As election season arrives, OC Registrar of Voters Bob Page lays out the multiple layers of security and checks on how ballots are counted.
Tag: election day
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Orange County’s November 2018 Election Day in Photos
Voters lined up at community centers, elementary schools and clubhouses on Nov. 6, 2018, to vote in the general election.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Scenes From Election Day
It finally came. After months and months of rhetoric, speculation and an endless stream of attack mailers, Election Day arrived on a sunny Tuesday in Orange County.
Posted inCountywide, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Voting Wars: Has the Time Finally Come for the ‘Sleeping Giant’ to Awaken?
After decades of low turnout, Latinos nationwide may be poised — thanks in large part to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s anti-immigration stance — to at last have an impact on Election Day that matches their population gains.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Quirk-Silva’s Lead Widens in 65th Assembly District Tally
Democrat leads incumbent Republican Chris Norby by 1,701 votes with 17,659 absentee ballots still to be counted.
Posted inFullerton
Quirk-Silva Leads in Assembly Race; Supermajority at Stake
The GOP thought Chris Norby’s 65th Assembly seat was safe, but now it appears Sharon Quirk-Silva will win and give Democrats a supermajority.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Well-Funded Groups Play ‘Shell Game’ With Political Ads
Dozens of political groups face fines each election cycle for illegally hiding their contributors, records show. Campaign watchdogs say the penalties are so low that some see it as simply a cost of doing business.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Disney’s Latest Adventure: Local Campaign Attack Ads
This year’s fight for two open seats on the Anaheim City Council has been especially rough, with negative campaign mailers coming from all sides. But when it comes to finding out who’s behind them, not all mailers are created equal.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, Norberto Santana, Jr.
How Did Anaheim City Employees Negotiate Such a Good Deal?
On an Election Day when public employee unions nationwide suffered significant defeats, the Anaheim City Council agreed to a contract with its employees that includes layoff protection and lump sum payouts.
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Santa Ana
Pulido Cruises to Ninth Term as Santa Ana Mayor
Mayor Miguel Pulido garnered 51.9 percent of the vote, while
challenger Alfredo Amezcua finished with 25.2 percent.
