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Orange County · Board of Elections
Friday, November 7, 2025

Regular meeting Elections and districtsPublic facilities

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What was decided

  1. Approved 1Provisional Ballots Cast Approved unanimously

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's board of elections acts on provisional ballots cast in the November 4 municipal election. It follows a recommendation from the elections director on which ballots to approve. The board also hears a report on the sample audit count for the OWASA and Town Hall precincts, randomly selected by the state board.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board accepted the elections director's recommendation on 87 provisional ballots from the November 4 election. It voted unanimously to fully approve 64, partially approve two and reject 21, following state guidance on registration-repair voters and on provisional-ballot canvass procedures. The board then transcribed the partially approved ballots onto the correct ballot style, supervised tabulation and reached a final count of 66.

The state board had randomly picked the OWASA and Town Hall precincts for the sample audit count. It was to be conducted by bipartisan election officials on November 10. With no other business remaining, the board canceled its 5 p.m. meeting and adjourned.

How the votes went

Three unanimous motions: accepting the provisional ballot recommendations (Cox/Sims), canceling the 5 p.m. meeting (Brennan/Cox), and adjourning.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

No one present wished to address the board.

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Agenda items (2)

Other · 1Staff or committee report · 1
  1. 1 Provisional Ballots Cast
    Other Elections and districts
    Eighty-seven provisional ballots from the November 4 election. Staff recommended fully approving 64, partially approving two and rejecting 21, applying state guidance on provisional voting for registration repair voters and on provisional ballots and canvass procedures. The board accepted the recommendation, transcribed the partially counted ballots onto the correct ballot styles and supervised tabulation, ending at 66.
    Approved unanimously
  2. 2 Sample Audit Count
    Staff or committee report Elections and districtsPublic facilities
    The State Board of Elections randomly selected the OWASA and Town Hall precincts for the sample audit count, to be conducted by bipartisan election officials on November 10.

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