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Group urges Laguna Niguel to adopt resolution on 2026 election integrity; speakers cite volunteer audit of 2024 results
Summary
A coalition of volunteers presented a proposed resolution alleging significant irregularities in the 2024 general election and urged the city council to call for measures to ensure election accuracy in 2026; the comments consisted of a presentation and a full reading of the proposed resolution but the council took no formal action.
Multiple speakers representing a volunteer group presented a proposed “Resolution for a legally valid 2026 general election” during public comment on July 15, asking the Laguna Niguel City Council to call for investigations and procedural changes statewide.
Lisa H., a volunteer with the group Unite for Freedom, said her organization’s analysis of official election files indicates “not all votes counted were valid and accurate under the law,” and urged the council to support a resolution that highlights key statistics and calls for changes to voter rolls, verification and ballot security.
Several other speakers read portions of a multi‑section resolution at the meeting. Linda M. read the resolution’s preamble and enumerated principles including accurate voter rolls, eligible votes only, vote reconciliation and system accuracy. George A. summarized claimed audit findings alleging nearly 10 million errors in the voter registration database and millions of allegedly improper or uncertain votes; Cheryl F. read the resolution’s action items, which included FISMA (federal information security) compliance, voter verification before counting, chain‑of‑custody rules for ballots, and provision for readministering elections that cannot be proven accurate.
Nancy M., Michelle M. and other presenters urged the council to adopt the resolution to ensure a lawful and transparent 2026 general election. Presenters said the data underlying their claims come from an external volunteer audit and that copies of the proposed resolution were provided to the clerk.
The speakers were members or volunteers of outside groups; no city staff or county election officials presented primary evidence at the meeting, and the council took no formal action on the resolution during the session. The item was raised during the public comment portion of the agenda; council members did not place the resolution on the agenda for consideration or vote that night.
Context and claims: The speakers repeatedly cited an external audit and legal standards including the Help America Vote Act and cited U.S. Supreme Court case law generally in support of their assertions. At the meeting the presenters provided the council with printed copies of the resolution. City staff did not present counter-evidence at the hearing.
What happens next: Because the matter was presented during public comment and not as an agenda item, no council motion or vote was recorded on the proposed resolution that evening. Council members may request the item be agendized at a later date if they choose to do so.
