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Registrar details chain‑of‑custody for 128 Orange County ballot drop boxes after public concern
Summary
After public commenters raised chain‑of‑custody and camera concerns about ballot drop boxes, Registrar Bob Page explained daily two‑person pickups, photo documentation, numbered seals and staffed election‑night monitoring for the county''s 128 drop boxes; the board approved licensing renewals for 30 locations.
Chair Chaffee and the Board of Supervisors paused action on a licensing package for ballot drop boxes after members of the public questioned whether the county could verify and track ballots deposited in unattended boxes.
Two public speakers urged the board to remove drop boxes from the list or postpone approval, saying drop boxes do not provide the postmark or chain‑of‑custody protections in an executive order and that cameras at those locations are not monitored by election officials. “Drop boxes do not allow for this to happen…there’s no real chain of custody,” one speaker said during public comment.
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