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Orange County · Board of Elections
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Regular meeting Elections and districts

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What was decided

  1. Approved 5Approval of 453 civilian absentee ballots Approved unanimously
  2. Approved 6Approval of 205 overseas absentee ballots Approved unanimously
  3. Approved 7Approval of 10 military absentee ballots Approved unanimously

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Orange County's Board of Elections met to review absentee ballots cast ahead of the 2024 general election. The board's business was staff's recommendations on which ballots to approve, plus routine tabulation and ballot security steps.

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Meeting recap

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

The board approved 668 absentee ballots on Director Rachel Raper's recommendation: 453 civilian, 205 overseas and 10 military, each by unanimous vote after a bipartisan review of the envelopes. It voted to disapprove 13 civilian absentee ballots for incomplete witness information; the affected voters have been contacted and given reissued ballot packages. The minutes do not record the vote count on that motion. Six more civilian ballots were held for further review because photo ID documents may be sealed inside the ballot envelopes.

Staff scanned the newly approved ballots, plus previously approved ones from earlier absentee meetings, through the county's central tabulator, bringing the running total to 1,739 ballots. The board signed a seal on the security envelope holding the counted ballots. No members of the public spoke during the comment period.

How the votes went

The board voted unanimously to approve 453 civilian, 205 overseas and 10 military absentee ballots, in three separate motions. It also voted to disapprove 13 civilian absentee ballots for incomplete witness information; the minutes do not state whether that vote was unanimous.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (9)

Procedural · 4Other · 4Staff or committee report · 1
  1. 1 Call to Order
    Procedural
    Chair Jamie Cox called the meeting to order.
  2. 2 Public Comment
    Procedural
    Chair Cox opened the floor for public comment. No one came forward.
  3. 3 Director's Report: Absentee By-Mail Ballots Cast to Date
    Staff or committee report Elections and districts
    Director Raper reported 453 civilian, 205 overseas and 10 military absentee ballots recommended for approval, 6 civilian ballots pending review over possibly sealed-in photo ID documents, and 13 civilian ballots recommended for disapproval over incomplete witness information.
  4. 4 Disapproval of 13 civilian absentee ballots
    Other Elections and districts
    After reviewing the 13 envelopes staff recommended against, the board voted to disapprove them for incomplete witness information. The affected voters have been contacted and issued replacement ballots.
  5. 5 Approval of 453 civilian absentee ballots
    Other Elections and districts
    Following a bipartisan review of 200 civilian absentee ballot envelopes, the board approved 453 civilian absentee ballots.
    Approved unanimously
  6. 6 Approval of 205 overseas absentee ballots
    Other Elections and districts
    After bipartisan review of the duplicated ballots, the board approved 205 overseas absentee ballots.
    Approved unanimously
  7. 7 Approval of 10 military absentee ballots
    Other Elections and districts
    After bipartisan review of the duplicated ballots, the board approved 10 military absentee ballots.
    Approved unanimously
  8. 8 Ballot tabulation and security sealing
    Procedural Elections and districts
    The board watched staff scan newly and previously approved absentee ballots through the central tabulator, bringing the running count to 1,739, then signed a seal on the security envelope holding the ballots.
  9. 9 Adjournment
    Procedural
    The board adjourned by unanimous vote. The next absentee meeting was set for October 22, 2024.

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