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Orange County · Board of Elections
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Regular meeting Elections and districts

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What was decided

  1. Approved 6.aAct on and Process Absentee By-Mail Ballots Received to Date Approved unanimously: 3 civilian, 2 military, and 29 overseas ballots. Ending tabulator count was 34.

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What's on this agenda

The Orange County Board of Elections takes up absentee by-mail ballots received to date. The director reports the count, then the board acts to accept and process those ballots. The agenda also calls for scheduling the board's next meeting and updating members' time and travel records.

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Meeting recap

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

The board unanimously adopted its Absentee Meeting Conduct Policy, then approved 3 civilian, 2 military and 29 overseas absentee ballots after a bipartisan review of each batch of envelopes. Staff ran the approved ballots through the DS200 tabulator, ending with a count of 34. No one attending the meeting asked to address the board during public comment. The board set its next meeting for October 21, 2025 at 5 p.m.

How the votes went

All motions passed unanimously: adopting the Absentee Meeting Conduct Policy, and approving the civilian, military and overseas absentee ballots.

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Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

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Agenda items (4)

Procedural · 2Staff or committee report · 1Other · 1
  1. 5.a Director's Report: Absentee By-Mail Ballots Cast to Date
    Staff or committee report Elections and districts
    The director reports the number of absentee by-mail ballots received so far.
    3 civilian, 29 overseas, and 2 military absentee ballots were reported as received.
  2. 6.a Act on and Process Absentee By-Mail Ballots Received to Date
    Other Elections and districts
    The board reviews and votes on absentee by-mail ballots received to date, after a bipartisan check of each envelope.
    Approved unanimously: 3 civilian, 2 military, and 29 overseas ballots. Ending tabulator count was 34.
  3. 6.b Schedule Next Board Meeting
    Procedural
    The board sets the date and time of its next meeting.
    Next meeting scheduled for October 21, 2025 at 5 p.m.
  4. 6.c Update Board Time and Travel Records
    Procedural
    The board updates its members' time and travel records.

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