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Orange County · Board of Elections
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Regular meeting Elections and districts

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What was decided

  1. Approved 7.aAct on and Process Absentee By-Mail Ballots Received to Date All approved, unanimous

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Board of Elections meets to act on absentee by-mail ballots received so far. The agenda also lists director's reports on early voting turnout and voter-list maintenance, plus a discussion of members' early voting site visits.

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Meeting recap

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

The board approved 24 civilian, 16 overseas and 1 military absentee ballot, each after a bipartisan envelope review, with every vote unanimous. Staff then ran the approved ballots through the tabulator, ending with a count of 116.

Director Rachel Raper reported 1,663 ballots cast at early voting sites through October 27 and walked through the state's voter list-maintenance policy. Board member John Sims offered to help build a tool to flag duplicate registrations statewide. The director said she would raise it with the State Board of Elections. No members of the public spoke, and the board set its next meeting for November 3.

How the votes went

The board voted unanimously three times to approve absentee ballots: 24 civilian, 1 military, and 16 overseas. It also voted unanimously to adjourn.

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Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

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Agenda items (12)

Procedural · 6Staff or committee report · 3Other · 2Discussion item · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
  2. 2 Moment of Silence
    Procedural
  3. 3 Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  4. 4 Recognition of Members of the Public Wishing to Address the Board
    Procedural
    No one spoke.
  5. 5.a Director's Report: Early Voting Ballots Cast to Date
    Staff or committee report Elections and districts
    1,663 ballots cast at early voting sites through October 27.
  6. 5.b Director's Report: Absentee By-Mail Ballots Cast to Date
    Staff or committee report Elections and districts
    The director reported 24 civilian, 16 overseas and 1 military absentee ballot recommended for approval.
  7. 5.c Director's Report: List Maintenance Procedures
    Staff or committee report Elections and districts
    The director reviewed the state's voter-list-maintenance policy; a board member offered to help build tools for identifying duplicate registrations statewide.
  8. 6.a Board Early Voting Site Visits
    Discussion item Elections and districts
  9. 7.a Act on and Process Absentee By-Mail Ballots Received to Date
    Other Elections and districts
    The board reviewed and approved 24 civilian, 16 overseas, and 1 military absentee ballot, then observed staff tabulate them, ending with a count of 116.
    All approved, unanimous
  10. 7.b Schedule Next Board Meeting
    Procedural
    Set for November 3, 2025
  11. 7.c Update Board Time and Travel Records
    Other
  12. 8 Adjournment
    Procedural
    Approved, unanimous

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