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Orange County supervisors receive registrar's certification after hours of public objections over ballot handling
Summary
After an extended public-comment period alleging ballot duplication and voter-roll errors, Orange County's registrar of voters explained signature checks, duplication procedures and audits; the board received the certification for the District 1 contest and carried a motion unanimously to declare the winner.
Orange County supervisors on Dec. 4 received the registrar of voters' certification of the Nov. 5, 2024 general election for the county's District 1 seat after a lengthy public-comment period in which dozens of residents alleged problems with ballot handling and voter rolls.
Registrar of Voters Mr. Page told the board he had certified the election under state law the day before and that the board's role was ministerial: "I certified the election yesterday," he said, and the board was being asked to receive the certification and declare the winner for the supervisorial contest under its jurisdiction.
The public-comment speakers raised multiple allegations, including claims that Garden Grove Unified School District used public funds to influence local races, assertions of large numbers of ineligible or uncertain registrations and reports of…
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