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Orange County directs Registrar to notify unverified registrants, pursue animal‑license cross‑checks after disputed 'non‑human' registrations
Summary
After weeks of public concern and litigation over irregular registrations, the Board of Supervisors voted to direct the Registrar of Voters to send formal notices (including cancellation forms) to approximately 2,616 registrants whose identity or residency have not yet been verified, and to seek animal‑licensing records from contract and non‑contract cities to cross‑check for potential non‑human or fictitious registrations.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 23 to direct the Registrar of Voters to take several steps aimed at strengthening the county’s voter‑registration roll ahead of an upcoming special election.
The motion, carried by the board after extended public comment, adopted the staff recommendations to make available public records for registrants determined to be non‑human and to pursue additional cross‑checks and notifications. The board amended the staff recommendation at the dais to remove the word "suspected" in the item that asked staff to make records public if they are determined to be non‑human, and directed that each of the…
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