – first, whether the voter is for or against the recall. Whatever the answer, voters next can select a replacement should the recall succeed.

Eleven residents threw their hats in the ring as potential substitutes – three to replace Ta, six to replace Ho and two to replace Nguyen.

For more information about where and how to vote, contact the Registrar of Voters at ocvote.com/myballot, 714-567-7600, or myballot@rov.ocgov.com.