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Registrar warns new state rules will require faster signature verification, added public hours
Summary
Registrar Maria Valdez briefed the Board on administering a short-timeline election and said new state bills — cited as AB 1249 and an Assembly Bill requiring 13-day signature verification — will increase workload and require operational changes ahead of the June 2026 primary.
Maria Valdez, Lake County’s Registrar of Voters, recounted the operational challenge of assembling an election on a 75‑day timeline and outlined new statutory changes that will affect office operations in 2026. "We were given 75 days to put an election together compared to a typical 148 plus time frame," Valdez said, praising staff who met the deadline and certified results.
Valdez flagged two state measures that will change how the office operates: she cited "AB 1249, where…
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