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Board rejects urgent agenda item seeking sweep of voter rolls after dispute over 'nonhuman' registrations
Summary
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted not to add a late supplemental directing the registrar to remove alleged nonhuman registrants from voter rolls after a heated exchange over whether the item met legal standards for immediate action ahead of a Nov. 4 special election.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 rejected a late request to add an emergency agenda item that would have directed the county registrar to identify and remove any nonhuman registrants from voter rolls and report back within seven days.
Supervisor Doug Chaffee, chair of the board, presided over a contentious debate after Supervisors Wagner and Janet Wynne sought to put the item — prompted by news that a dog had been registered and a ballot counted — on the day's agenda. "I move that this item be adopted and moved to our agenda for consideration today," Supervisor Wagner said, arguing urgency because the registrar planned to run the voter file "tomorrow" for the Nov. 4…
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